Junior Paid Social Media Buyer

London, UK (Hybrid)

£32K/yr – £40K/yrIntern/New Grad1+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross‑platform paid social for DTC campaigns, turning data into action and collaborating with senior buyers to optimize spend and creative tests.

  • Growth Infrastructure: Build and optimize cross‑platform campaigns with data‑driven reporting and governance.
  • Performance Analytics: Surface insights from Meta and TikTok data to guide budget decisions and creative testing.
  • Channel Ownership & Collaboration: Execute on Meta Ads Manager and TikTok Ads Manager with mentorship, aligning with acquisition and growth objectives.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Run campaign setup, day-to-day management, and reporting across Meta and TikTok.
  • Under senior guidance, manage budget allocation, creative testing strategy, and channel ownership as you grow.
  • Own the execution of campaigns in Meta Ads Manager and TikTok Ads Manager; QA and troubleshooting of campaigns, ad sets, ads, and tests.
  • Dive into data across platforms to surface insights, build clear reports, and flag opportunities to seniors.
  • Collaborate with the acquisition function and learn the PetLab approach with mentorship from senior buyers.

Requirements

  • 1 to 2 Years in DTC Paid Social
  • Hands-on experience setting up and managing campaigns in Meta Ads Manager (Facebook and Instagram) and ideally TikTok Ads Manager
  • Solid foundations in performance marketing; familiarity with direct response campaigns and core paid social KPIs (CPA, ROAS, CAC, MER, eROAS, NC-ROAS, CTR, CVR)
  • Awareness of the modern Meta landscape and ASC is a plus
  • Data comfort with spreadsheets and analytics platforms; exposure to Northbeam, Data Studio, or similar tools is a plus
  • Working knowledge of how DTC ecommerce operates on Shopify
  • Comfortable using AI tools to speed up reporting and day-to-day workflows is a strong plus
  • Detail-oriented, well-organised, and able to articulate data-driven recommendations
  • Eager to learn, quick to adapt, and a team player
  • Clear communicator, both written and verbal

Preferred

  • Familiarity with Northbeam, Data Studio, or similar attribution and reporting tools
  • Experience with Advanced CAC/ROAS metrics and performance marketing concepts (ASC familiarity)
  • Ability to use AI tools to speed up reporting, analysis, and day-to-day workflows
  • Exposure to creative testing strategy and channel ownership beyond initial duties

Benefits

  • Private Health Care through Vitality
  • Generous Annual Leave. 28 days plus public and bank holidays
  • Flexible Working Hours. We focus on results and trust people to manage their time, whether working from home, while travelling, or in the office.
  • Help@Hand Employee Assistance Programme
  • Royal London Pension Scheme. We offer a workplace pension scheme with one of the UK's leading providers of group pensions, with an employer contribution of 5%.
  • Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave, because time with new family members is important.
  • Puppy Therapy. Working in partnership with Paws in Work to provide a boost of oxytocin twice a year.
  • Generous Learning and Development budget. We always want you to keep learning.
  • Free breakfast, fruit, and snacks in the office.
  • Working Environment. Dogs are welcome.
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PetLabCo.

PetLab Co. is a professional community of animal lovers that uses scientific research to guide our product development. We provide everything from vitamin supplements and grooming products, to general expert advice – all aimed at maximising the health and well-being of every pet.At PetLab Co., we grew frustrated with the market of cheaply produced and ineffective dog supplements and, as humans, we can personally bear the pain of low quality products, but dog’s can’t trial-and-error like we do. So, where pets are concerned, we dedicate ourselves to rigorous research and total transparency which allows our customers to rely on us, worry free.For this reason, we live, breathe and operate with 100% belief that anything consumed by our dogs & cats should be safe, natural and effective...That’s why we NEVER cut corners.Check out our careers page: https://apply.workable.com/petlab-co/

Founded in 2018
London, England, GBR
187 employees (42 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$26K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.5%
Direct
53.7%
Referral
4.7%
Social
11.1%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~188

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
33 (18% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2