Digital Account Manager (Paid Search/Social)

About the role

An independent media agency is looking for a Digital Account Manager to join its collaborative team. The agency works across a varied portfolio spanning drinks, charity, health, financial services and consumer brands, with a strong focus on delivering measurable growth. The role combines hands-on paid media delivery, strategic thinking and client management, with hybrid working in London.

Key responsibilities

• Lead digital campaigns from planning and setup through to optimisation and analysis, with a core focus on paid search or paid social, and opportunities to develop experience in retailer media and programmatic channels such as display, video, CTV and audio.
• Manage client relationships and line manage a Senior Digital Account Executive.
• Collaborate with offline planning specialists to deliver integrated campaigns.
• Plan, activate and optimise digital campaigns against client objectives, overseeing builds, budgets, pacing and performance.
• Implement and troubleshoot tagging and tracking, and turn campaign data into actionable insights and client recommendations.
• Produce media plans, presentations and campaign reviews, and manage multiple projects while maintaining delivery standards.
• Build relationships with clients and media partners, coach your direct report and identify opportunities to test new platforms, formats and approaches.

Required profile

• At least three years' hands-on digital media experience, with a strong grounding in paid search or paid social.
• Experience within an independent media agency.
• Confidence owning campaigns from strategy through to activation and reporting.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to explain results in terms of a client's business.
• Experience delivering full-funnel campaigns and client-facing work.
• Experience developing junior colleagues.

Required skills

• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Attention to detail and commercial awareness.

What we offer

• Salary up to £43,000.
• Hybrid working in London, with a work-from-anywhere perk after probation and 4pm Friday finishes.
• Dedicated training time and learning opportunities with industry specialists.
• A collaborative agency recognised as a Best Place to Work by Campaign and The Sunday Times.