Paid Media Manager
Salary up to £45k + bonus
Manchester City Centre – 3 days in office
Forward Role are excited to be exclusively partnering with a tech-lead, international Travel giant, as they undergo a highly exciting time of growth and digital transformation! This an incredibly exciting opportunity for a Senior PPC expert to come in and really make their stamp in a world-class, high performing Global Paid Media function/
This position is to manage the Paid channel, not people – yet! This team is set to grow in line with wider business growth in time to come, so don’t worry if you’ve not got management experience. If you’re a Senior Exec wanting a step up, or an existing Manager wanting oversight and autonomy of your own accounts – this may be the role for you.
Your day to day:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive PPC strategy, managing a significant budget.
- Work closely with the paid media team to ensure alignment across accounts.
- Monitor and optimise performance in line with forecast expectations.
- Manage relationships with key partners, including Google, Microsoft, Meta and Brainlabs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across design, data science, and marketing to drive continuous improvements.
- Identify and explore new opportunities to enhance PPC performance.
- Lead YouTube activity, ensuring a creative-first approach tailored for the platform.
- Develop and implement a rigorous A/B testing plan to optimise key performance indicators.
- Work closely with analytics and measurement teams to assess PPC’s impact and enhance their overall strategy.
Your background:
- Experience managing large-scale PPC budgets – either in house or agency side
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across multiple teams.
- Strong knowledge of GA4, with the ability to review performance and derive insights.
- Experience with SA360 is beneficial but not essential.
Work with a market-leading international consumer business in an exciting period of growth, being part of a high-performing marketing team that genuinely values innovation and creativity! This role will offer you hands on execution as well as strategic influence, leading large-scale campaigns with industry leading partners what are you waiting for?
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