Paid Media Lead

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Paid Media Lead in United Kingdom.

In this leadership role, you will shape and deliver high-impact paid media strategies across a diverse client portfolio, driving both performance and long-term commercial growth. You will oversee end-to-end campaign planning, execution, and optimization across multiple channels, ensuring media activity is aligned with broader business objectives. Acting as both strategist and mentor, you will guide a team of paid media specialists while fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture. The role blends hands-on strategic oversight with client-facing leadership, requiring strong communication and consultative skills. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including SEO, creative, analytics, and account management to deliver integrated marketing solutions. This is an opportunity to influence senior client outcomes, contribute to agency growth, and help evolve modern paid media capability in a fast-moving environment.

You will lead the development and execution of paid media strategies across a portfolio of clients, ensuring campaigns deliver measurable performance and align with wider business goals.

• Own and lead end-to-end paid media strategy, covering research, planning, activation, optimization, and reporting across multiple channels beyond search.
• Manage campaign delivery and performance, identifying growth opportunities and ensuring continuous improvement in ROI and effectiveness.
• Act as the main strategic point of contact for clients, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring high levels of satisfaction and trust.
• Collaborate with internal teams (SEO, data, creative, and account management) to deliver integrated, insight-led marketing strategies.
• Support new business activity, pitches, and upsell opportunities by contributing strategic paid media expertise.
• Mentor and guide paid media team members, contributing to capability building and knowledge sharing across the function.
• Contribute to broader marketing and thought leadership initiatives, including content creation, insights, and industry engagement.

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Requirements:

You bring strong experience in paid media strategy and leadership, with a proven ability to manage complex client accounts and deliver measurable commercial impact.

• Significant experience in paid media strategy and campaign management, ideally in an agency environment.
• Strong understanding of multi-channel paid media, including search, social, and programmatic approaches.
• Proven ability to lead client relationships and translate business objectives into effective media strategies.
• Experience mentoring or managing junior team members and contributing to team development.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret performance data and optimize accordingly.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence in presenting to senior clients.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to connect media activity to broader business outcomes.
• Familiarity with tools and platforms used in paid media planning, activation, and reporting.

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Benefits:

• Competitive salary package (based on experience)
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression
• Exposure to high-profile client accounts and strategic work
• Collaborative, supportive, and growth-oriented team environment
• Involvement in thought leadership and industry initiatives