Paid Social Media Manager

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the paid social engine end-to-end, driving CAC reduction and FT growth through structured test-and-learn, AI-assisted reporting, and data-driven audience activation across Meta, Reddit, LinkedIn, X, and TikTok.

  • Own strategy and execution for cross-platform paid social, linking in-platform activity to downstream CAC/FT outcomes.
  • Lead data-driven testing and creative optimization with AI-assisted workflows and insight generation.
  • Partner with CDP and data teams to maintain accurate audiences and reliable measurement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Plan, set up, and manage paid social campaigns end-to-end across Meta, Reddit, LinkedIn, X, and TikTok, maintaining a clear line of sight from in-platform activity to downstream acquisition metrics.
  • Own campaign pacing, budgets, and bid strategies with a focus on reducing CAC and growing first trade (FT) volumes, not just improving in-platform efficiency.
  • Report on performance against CAC and FT targets, providing clear analysis of what is driving results and what needs to change.
  • Build and manage audience segmentation strategies across paid social platforms, leveraging IG’s CDP to activate first-party data, suppression lists, and lookalike audiences.
  • Work with the CDP and data teams to ensure audience feeds are accurate , up to date, and compliant with platform and regulatory requirements.
  • Own pixel and conversion tracking across paid social platforms using CM360, ensuring floodlight tags and tracking events are correctly implemented and QA’d .
  • Configure and maintain Conversions API (CAPI) integrations to improve signal quality and attribution accuracy in a privacy-constrained environment.
  • Build and maintain performance dashboards in Looker Studio using Funnel.io or equivalent, ensuring stakeholders have accurate , consistent, and timely visibility of performance.
  • Use AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Claude, or equivalent) to automate repetitive reporting tasks, accelerate insight generation, and reduce time spent on manual data work.
  • Build lightweight AI-assisted workflows – connecting data sources, automating summaries, and flagging performance anomalies – to improve the speed and quality of decision-making across the team.

Requirements

  • At least three years of hands-on paid social experience, agency-side or in-house, with a demonstrable focus on performance and customer acquisition – not brand awareness or organic social.
  • Proven track record managing and optimising paid social budgets across Meta and at least two of the following: Reddit, LinkedIn, X, TikTok – with results measured against CAC or equivalent acquisition KPIs.
  • Strong command of campaign structure, audience targeting, and bidding mechanics, including experience activating first-party audiences via a CDP or similar.
  • Experience implementing and QA’ing conversion tracking in CM360, including floodlight tag setup and troubleshooting.
  • Hands-on experience configuring Conversions API (CAPI) integrations on one or more paid social platforms.
  • Demonstrated use of AI tools to automate or improve reporting workflows, with the data literacy to build reliable, repeatable processes rather than one-off fixes.
  • Strong grasp of data – comfortable working with large datasets, identifying patterns, and knowing how to structure information to get meaningful outputs from AI tools.
  • Proficiency using reporting and data aggregation tools (Funnel.io, Supermetrics , or equivalent) to build cross-channel dashboards in Looker Studio or similar.

Preferred

  • Experience in financial services, fintech, or another regulated industry.
  • Familiarity with Celtra for dynamic creative production and paid social asset management.
  • Experience with programmatic display or paid search, giving broader understanding of the performance marketing mix.
  • Awareness of data privacy regulations and their implications for paid social targeting and measurement (GDPR, iOS signal loss, cookieless tracking).
  • Exposure to incrementality testing or multi-touch attribution modelling.

Benefits

  • Your growth fuels our success ! Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities with leaders , and clear career progression.
  • Expand your network through committees, sports and social clubs.
  • Enjoy extra time off for volunteering and community work.
  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible Benefits Package on top of your salary (12%)
  • Private medical cover for you and your family
  • Life insurance
  • Contribution to gym memberships
  • 25 Days holiday, with 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday & 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work (28 in total)
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Founded in 1974
London, England, GBR
2.7K employees (199 in marketing)