Assume full accountability for flagship client partnerships, navigating conflicting stakeholder priorities to secure long-term retention and investment
Take full accountability for the commercial performance and trajectory of your portfolio
Construct detailed growth plans (12-month+), setting rigorous KPI frameworks, and tracking delivery against these targets to ensure we consistently drive commercial value and hold the team to account on results
Work collaboratively with other channel owners (Paid Social, SEO, Programmatic) to produce cohesive and experimentation-led recommendations to improve performance across the Paid Media spectrum
Proactively identify 'unspoken' risks or stagnation points in a client’s strategy, approaching them with pre-formulated solutions that require cross-service integration or technical innovation
Contribute to the new business phase, including understanding briefs, producing pitch materials, and presenting to prospects to win new business
Challenge existing methodologies and 'best practices' to elevate the standard of strategic output

Established team leadership experience focused on strategic guidance and inspiration
Innovation: You proactively challenge established best practices and legacy processes, designing new, evidence-based methodologies that unlock performance gains where standard tactics have plateaued
Commercial Storytelling: You go beyond simply defining strategy; you expertly structure complex data and multi-channel insights into a persuasive story that links technical execution directly to the client's bottom line
Adaptive Resilience: You apply adaptive thinking strategically across team and client challenges, acting as a steadying influence to guide teams through complex circumstances with calm, focus, and clarity
Cross-Channel Fluency: You can speak to how other Paid Media channels contribute to meeting overall client goals
Ownership and accountability: You demonstrate accountability over the quality and performance of complex media accounts, acting as the definitive problem solver
Minimum 4+ years of experience in Paid Search or related field
Degree in Marketing, Business or relevant field

Flexible, hybrid working options
as per ways of working charter
4.5 day working week
Private medical insurance with access to EAP Impression funded specialist therapy sessions, up to 6 sessions where Impression funds 50% of the cost
Enhanced sick pay
Access to OpenUp, a virtual therapy platform
Enhanced parental leave
28 days annual leave, plus bank holiday
Life leave – when something unexpected happens in your life and you need some paid leave
Pregnancy loss and parental bereavement leave
Compassionate leave
Eye-care vouchers
Opportunity to save on and spread the cost of new tech through Techscheme
Travel to work scheme
Railcard salary sacrifice scheme
Budget for books, tools and software
A full social calendar
Summer and Christmas party (off-site)
Chance to attend national and international conferences
Top Apple equipment to use at work
Savings on bikes and accessories through Cyclescheme
Contributory pension scheme
The usual agency stuff – office dogs, drinks fridge, ping pong and foosball, tea and coffee and office snacks

Associate Director, Paid Search – Paid Media

Key skills