Senior Paid Search Manager

Creative Resource; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension

Enhanced Maternity Cover after 12 mo

Free office drinks and snacks

Job summary

Creative Resource, a growing independent agency in Manchester, seeks a Senior Paid Search Manager to lead campaigns across Google, Meta and TikTok. You’ll drive performance from inception through reporting, shaping clients’ overall strategy and collaborating with cross‑functional teams.

With 5+ years’ experience, you’ll present clear recommendations to clients, mentor juniors, and thrive in a creative, ambitious culture. Hybrid role: 4 days in the city centre office, 25 days holiday and pension.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of paid search experience, either in agency or in-house.
• Proven ability to drive client results through clear, data-driven strategies.
• Strong presentation and communication skills for client facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and optimise Google Ads, Meta and TikTok campaigns.
• Analyse performance, report insights, and inform overall strategy.
• Mentor junior team members and collaborate across departments.
• Present strategy and results to clients and prospects.

Skills

Paid search

Google Ads

Meta ads

TikTok Ads

Analytical mindset

Client facing

Presentation skills

Mentoring

Tools

Google Analytics

Excel

Job description

Our Client

We're working with a growing independent agency in Manchester looking for a Senior Paid Search Manager. An agency that is on the up and continuing to grow, they're independent and deliver all services in-house, clients come to them for their people. Culture is creative and collaborative but also ambitious, everyone is treated like a grown-up but also expected to take responsibility. They work 4 days per week from their Manchester city centre base.

The Role

They have a growing performance team, and this role will be responsible for executing and optimising Paid Search campaigns, as well as some wider paid social and digital campaigns, from inception through to reporting and analysis. You'll contribute to broader strategic thinking, ensuring joined up thinking across multiple channels, supporting in formulating client's overarching performance strategy and helping the performance team to innovate with new ideas. You'll also mentor junior members of the team and collaborate closely with colleagues across multiple departments. The role is client facing, and you'll present strategy and results to both existing and potential clients.

You

You'll have 5+ years, either agency or inhouse, looking to move to a growing agency where they will get the opportunity to push their career forward. Or perhaps you don't quite have 5 years' experience, but you have drive and ambition, we'd still love to hear from you. Either way, you'll have a knack of turning complex into simple for clients and a track record of delivering clear directional strategies to clients that have produced excellent results. Proven experience in managing paid search and social campaigns across platforms like Google Ads, Meta, and TikTok, as well as a strong analytical mindset. You should be confident in client situations, presenting to clients should be somewhere you thrive and you have excellent communication skills.

What's in it for you

• Hybrid working (4 days office based)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension
• Enhanced Maternity Cover after 12 months
• Free office drinks and snacks

Our Commitment to Diversity

We are committed to improving diversity, equity and inclusion within the sectors we serve. We encourage applications for this role from all backgrounds and communities and offer equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age, and any other protected status. Should you require any reasonable adjustments at any point in the recruitment process we are very happy to discuss and work with you to accommodate this.