Digital Account Manager - Paid Media

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.

Key responsibilities

• Lead digital campaigns from planning and setup through to optimisation and analysis, with a core focus on paid search and 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, support your direct report's development through feedback and coaching, 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 and 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 what results mean for a client's business.
• Experience delivering full-funnel campaigns.
• Client-facing confidence and 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.
• Dedicated training time and learning opportunities with industry specialists.
• Scope to broaden channel expertise and develop management skills.
• A collaborative agency recognised by Campaign and The Sunday Times as a Best Place to Work.