Senior Paid Media Manager

ADLIB Recruitment | B Corp™; West of England; Hybride; GBP 60 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working (Bristol)

25 days holiday

Discretionary bonus

Birthday off

Pension

Private healthcare

Gym or yoga membership

Training budget

Mentoring

Charity leave

Early Friday finishes

Résumé du poste

ADLIB Recruitment in Bristol is seeking a Senior Paid Media Manager to own paid media strategy for diverse B2B and e-commerce clients. You will lead major platforms and collaborate with senior clients to drive growth, while mentoring the paid media team.

The role offers hybrid work from the Bristol office, a discretionary annual bonus, and a focus on developing innovative paid media approaches in a people-led agency.

Qualifications

• 6+ years' paid media experience, including agency background.
• Strong strategic experience across B2B, lead gen and e-commerce campaigns.
• Expert-level Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta and LinkedIn experience.
• Advanced GA4, Google Tag Manager and Looker Studio knowledge.
• Experience managing significant client budgets and forecasting performance.
• Proven line management and people development experience.
• Experience creating and delivering training or upskilling sessions.
• Strong senior client management and presentation skills.
• Commercial awareness and profitability understanding.
• Practical experience using AI tools within marketing and paid media.
• Programmatic or DSP experience; StackAdapt preferred.
• Experience across TikTok, Reddit, Pinterest or emerging platforms.

Responsabilités

• Own paid media strategy across key accounts and align with client objectives.
• Lead Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta, LinkedIn and other channels.
• Present strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders and manage budgets.
• Line-manage and mentor paid media team; drive new ways of working.

Connaissances

Paid media strategy

Client relationship management

Budget forecasting

People management

Training / upskilling

AI tools in marketing

Programmatic / DSP

B2B & e-commerce campaigns

Senior stakeholder communication

Outils

GA4

Google Tag Manager

Looker Studio

Description du poste

If you're a strategic paid media specialist who wants more than campaign optimisation, this could be a great next move. We're recruiting a Senior Paid Media Manager for an established, people-led digital marketing agency in Bristol. You'll work across varied B2B and e-commerce clients, owning strategy, leading senior client relationships and helping shape the future of paid media. You'll have plenty of autonomy, backed by an experienced team and a Head of Paid Media who wants you to make an impact.

What you'll be doing

As Senior Paid Media Manager, you'll own paid media strategy across some of the agency's most valuable and complex accounts. You'll take time to understand each client's commercial objectives, then build channel strategies that genuinely support growth.

You'll lead Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta, LinkedIn and other paid channels, with opportunities to work across TikTok, Reddit, Pinterest and programmatic. You'll assess new platforms and technologies, identifying where they can create a genuine advantage rather than simply following trends.

You'll lead QBRs, present strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders, manage significant budgets and identify opportunities to grow client accounts. You'll also line manage and mentor members of the paid media team, helping develop skills, standards and new ways of working.

What experience you'll need to apply

• 6+ years' paid media experience, including agency experience.
• Strong strategic experience across B2B, lead generation and e-commerce campaigns.
• Expert-level Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta and LinkedIn experience.
• Advanced GA4, Google Tag Manager and Looker Studio knowledge.
• Experience managing significant client budgets and forecasting performance.
• Proven line management and people development experience.
• Experience creating and delivering training or upskilling sessions.
• Strong senior client management and presentation skills.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of client profitability.
• Practical experience using AI tools within marketing and paid media.
• Programmatic or DSP experience, ideally StackAdapt, would be advantageous.
• Experience across TikTok, Reddit, Pinterest or emerging platforms would be beneficial.

What you'll get in return for your experience

This Senior Paid Media Manager role offers hybrid working from the Bristol office. You'll get 25 days' holiday, an annual discretionary bonus, your birthday off, pension, enhanced parental leave and flexible benefits including private healthcare and gym or yoga membership.

You'll also have a dedicated training budget, mentoring, charity leave, early Friday finishes and Friday afternoons off during summer. Most importantly, you'll have genuine influence over paid media strategy within an agency investing in its next phase of growth.