Senior Performance Marketing Manager

Creative Resource; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work 4 days

25 days holiday

Pension

Maternity cover

Office snacks

Job summary

Creative Resource in Manchester is seeking a Senior Performance Manager with a strong understanding of Paid Search. You will lead and optimise campaigns across Google, Meta and TikTok, driving strategy from inception through reporting and analysis.

You will mentor junior team members, collaborate across departments, and present results to clients and prospects in a dynamic, ambitious agency environment with a 4‑day office routine.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in paid search or performance marketing.
• Strong analytical mindset with ability to turn data into strategy.
• Able to present strategy and results to clients clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimise Paid Search campaigns across platforms.
• Develop cross‑channel planning and performance strategy.
• Mentor junior team members and collaborate with departments.
• Present strategy and results to clients and prospects.

Skills

Paid search

PPC management

Analytics

Client presentations

Mentoring

Tools

Google Ads

Meta Ads

TikTok Ads

Job description

We’re working with a growing independent agency in Manchester looking for a Senior Performance Manager with a strong understanding of Paid Search.

Our Client

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

They are happy to consider an experienced Performance Manager with 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 these.