Performance Marketing Lead

Folkestone, Tower Hamlets, UK (Hybrid)

£43K/yr – £48K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own multi-channel acquisition and analytics, turning PPC, paid social, programmatic and affiliates into measurable growth with clear KPI ownership and cross-functional support.

  • Own channel performance: manage campaigns, test plans, and data-driven optimization for paid search, social, display and affiliates.
  • Creative & compliance ops: supply assets, QA, and ensure marketing materials pass approvals across channels.
  • Collaboration & roadmap: partner with Ecommerce, analytics, and media partners to define a test-and-learn roadmap and translate insights into action.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • As our new Performance Marketing Lead, you will own day to day management of digital acquisition activity, including but not limited to paid search (PPC), paid social, programmatic and affiliates to ensure KPIs and commercial targets are met.
  • Reporting and analysis of online marketing channels performance using multiple data sources
  • Managing the circulation and approval process for internal marketing materials. Ensure that all customer-facing communications and propositions are compliant and meet the standards set out in the Marketing Approvals Process
  • Supplying approved creative assets to media agencies and support the QA process across various channels, including paid search, paid social, display, native, and press
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with agency partners, working collaboratively on performance and analysis to identify areas for improvement and new initiatives.
  • Working closely with Ecommerce and Performance Analyst to deliver regular performance deep dive, setting the foundation of a data-driven roadmap that guides the implementation of campaign test and learn and new initiatives.
  • Monitoring the changes in market and consumer behaviour using market and competitor reports available, bring insight, problem, and opportunity statements to trading stakeholders.
  • Supporting ATL media planning and delivery, including but not limited to TV, radio and press.
  • Working collaboratively with the wider marketing team, product, and creative teams to ensure alignment of creative and customer value propositions throughout the customer journeys, reflect the core brand message ‘Experience is Everything’.
  • Showing sound financial practise across paid media, including raising purchase orders and signing off on invoices for payment, to maintain consistent operation of paid media channels

Requirements

  • You will have proven experience of developing multi-channel digital campaigns across PPC, Display, Affiliates and Social.
  • While experience in the Insurance industry would be of advantage, we are open to considering candidates from the wider financial services or other regulated industries.
  • Analytical skills using reporting platforms such as Google/Adobe Analytics
  • Google Ads, Facebook Business Manager and/ or programmatic networks would be highly advantageous.
  • Experience of ATL media, including TV, Radio and Press is desirable but not essential.
  • Managing and interpreting customer intelligence to enable business improvements
  • Commercially minded and results driven mindset, with strong numerical and analytical skills, comfortable deep-diving into performance data to identify trends, diagnose issues, and inform decisions.
  • Ability to work autonomously and make decisions with some oversight from management
  • Effective communication skills and the ability to couple business goals with customer needs and translate into digital marketing roadmap for future activity
  • Ability to flex and adapt quickly to change
  • High levels of drive, enthusiasm and energy
  • Consistently challenges and raises the bar on business and employee performance.

Preferred

  • Experience in Insurance industry would be of advantage; open to considering candidates from the wider financial services or other regulated industries.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Option to purchase additional leave - 5 extra days
  • Pension scheme matched up to 10%
  • Company performance related annual bonus - Up to 5%
  • Life assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salary
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insurance
  • Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
  • Grandparents leave
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Saga plc.

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Over the past 70 years we have become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high-quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.We are a dynamic and forward-looking business with a clear, single-minded purpose; to create exceptional experiences every day whilst being a driver for positive change in our markets and communities. Our focus on exceptional experiences empowers our colleagues to create moments that are simple, personal and special for our customers and for each other. Our values underpin our approach and help guide us to deliver our purpose. We are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.We’re passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Championing diversity is important to us, and diverse teams really are the best ones. We’re dedicated to creating a culture where every colleague feels like they belong. So that at Saga, more than anywhere else, you can be your best, be yourself and make a difference.

Founded in 1951
London, England, GBR
2.6K employees (297 in marketing)
63% recommend to a friend
68% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.5M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.1%
Direct
58.4%
Referral
7%
Social
0.7%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
145 (6% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$469.1M
Last Raise
$469.1M
Post IPO Debt, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $469.1M

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