Paid Media Manager

Leicester, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and optimise paid media strategies across multiple platforms, manage budgets and bids, and drive performance through analysis and stakeholder collaboration. Lead a Paid Media Executive, partner with Marketing Ops and Analytics, and align activity with business goals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Creating and delivering paid media strategies across a portfolio of market-leading brands.
  • Managing and optimising campaigns across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, LinkedIn and Meta.
  • Owning budget management, bid strategies and overall campaign performance.
  • Analysing results, reporting on performance and providing recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Working closely with Marketing Ops & Analytics to ensure accurate tracking, attribution and reporting.
  • Partnering with marketing and commercial teams to align paid media activity with business goals.
  • Leading and developing a Paid Media Executive, providing coaching and guidance on best practice.
  • Keeping up to date with industry trends, platform developments and new opportunities to improve performance.

Requirements

  • A solid background in paid media/ PPC, with a strong track record of managing and optimising campaigns.
  • Confidence managing campaigns across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, LinkedIn Ads and Meta Ads.
  • Experience in developing paid media strategies and delivering measurable performance improvements.
  • Experience managing significant advertising budgets and making data-driven investment decisions.
  • Strong analytical and reporting skills, with experience using GA4, Salesforce, Power BI and Marketo.
  • A solid understanding of lead generation, attribution and key paid media performance metrics.
  • Experience working across B2B and/or B2C campaigns, ideally within regulated sectors.
  • Previous people management experience, with a passion for supporting and developing others.
  • A commercially minded, organised and collaborative approach, with the confidence to work with stakeholders at all levels.
  • We know it’s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role’s location by the start of their employment.

Benefits

  • 25 Days Annual Leave, Additional Holiday Purchase, Hybrid Working, Performance-Related Bonus, Life Assurance, Vitality Private Healthcare, Subsidised Gym Memberships, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discount Vouchers and Access to Wellbeing Resources
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Wilmington plc

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We help our customers to do the right business in the right way. Wilmington acts as trusted partner to customers who are operating in regulated sectors and in the governance, risk and compliance markets. We provide critical data and information to enable our customers to make the decisions needed to maintain compliance with the rules and regulations that apply to them; and we provide training and education to equip our customers with the knowledge and skills to carry out their activities in line with best practice. Our highly respected brands include Astutis, Phoenix, the International Compliance Association, CLTI, Mercia, Axco, Pendragon, Bond Solon, FRA, RISE and Compliance Week.Visit our careers page to find exciting opportunities in our company. https://www.wilmingtonplc.com/working-at-wilmington

Founded in 1995
Birmingham, England, GBR
444 employees (84 in marketing)
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Paid Media Manager

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