Senior Paid Media Manager

About the role

We're working with an ambitious and growing business based in Cardiff that's looking to appoint a Senior Paid Media Manager to lead and optimise paid media activity across multiple channels.

This is a senior, hands-on role suited to someone who combines strong strategic thinking with deep technical expertise. You'll play a key role in driving performance, mentoring others, and shaping paid media strategy to deliver measurable results.

Key responsibilities

Own and lead paid media strategy across channels including Google Ads, Meta, Linked In and other relevant platforms

Plan, build, and optimise high-performing paid campaigns to meet commercial objectives

Manage and analyse budgets, forecasts, and ROI

Use data and insight to continually test, learn, and improve performance

Produce clear performance reports and communicate results to stakeholders

Stay ahead of industry trends, platform updates, and best practice

Support and mentor junior team members where appropriate

Collaborate closely with wider marketing, content, and creative teams

About you

Proven experience in a senior paid media or performance marketing role

Strong hands-on experience with Google Ads and paid social platforms

Confident managing significant budgets and delivering against KPIs

Highly analytical with excellent attention to detail

Comfortable presenting performance and recommendations to stakeholders

Proactive, commercially minded, and results-driven

Salary

Up to 50k pa

Company pension