Paid Social Account Manager

Manchester, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own paid social campaign execution across major platforms, coordinating with the team and stakeholders to deliver flawless, multi-market campaigns that scale grip and performance.

  • Campaign Management: plan, launch, and optimize paid social efforts across Facebook/Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and other key channels.
  • Team & Stakeholder Alignment: oversee junior teammates, manage client relationships, and maintain a trusted voice for paid social decisions.
  • Cross-functional Execution: collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure on-time, measurable outcomes for campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Role Summary and Impact: We are looking for a paid social specialist to continue their career as a Paid Social Account Manager.
  • This person will play an integral role in the day-to-day running of a busy client account (or accounts).
  • They will be required to work with their line manager to help oversee more junior team members with the overall aim of delivering flawless paid social campaigns for clients.
  • The ideal candidate has good working knowledge of paid advertising across one or more of the key social channels (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Snap, etc).
  • This person will also be required to develop relationships with clients, suppliers, and other stakeholders becoming a trusted voice for all things paid social.

Requirements

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills across all platforms.
  • Expert organizational skills, great attention to detail.
  • Ability to implement and adhere to and meet deadlines and project manage multiple campaigns.
  • Excellent client relationship and management skills.
  • Proven problem-solving skills and ability to think outside of the box for creative solutions.
  • Ability to motivate team members in a positive light.
  • Detail oriented and responsive, deadline-driven with strong quantitative reasoning skills.
  • Provide timely and actionable feedback to the team to aid in their development, improvement, and progress.
  • Foster a good working relationship across all client teams to facilitate flawless execution of plans.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships both internally and externally.

Preferred

  • Experience with planning and running larger-scale paid social campaigns on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Pinterest across multiple markets.

Benefits

  • Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
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Media is changing. So are we. We are WPP's global media collective, built for the AI era.We bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create innovative solutions that deliver unparalleled growth for brands - in every market, every day.

30K employees (6,827 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
159.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$9.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.3%
Direct
46.3%
Referral
10.7%
Social
5.7%
Paid
2.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~30.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6,288 (21% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
4.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
21