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Paid Media Director
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Paid Media Director
Manchester | Hybrid (3 days in the office) | Up to £65,000
Ready to lead the next generation of D2C growth? We're looking for a Paid Media Director who thrives on performance, innovation, and building brands that people love.
If you're someone who gets excited by scaling ambitious D2C businesses, spotting opportunities others miss, and leading a talented team to deliver exceptional results, this could be your next move.
You'll take ownership of a diverse portfolio of fast-growing eCommerce and D2C brands, shaping paid media strategy across multiple channels while mentoring a high-performing team. This is a genuine opportunity to influence the direction of both our clients and our agency.
What You'll Be Doing
- Own the paid media strategy for a portfolio of exciting D2C brands.
- Turn ambitious growth targets into high-performing campaigns across Google, Meta, TikTok, Microsoft, Pinterest and emerging platforms.
- Build trusted relationships with clients, becoming their go-to strategic partner.
- Lead, inspire and develop a talented paid media team, helping them do the best work of their careers.
- Drive innovation through testing, automation, AI tools and emerging advertising technologies.
- Work alongside our Creative, SEO, CRM, CRO and Analytics specialists to deliver joined-up growth strategies.
- Identify opportunities to grow client accounts and play a key role in new business pitches.
- Champion performance, accountability and continuous improvement across the department.
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What We're Looking For
You're more than just a platform expert—you think commercially, lead confidently and know how to turn data into growth.
You'll ideally have:
- Extensive experience managing paid media for D2C or eCommerce brands.
- A proven track record of delivering measurable commercial growth.
- Strong expertise across Google Ads, Meta Ads and other paid media platforms.
- Experience leading, mentoring and developing high-performing teams.
- Excellent communication skills with the confidence to present to senior stakeholders.
- A passion for testing, learning and staying ahead of the ever-changing digital landscape.
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Why You'll Love It Here
This isn't a role where you'll simply keep campaigns ticking over. You'll have the freedom to shape strategy, influence decisions, introduce new ideas and make a real impact. We believe great people produce great work, so we invest in our team, encourage innovation and celebrate success.
What You'll Get
- Salary up to £65,000.
- Hybrid working – 3 days a week in our Manchester office.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Pension scheme.
- Dedicated learning and development budget.
- Genuine career progression as the agency continues to grow.
- Regular socials, wellbeing initiatives and a collaborative team culture.
- The chance to work with ambitious D2C brands that are genuinely exciting to grow.
Sound Like You?
If you're ready to lead strategy, inspire a team and help ambitious brands achieve incredible growth, we'd love to hear from you.
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