Senior Paid Media Manager

ROAST; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 vacation days plus bank holidays

Health insurance

401K with company contribution

Training opportunities

Work from anywhere options

Job summary

ROAST, a leading media agency, is seeking a Senior Paid Media Manager to oversee its portfolio of US clients. This role requires extensive knowledge of digital platforms, managing client relationships, and collaborating with UK teams for campaign strategies.

Located in Phoenix, AZ, the position offers a hybrid working model, competitive benefits including health insurance, and opportunities for professional development. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in PPC with a strong focus on results-driven strategies.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years in PPC delivery with emphasis on paid search.
• Proven track record with client budgets exceeding $100,000 monthly.
• Experience managing international teams and third-party tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day client relations for US paid media clients.
• Develop performance strategies in collaboration with UK Account Managers.
• Support US service launches including new business and recruitment.

Skills

PPC delivery

Project management

Digital marketing knowledge

Analytical skills

English proficiency

Excel macros

Job description

ROAST is a multi-award-winning independent full-service media agency, founded in 2015. We proudly work with brands like Rightmove, Experian, and LEON, with one clear goal: to deliver better return on advertising spend (ROAS) than anyone else.

How do we do it? By combining both media intelligence and data science, along with constant experimentation, we create solutions that will drive the biggest impact.

But none of this works without exceptional people - which is why we put talent first, always. Training, progression, and opportunities to learn are baked into how we work. We want our people to feel happy, supported, and inspired.

Exceptional company culture isn’t an add-on at ROAST - it’s the engine. It powers everything: creativity, collaboration, retention, results. We’re proud of the culture we’ve built, because it’s authentic and intentional. Rooted in shared values, not just surface perks.

ROAST have created a place where people belong, grow, and do their best work - together.

The Role

The Senior Paid Media Manager’s primary function is to support the day-to-day management and ongoing development of ROAST’s portfolio of paid media clients.

Bringing an in-depth knowledge of digital media platforms, including Search, Social and Programmatic, this role will be responsible for the daily contact and client strategy for US paid media clients.

The key output from the role will be working closely with UK based Account Managers with activation, strategy and planning for execution of high-performance media campaigns.

Separately, the role will also act as a support function for the launch of our US services, which will include a wide variety of tasks including office administration, new business, partner relationships and recruitment.

Responsibilities

Paid Media

• Be the local representative of ROAST paid media for our US-based client set, attending client meetings, developing client relationships, responding to questions and queries.
• Work closely with UK Senior Account Managers and Department Leads to ensure all accounts have a performance strategy.
• Contribute to wider client planning workflows
• Responding to briefs with the support of other ROAST media teams
• Regular review and assessment of tools, partners and technologies that will help improve quality and effectiveness
• Guide marketing strategies based on local knowledge of customer needs and US specific landscapes.
• Collaborate with creative and content teams to ensure ad content is as relevant as possible for the market.
• Lead day-to-day communication with US clients where required.
• Future line management of junior staff as the team expands.

Growth & New Business

• Support the new business process for US-based leads, including support on initial calls, taking of briefs and presenting of responses.
• To work with the Departmental Heads across a range of tasks to further the scale, capabilities and quality of the ROAST offering, including:
• Recruitment
• Training plans
• New business (both preparation and attendance)
• Produce marketing material including case study writing and blog posts
• Develop collateral for team growth in the US to ensure smooth onboarding of both clients and new team members.

Experience

• At least 5 years of working in PPC delivery (if in a mixed channel role, at least 70% of time on paid search)

A proven track record of:

• delivering projects and results for clients with monthly budgets of $100,000+
• achieving business targets (sales and revenue volume, CPA, ROI, ROAS)
• developing junior team members
• leading 3rd party bid management tools
• leading onsite analytics packages
• bringing efficiency to client activity in terms of both performance and resource levels
• Experience of executing campaigns within other Paid Media channels beneficial.

Skills

• Strong understanding of wider digital channels and environment, including organic search.
• Experience of working with, and managing, international teams
• Ability to work and succeed in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to independently research news stories, industry developments or opportunities and relay these to the wider business and clients.
• Highly organised with an acute attention to detail
• Exceptional level of English, both written and spoken
• Strong numerical and analytical capabilities, including use and creation of Excel formulae and macros
• Capabilities with Google Ads scripts or Java beneficial
• Additional language capabilities beneficial

Working at ROAST

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Annual Leave: 20 vacation days in addition to bank holidays, plus Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve off

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Additional 2 weeks ‘work from anywhere in the world’
• Health insurance
• 401K with company contribution
• Opportunity for involvement in CSR, sustainability and charity initiatives
• Training, including supplier sessions (e.g. Google), industry bodies (e.g. IAB), external trainers
• Opportunities to learn about other digital marketing disciplines

Our hybrid-working model allows you some variety on your place of work, offering you the chance to work from home where possible. You will be expected to attend the office in line with our company policy. All staff liaise closely with their line manager to manage their time appropriately and according to their work and team requirements.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

At ROAST, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status.

If you have a disability we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you.

Please note that we will only accept applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the USA.

Please beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A ROAST employee will never solicit candidates through a non-Roast email address or phone number / WhatsApp. Please refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process.