Senior Paid Media Specialist

Posted 2 days ago

Circa. £35,000

The Role

We’re looking for a talented Senior Paid Media Specialist to join a growing digital team and take the lead on planning, building and optimising high-performing paid campaigns for an exciting mix of household-name clients. You’ll work across Paid Search and Paid Social, designing strategies, shaping audiences, writing engaging ad copy and using data to deliver measurable results.

Working closely with the wider digital marketing team, you’ll manage campaigns end-to-end, always keeping client objectives front and centre. You’ll play an active role in client meetings alongside senior team members, provide clear communication via email, and take ownership of reporting, insights and recommendations.

This is an ideal role for someone with strong paid media experience who loves staying on top of industry trends and wants to continue deepening their expertise in a fast-paced, supportive environment. You’ll be mentored by a Paid Team Lead and work in a relaxed office near central Bournemouth, and close to transport links, local amenities and just a short walk from the beach.

Skills & Experience

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• 3+ years’ experience running Paid Search campaigns (Google Ads & Microsoft Ads) across multiple clients, ideally with Google Ads certifications.
• 3+ years’ experience managing Paid Social campaigns across Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
• Strong digital marketing knowledge with proven success in optimisation and delivering performance improvements.
• Confident client communication skills, both in meetings and via email.
• Good understanding of GA4 and how it works alongside PPC, SEO and Paid Social activity.
• Experience building reports and dashboards in Looker Studio.
• Ideally, experience with tracking, tagging and configuration via Google Analytics, Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel/CAPI.
• Strong organisational skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to prioritise effectively.
• Experience using agency project management tools.
• Good working knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets.
• A genuine passion for digital marketing and keeping up with paid media trends and platform updates.

Benefits

You’ll receive a competitive salary up to £35k, plus a great range of benefits including enhanced maternity and paternity leave, company pension, bereavement leave, free parking nearby, and the flexibility to work from home 3 days a week.

Sound Good?

If you’re excited by the idea of delivering stand-out paid media campaigns for well-known brands and want to join a supportive team where you can continue developing your craft, we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch with Stacey for the finer details.