Performance Marketing Manager

Glasgow, UK (Hybrid)

£40K/yr – £42K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end paid media program across Meta, Google, LinkedIn, and TikTok; optimize budgets, CRO, analytics, and creative strategy to drive ROI.

  • Own multi-channel campaigns and tracking setup
  • Provide weekly performance insights to executives

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Paid Media Campaign Management: Plan, build, launch, and optimize high-ROI performance campaigns across Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads (PPC, Performance Max, Display, Shopping), LinkedIn Ads, and TikTok Ads Manager.
  • Budget & ROAS Optimization: Manage multi-channel monthly marketing spend, continuously adjusting bidding strategies, budget allocation, and target CPA/ROAS metrics to maximize conversion efficiency.
  • Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO): Partner with web design and content teams to build high-converting landing pages, run CRO experimentation, and conduct systematic A/B and multivariate tests on ad creatives, messaging, and post-click user journeys.
  • Analytics & Attribution: Implement, audit, and maintain tracking infrastructure via Google Tag Manager (GTM), Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Meta Pixel, and Conversions API (CAPI) to ensure accurate cross-channel attribution.
  • Creative Strategy & Briefing: Analyze creative performance data to identify winning formats, iterating copy and visual briefs for motion designers and content creators to produce high-performing ad assets.
  • Reporting & Performance Insights: Produce weekly and monthly performance dashboards (Looker Studio, GA4), articulating campaign insights, growth opportunities, and channel trends to executive management.

Requirements

  • Experience: Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on experience managing multi-channel paid acquisition campaigns (minimum £25k+ monthly ad spend) within an agency, e-commerce brand, or fast-growing digital business.
  • Technical Mastery:* Advanced expertise in Google Ads (Search, PMax, Shopping, YouTube) and Meta Ads Manager.
  • In-depth working knowledge of GA4, Google Tag Manager (GTM), and server-side tracking setups.
  • Hands-on proficiency with performance reporting tools (Looker Studio, Supermetrics) and Excel/Google Sheets data analysis (Pivot Tables, Lookups).
  • Certifications:* Active Google Ads and Meta Certified Digital Marketing Associate/Professional credentials are strongly preferred.
  • Analytical Mindset:* Exceptional numerical fluency, with a deep understanding of customer acquisition cost (CAC), lifetime value (LTV), return on ad spend (ROAS), and incrementality testing.
  • Location:* Must be able to reliably commute to our Glasgow city center office (G2 postcode area) for collaborative campaign planning and team strategy days.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary (depending on experience)
  • Performance-based quarterly bonus structure
  • Flexible hybrid working policy (2–3 days office / home working)
  • 25 days annual leave + public holidays + additional birthday leave
  • Non-contributory employer pension scheme
  • Private health insurance and wellness allowance
  • Generous annual training budget for platform certifications and industry conferences
  • Cycle-to-work scheme and discounted corporate gym membership in Glasgow city center
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Founded in 2017
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9 employees (3 in marketing)
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£40K/yr – £42K/yr

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Performance Marketing median pay in the United Kingdom

£50K/yr

Most earn £39K to £59K. Based on 91 salaries, including bonus and equity.

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Performance Marketing Manager

Wave Digital · Glasgow, UK · Hybrid