Paid Social Strategist - London/Reigate/Manchester/Edinburgh

Reference:
VAC-219
Industry Specialisation:
Marketing, Media & Creative/Digital
Industry Sector
Corporate
Salary:
Salary negotiable
Town/City:
London
Contract Type:
Permanent

The Role

To deliver outstanding paid media results across your chosen digital channel (i.e., Google or Facebook)

You will report into the Team Lead, with the role requiring you to work closely with clients and colleagues, helping them to set up, manage and optimise multiple campaigns

You will be responsible for the activation, optimisation and performance analysis for your allocated accounts, helping govern overall strategy and ensuring that ROI and performance targets are reached. You will need to deliver regular reports and actionable insight to both clients and internal stakeholders, showing campaign results, highlighting key trends and offering suggestions for growth.

Requirements

  • Experience working within a paid media position
  • Agency experience is preferable; however, we will consider candidates from client side with experience working within various biddable media channels
  • You will need a commercially focused, can-do attitude, mixed with a friendly and positive outlook
  • A strong passion for all forms of digital advertising is essential, relishing the prospect of working across multiple accounts and platforms within a fast-paced agency environment.

Communication

  • Co-ordinate regional accounts & comms with Client Partner Leads across wider team.
  • Sufficient competence to run meetings without other seniorities present.
  • Create & deliver bespoke reports & proposals autonomously.

Role Management

  • Robust knowledge of channel, with an expectation of working competence in non-channel platforms such as GA and Data Studio. Competent at effectively AB testing different strategies & offering pertinent feedback.
  • Commercial Acumen
  • Identify & propose, upsell & cross-sell opportunities within your channel e.g., other platforms, new campaign types, alternative creative etc. Assist with securing new business, contributing to commercial growth of the department & agency.

Leadership & Initiative

Support the managers with training & development of junior staff. Nurture & inspire the wider social team to implement overall account strategy through regular contact, ensuring junior members are invested in the rationale & success of the account plans & development. Be vocal in team meetings sharing industry updates, client work, BETA's and case studies etc.

Strategic Excellence

Be comfortable speaking to clients about the full media offering. Starting to develop a wider understanding of all the business division capabilities (Performance Creative, Training and Technology). Co-ordinate cross-sell opportunities for your clients with other teams where appropriate. Have taken and successfully passed your Google Analytics IQ exam.

Culture & Benefits

A vibrant and progressive Growth Marketing agency boasting two decades of innovation, diversification and sustained growth. A responsible, engaged employer with a proven heritage of nurturing talent, creating structured progression and generating significant opportunities for career enrichment.

We’re especially invested in the culture of our business and have worked hard to foster a flexible, enjoyable and supportive working environment across all five of our offices.

Join a team of professionals that take pride in delivering outstanding work for our clients.

Employees benefit from:

  • Remote working
  • Flexible working
  • Quarterly funded socials
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Agency-funded LinkedIn Learning subscription
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity pay (after qualifying period)
  • Cycle2Work scheme
  • Interest-free season ticket loans
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Birthday early finish
  • Free fresh fruit
  • Office drinks fridge

This agency is on a transformational growth trajectory and they would love to take you with them.

The agency is committed to providing a workplace that actively embraces diversity, is inclusive of all and free from discrimination and harassment.