Paid Campaign Lead — Social & SEA (Hybrid, Flexible)

The Next Ad; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

25 holiday days

Travel allowance

ClassPass subscription

Company laptop

Monthly phone allowance

Learning & development opportunities

Team dinners & activities

Job summary

The Next Ad is seeking a Paid Social / SEA Campaign Manager to elevate our clients’ paid advertising across Social and SEA. You’ll analyze data, identify opportunities, and improve performance within a collaborative team. You’ll own end-to-end campaigns, report outcomes, and stay ahead of platform developments to drive results.

Based in the Netherlands, you’ll work in a flexible hybrid setup with opportunities to impact a diverse portfolio of brands and budgets.

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on experience in paid advertising (Social and/or SEA).
• Based in the Netherlands, requiring no visa sponsorship.
• Proven experience owning and managing medium to large-scale paid media budgets.
• Comfortable running end-to-end campaigns independently.
• Strong ownership and accountability for campaign quality and results.
• Good time and expectation management across multiple accounts and teams.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Clear and direct communicator.

Responsibilities

• Owning and managing end-to-end paid campaigns across Social (Meta, Snapchat, TikTok) and SEA.
• Driving performance by optimising campaigns against clear KPIs.
• Analysing results and translating data into reports with clear insights and actionable recommendations.
• Building and maintaining dashboards to track performance and inform stakeholders.
• Collaborating with clients and internal teams on strategy, planning, deliverables, and day-to-day execution.
• Testing new ideas, formats, and platform features to continuously improve results.
• Staying up to date with industry trends and applying them to campaigns.

Skills

Paid media

Data-driven

Campaign optimization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)

Tools

Meta Ads Manager

Google Ads

Job description

The Next Ad is seeking a Paid Social / SEA Campaign Manager to elevate our clients’ paid advertising across Social and SEA. You’ll analyze data, identify opportunities, and improve performance within a collaborative team. You’ll own end-to-end campaigns, report outcomes, and stay ahead of platform developments to drive results.

Based in the Netherlands, you’ll work in a flexible hybrid setup with opportunities to impact a diverse portfolio of brands and budgets.