Director, Paid Social

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own Paid Social strategy and client leadership across multiple brands, turning channel performance into tangible growth by shaping roadmaps, guiding day-to-day optimization, and mentoring teammates to raise delivery standards.

  • Lead cross-client Paid Social programs, aligning activation with commercial and brand goals.
  • Drive growth through proactive opportunity discovery, tests, and data-driven optimization across Meta, TikTok, and beyond.
  • Collaborate with SEO, Brand, and Paid Search to deliver integrated performance and scalable impact.

Job Description

  • Leading the Paid Social strategy on 5-6 clients, ensuring work ladders up to broader commercial and brand goals.
  • Develop, deliver and optimise channel plans and Paid Social Roadmaps that directly tie into wider business and commercial goals.
  • Shape clients’ growth roadmaps by proactively identifying opportunities, challenges, and solutions.
  • Own the day-to-day performance of your clients, from structure to spend pacing, creative testing to platform hygiene.
  • Implement tests and refine execution based on ongoing performance data, industry shifts and platform innovation.
  • Be a driver of best-in-class setup, quality assurance, and pacing accuracy.
  • Build trusted partnerships by proactively steering client discussions, owning insights, and communicating with clarity.
  • Be the client’s go-to for all things Paid Social, balancing hands-on performance delivery with strategic direction.
  • Work closely with the Head of Paid Social & Programmatic to bring our UK vision and product roadmap to life.
  • Collaborate across teams including SEO, Brand, Paid Search etc to deliver integrated performance.
  • 8+ years of Paid Social experience, ideally from an agency environment.
  • A strategic mindset for eCommerce growth – you understand how channels and tactics work together, and you know how to use that to move the needle for clients.
  • Deep platform fluency across Meta, TikTok, Pinterest and beyond.
  • A calm, solutions-first approach when challenges arise and timelines tighten.
  • The ability to become the go-to for your clients - balancing hands-on performance delivery with strategic direction.
  • Confidence in the room – whether presenting to a client boardroom or collaborating with your team on a virtual call.
    • Hybrid working with 40% of time in the office based on a schedule that suits you.
    • Flexible working hours and ability to work remotely internationally.
    • Between £250- £2,000 annual professional development budget based on your seniority. Plus 5 PD days to take time out of work for learning & development.
    • 25 days annual leave + your birthday off + 2 MIND mental health days + 1 volunteering day + tenure based additional leave, scaling from year 3 onwards.
    • Parental leave policy with up to 6 months at full pay as a primary carer.
    • Access to free mental health support and counselling.
    • Tech set-up including new iPhone & contract and a “home working tech kit”.
    • Summer Fridays! Early finishes in June, July & August.
    • 4% employer pension contribution and access to Penfold Pensions, the UK’s leading private pension provider.
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    s360

    s360 is a leading European marketing and technology agency with more than 330 digital specialists across 10 offices in 8 countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, the UK, Spain, and Serbia. Our mission is to help brands and retailers grow through strategic advisory and hands-on execution across marketing, creativity, data, and technology disciplines. We work with ambitious brands and retailers such as Wrangler, Lee, New Era, Georg Jensen, Louis Poulsen, Victorinox, Nuxe, Power, JYSK, VidaXL, Sephora, XXL, BAUHAUS, Biltema, and many others. Together with our clients, we have won more than 60 industry awards, making us one of the most award-winning agencies in Europe.

    Founded in 2011
    Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, DNK
    354 employees (153 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    19.2K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    35.7%
    Direct
    37.3%
    Referral
    14.2%
    Social
    8%
    Paid
    4.6%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~355

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    142 (40% of company)