Paid Media Executive
Manchester City Centre – Hybrid (2-3 days in the office per week)
Travel Brand
£27,000-£30,000
Join a Leading Travel Brand During an Exciting Period of Growth!
Are you ready to take your career to the next level with one of the UK’s biggest and fastest-growing travel organisations?
This is your chance to join a talented and friendly Performance Marketing team during a dynamic period of hyper-growth. As a Paid Media Executive, you’ll play a key role in shaping and implementing PPC, Paid Social, and Display strategies, working in a competitive and ever evolving travel sector.
This isn’t just another role, it’s an opportunity to manage large-scale, high-budget accounts across multiple accounts UK and International Accounts, all while being part of a supportive and thriving team. If you’re a data driven digital marketing enthusiast, eager to make an impact and take ownership of in-house performance marketing, this is the challenge you’ve been waiting for!
The Responsibilities of the Paid Media Executive:
- Plan and manage high-performing PPC campaigns across Google Ads, Bing Ads, and PMAX, driving ROI and results
- Conduct keyword research, audience targeting, and competitor analysis to craft winning strategies
- Optimize campaign performance with regular A/B testing, budget management, and data-driven insights
- Monitor trends and performance metrics, making proactive adjustments to boost results
- Collaborate with internal teams to align PPC, Paid Social, and Display efforts with broader marketing goals
- Build strong relationships with platform providers (Google, Bing) to stay ahead of updates and innovations
- Create performance reports with actionable insights to inform future strategies
Skills and Experience of the Paid Media Executive:
- 6+ months experience managing PPC / Paid Media campaigns
- Strong analytical skills and a proven ability to translate data into results
- Familiarity with PMAX, Display campaigns and Paid Social knowledge and experience is a bonus
- Proficiency in tools like Google Analytics, Tag Manager and Excel
- A proactive, detail oriented mindset with a passion for all things digital marketing
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