Paid Media Manager in London - SM Recruitment

I’m delighted to be partnering with a growing ecommerce agency that is looking for an experienced Paid Media Manager to join their expanding team. They have a great culture and benefits package including:

Competitive salary, based on experience.

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 5% employer pension contribution.

Support for your side hustles, we encourage ambition.

Work from anywhere (realistic conditions apply).

Access to perks, discounts, and regular social events.

Personal Development Fund to keep you sharp and evolving.

Manage and optimise paid media campaigns across search, social and other channels, ensuring delivery against agreed strategies and media plans.

Own or contribute to paid media strategy and media plans to outline our approach to achieving client objectives.

Monitor budgets and pacing to ensure spend is efficient and aligned with client goals.

Apply optimisation best practices to improve efficiency, ROI and overall performance.

Provide clear briefs to clients for any elements they are required to produce or contribute so that we can deliver successful campaigns.

Produce clear, actionable reporting on a weekly and monthly basis, with commentary on results, trends and recommendations.

Conduct competitor and category analysis to highlight opportunities and inform future strategies.

Support with or oversee research, testing and planning, including creative testing and audience insights.

Own execution of A/B and multivariate testing to identify the most effective approaches.

Stay up-to-date with emerging paid media tools, features and opportunities, sharing relevant developments with the team.

Act as the day-to-day client contact for campaign delivery, budget and reporting queries.

Present updates, insights and performance results with clarity and confidence during client calls and check-ins.

Oversee or direct junior members who are supporting any of the above areas.

• 3-4+ years experience in paid media management, ideally in an agency setting.
• Strong executional proficiency in paid media platforms (with a focus on Meta and Google).
• Ability to work independently when necessary and have a proactive mindset; you don’t always know the answer but you are determined to figure it out.
• Strong analytical skills, able to interpret data and translate insights into action.
• Experience working with e-commerce and lead generation focused businesses (D2C and B2B).
• Comfortable with client communication: able to explain the “what” and “why” behind campaign activity.
• Demonstrates strong expertise in managing and optimising product feeds across Meta Commerce Manager and Google Merchant Center, including experience with third-party feed management tools