PPC Manager

Overview

In this PPC Manager role, you own and optimise large-scale paid search activity in-house, driving commercial performance for a well-known consumer brand in hospitality/leisure. You’ll collaborate with senior stakeholders, learn from an experienced Head of Search Marketing, and progressively take on planning, reporting and leadership responsibilities. The role blends hands-on execution with strategic ownership, offering a clear path to broader paid search leadership. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to shape trading plans and campaign strategies in a fast-moving environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Discount platform covering holidays, utilities, retail and more
• EV car scheme
• Additional lifestyle and wellbeing benefits
• Learning and development and long-term progression

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day PPC campaign activity across Google Ads and Microsoft Ads
• Manage and optimise campaigns across Search, Performance Max and AI Max
• Apply automated bidding strategies focused on ROAS and profitability
• Support budget management across daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly cycles
• Monitor performance trends and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scale and profitability
• Work with SA360 and wider paid search tools for structure, performance and reporting
• Translate data into clear recommendations for senior marketing stakeholders
• Support planning around seasonal trading periods, product priorities and wider marketing activity
• Shape testing plans across creative, bidding, audiences, landing pages and structure
• Collaborate with digital, brand, analytics and commercial teams; grow into more ownership over time

Key requirements

• Solid grounding in PPC and paid search with hands-on experience

• Clear communication with non-technical stakeholders
• Commercial curiosity and analytical mindset
• Maturity and willingness to grow into management
• Google Ads
• Microsoft Ads
• SA360

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