Senior Paid Media Manager

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Paid Media Manager to own paid media strategy within a high‑growth digital agency. Working hybrid in London (three days onsite), you will partner with senior stakeholders to design and deliver multi‑channel campaigns that drive measurable growth for a diverse client portfolio.

Key responsibilities

• Act as senior client‑facing paid media specialist, building trusted advisor relationships.
• Lead end‑to‑end campaign delivery across paid search, paid social and display.
• Design cross‑channel strategies aligned with commercial objectives and performance KPIs.
• Manage campaign setup, optimisation, budgets, targeting and creative testing.
• Implement a test‑and‑learn approach to continuously improve performance.
• Provide performance analysis, reporting and actionable insights to senior stakeholders.
• Identify new growth opportunities across accounts and contribute to agency development.
• Collaborate with analytics, CRO and digital strategy teams to drive integrated outcomes.

Required profile

• Strong hands‑on experience across paid media channels, especially paid search and paid social.
• Proven ability to manage complex campaigns and significant budgets.
• Data‑driven mindset with independent performance analysis and insight extraction.
• Confident communicator with strong presentation and client‑facing skills.
• Experience developing strategy and executing campaigns end‑to‑end.
• Comfortable balancing hands‑on delivery with strategic oversight.
• Ability to manage multiple client accounts and prioritize effectively.
• Experience in a fast‑paced agency environment is advantageous.

Required skills

• Google Ads
• Meta Ads
• LinkedIn Ads
• Display advertising tools
• Campaign budgeting and optimisation
• Performance analytics and reporting

What we offer

• Clear progression opportunities towards leadership roles.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Hybrid working model (3 days in office).
• Salary up to £60,000 plus bonus.