Digital Marketing Manager

Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, UK (Hybrid)

£60K/yr – £70K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

full-stack performance engine for a growth-focused travel brand, owning a £≤1M budget mix across PPC, paid social and SEO and turning data into fast wins.

  • Growth & Performance Ownership: Build strategy, identify opportunities, prune underperformers, and scale what works as spend grows.
  • Channel & Campaign Execution: Manage Google Ads, Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn with testing and fast decisioning.
  • Alignment & Insight: Ensure sales conversations are fed by quality leads and close feedback loops with founders.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the entire digital performance engine for The Travel Franchise, including a £384k PPC budget, £60k in paid social, and full SEO strategy.
  • Be across Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn—optimising, testing, and making calls.
  • Build the strategy, spot opportunities, kill underperformers fast and scale what works; budget grows toward £1M+ and opportunities to build a team.
  • Ensure campaigns land in real sales conversations; work directly with Co-Founders to get unfiltered feedback on lead quality.
  • Fingerprints on everything; shape how money works and influence the direction of marketing.

Requirements

  • 4+ years in performance marketing, with at least 2 years managing budgets of £250k+ annually.
  • Google Ads and Meta Blueprint certified (or equivalent demonstrable expertise).
  • Platform depth in Google Ads and Meta; experience with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn.
  • Funnel and sales process fluency; understanding lead generation funnels and multi-stage sales processes.
  • Self-direction; comfortable in a “Freedom & Responsibility” culture where results matter more than hours worked.
  • Data storytelling ability; translate performance data into actionable insights.

Preferred

  • Experience building a team as budget grows
  • CPA reduction story with measurable results
  • Deep experience with both PPC and SEO plus AI search awareness
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Founded in 2001
Christchurch, England, GBR
14 employees (3 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
24.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
55.5%
Direct
13%
Referral
9%
Social
9.6%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~14

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (21% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2