Senior Paid Social Specialist Onsite

Senior Paid Social Specialist Cardiff (Onsite)

Join Compare My Move as a Senior Paid Social Specialist and own the performance of paid social campaigns across Meta, Tik Tok and emerging platforms. This senior individual contributor role requires commercial experience, a data‑driven mindset and the ability to scale spend responsibly.

• Location: Hodge House, Cardiff
• Working Hours: Monday‑Friday, Flexitime (6am‑8pm, no core hours)
• Employment Type: Contract
• Salary: £40,000‑£50,000 DOE
• Benefits Package: Worth £7,000+ per year
• Benefits: Two paid weeks off at Christmas; no weekend or bank holiday work; paid day off for birthday and work anniversary;
  Bupa Medical & Dental cover (post probation); free city‑centre parking; monthly takeaway Fridays;
  Employee of the Month awards; regular socials
• Travel or Remote: Onsite (Cardiff)

• Own day‑to‑day paid social performance within the broader Paid Media strategy.
• Take end‑to‑end ownership of campaigns across Meta, Tik Tok and emerging platforms.
• Manage and optimise significant monthly budgets, applying sound judgement around pacing, efficiency and incremental investment.
• Plan, create, and iterate paid social ad creative across static and video formats.
• Use structured testing to identify what to scale, pause or rework; explain decisions clearly.
• Maintain disciplined account structure, naming conventions and documentation.
• Respond calmly and decisively when performance shifts or volatility occurs.
• Analyse results and provide senior stakeholders with trustworthy insights.
• Work closely with Paid Media, SEO, Content, Design, Operations and Sales to ensure creative, messaging and user journeys support commercial outcomes.
• Help establish standards, testing frameworks and ways of working that support sustainable growth of the channel.

• Significant hands‑on experience in paid media/social with around 5 years in a commercial, performance‑led environment.
• At least 2‑3 years operating at a senior or equivalent level, owning performance outcomes, making autonomous decisions and influencing direction without formal line management.
• Proven experience owning paid social performance in a commercial, growth‑led environment.
• Demonstrable experience managing and scaling meaningful paid social budgets.
• Several years of hands‑on experience delivering and optimising paid social campaigns (Meta and/or Tik Tok).
• Strong capability in planning, creating and iterating paid social ad creative to drive performance.
• Confidence diagnosing performance issues and making structured, data‑led decisions.
• Experience explaining performance, trade‑offs and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• A calm, organised approach in fast‑moving, results‑focused environments.

• Meta or Tik Tok certifications.
• Experience building or refining testing frameworks.
• Hands‑on creative production using Canva or Adobe tools.
• Experience working closely with Design or Creative teams.

• Ownership of a high‑impact performance channel.
• Real influence over how paid social operates and scales.
• Structured development within an established Paid Media function.

• Flexitime between 6am and 8pm, with no core hours.
• Flexibility that accommodates you, your team and partners.

We welcome applications from everyone, especially ethnic minorities, disabled and neurodivergent candidates, LGBTQ+ talent and women in under‑represented roles. If you meet most but not all criteria, we still encourage you to apply.

Send us your CV and a short note explaining why this role feels like the right fit. Our process includes a short screening call followed by two interview stages.