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Assistant Performance Marketing Manager (6 month FTC)
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Assistant Performance Marketing Manager
Location: Manchester
Contract: 6-month fixed-term contract
Working pattern: Full time
We’re currently recruiting for an Assistant Performance Marketing Manager to join the marketing team of a leading beauty and retail organisation.
The role
This is an exciting opportunity for a performance-focused marketer to support the delivery and optimisation of multi-channel campaigns, helping to increase brand awareness, customer engagement, and sales.
Reporting to the Performance Marketing Manager, you’ll work closely with internal stakeholders, agency partners, and media platforms to deliver effective performance marketing activity across paid search, paid social, and affiliate channels.
You’ll play an important role in monitoring campaign performance, identifying optimisation opportunities, and turning data into clear, actionable recommendations.
Key responsibilities
- Support the development and implementation of performance marketing strategies aligned with commercial objectives.
- Manage and optimise paid social campaigns across Meta, working with agency partners to improve audience targeting, creative performance, bidding, and return on investment.
- Support affiliate marketing programmes across platforms such as Awin and Rakuten.
- Monitor campaign performance across multiple channels, identifying trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
- Produce regular performance reports and provide actionable insights to support marketing and commercial decision-making.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams, agencies, and platform partners to ensure campaigns are aligned and delivered effectively.
- Keep up to date with developments across digital marketing, paid media, and performance marketing to help inform new approaches.
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About you
We’re looking for someone with experience across performance marketing, paid media, or digital acquisition who is confident working with data and campaign platforms.
You’ll ideally have:
- Experience managing PPC campaigns through Google Ads.
- Experience running paid social campaigns, particularly through Meta Ads Manager.
- Knowledge of affiliate marketing platforms such as Awin or Rakuten.
- Experience using SA360 and GA4 to monitor, evaluate, and optimise campaign performance.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and make informed recommendations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- A proactive, commercially minded approach to problem-solving.
- A genuine interest in driving measurable marketing results.
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Desirable experience
It would be advantageous if you also have:
- Experience using TikTok Ads Manager.
- A background in e-commerce, retail, or consumer brands.
- Knowledge of Google Merchant Centre and feed-based advertising.
- Understanding of SEO and PPC strategies.
- Strong creative thinking and an interest in developing innovative marketing solutions.
The opportunity
This is a great opportunity to join a well-established organisation and gain experience working across a broad performance marketing mix, including paid search, paid social, and affiliate marketing.
You’ll work within a collaborative team and have the opportunity to contribute to campaigns that support both brand growth and commercial performance.
The organisation is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and able to do their best work. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment and interview process.
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