Paid Media Manager

Bedford, UK (Hybrid)

£32K/yr – £42K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end paid media execution and client strategy with AI-driven optimization and travel as needed.

  • End-to-end paid search and paid social ownership across strategy, build, optimization, and reporting.
  • Own day-to-day client relationships and contribute to presentations and longer term account strategy with your manager.
  • Adapt paid media work to AI shifts and apply AI to campaigns and workflows, plus occasional Bedford and international travel.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Managing paid search and/or paid social campaigns end-to-end: strategy, build, optimisation, reporting.
  • You'll own client relationships day-to-day, contribute to presentations, and work with your line manager on longer-term account strategy.
  • You'll also be expected to keep pace with how AI is changing the paid media landscape and use it practically in your work.

Requirements

  • 2+ years in paid search and/or paid social, agency-side preferred
  • Solid hands-on experience with Google Ads and/or Meta Ads
  • Google or Meta certified (or willing to recertify, we’ll support it)
  • Comfortable managing client relationships and presenting back to clients
  • Numerate, analytical, and able to communicate clearly
  • Genuinely curious about where AI fits into paid media workflows
  • Comfortable travelling to Bedford occasionally, to clients, and internationally when needed

Preferred

    Benefits

    • We've built our benefits around five values that actually shape how we work. Not just words on a wall.
    • Because we're Transparent: You'll always know where you stand. There's a clear pay framework and skills matrix, weekly 1-2-1s, yearly appraisals, and a profit-related bonus paid twice a year, split equally across the whole team, not just the top of the org.
    • Because we're Forward-Thinking: We invest in the stuff that matters long-term. That means 6 paid counselling sessions a year, mental health first aiders on the team, annual health checks, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, a work abroad policy, and strong employer pension contributions.
    • Because we're Dynamic: £32,000 to £42,000 depending on experience. Hybrid (3 days Bedford HQ, 2 remote) or fully remote if you're not local. 25 days holiday rising to 30 with service, your birthday off, and a modern HQ with table tennis and darts if you do make it in.
    • Because we're Collaborative: You'll join a team that genuinely shares knowledge, celebrates wins together, and shapes how the business works through quarterly focus groups. Away days have involved axe throwing, canoeing, and falconry. We also give everyone 2 paid volunteering days a year.
    • Because we're Curious: 40+ hours of structured learning a year through our Training Academy, access to industry events, peer mentoring, and a culture that actually encourages you to ask why and try new things.
    • We won Best Agency to Work For (Medium) at the 2025 UK Company Culture Awards.
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    Receptional

    We're a digital acquisition agency for iGaming operators — technically.In reality, we're in the blood-pressure-reduction business for iGaming Marketers.iGaming is one of the most competitive, regulated, high-stakes marketing environments on earth.The compliance calls that kill campaigns. The Friday night panic before a big weekend. The markets where one wrong move costs you.That pressure lands on a very small number of people but it's exactly what we were built for.We've driven 15 million FTDs and £1 billion GGR across 35+ markets. Our people, our tools, our entire focus is iGaming. Nothing else. So when we say we've seen this before, we mean it — and we know what's coming next.That's Receptional.Growth without the Gamble

    Founded in 1999
    England, GBR
    221 employees (28 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    1.6K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    38.3%
    Direct
    43.7%
    Referral
    10.7%
    Social
    5.1%
    Paid
    1.6%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~221

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    24 (11% of company)
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    3

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $21K
    Last Raise
    $21K
    Seed, 26 years ago

    Funding History

    • Dec 1999
      Seed • $21K