Paid Media Lead

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Location: Leeds, Hybrid (followingحدث a 6 month probationary period)

Salary: £45,000- vendeur £55,000 per annum (based experience)

We’re Ascensor, an team of creative designers, innovative developers and results-driven marketers based in Leeds.

Since 2007, we’ve been building award-winning digital experiences for start-ups, SMEs and global brands, helping them to drive growth, increase conversions and see real ROI.

We work on a huge range of projects, from custom e-commerce builds and mobile apps to fully integrated, award-winning digital marketing campaigns.

As part of our team you’ll enjoy variety, collaboration and the chance to make a real impact.

We offer hybrid working, with a fun, friendly office just a mile from Leeds city centre – complete with indoor and outdoor breakout spaces, free on-site parking and the occasional dog or two.

From regular free fuddles and team-building days to ongoing training and career progression, we’re big on culture and even bigger on support.

We’re also Cyber Essentials брок, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001-certified – so you can be confident that everything we do is built on a foundation of quality, trust and best practice.

This is a senior, insight-led role leading strategy and delivery across PPC and paid social for a portfolio of e-commerce and lead generation clients in both B2C and B2B. You will report to the Head of Marketing, line-manage a small GLFW Team, and stay hands‑on where it counts. You will own performance, shape best practice and turn data into commercial wins.

• 5+ years in paid media, ideally agency side, managing multi‑channel budgets and delivering against ROAS or CPA targets.
• Deep expertise in Google Ads across Search, Shopping or Performance Max, Display and You Tube, plus Microsoft Advertising. Strong working knowledge of Meta.
• Proven success in both e-commerce and lead generation.
• Understands GA4 and GTM capabilities to brief requirements and collaborate with our data specialist. Confident verifying in ads platforms that the correct conversions, audiences and attribution are used for optimisation.
• Strong keyword and audience strategy, creative testing and landing‑page collaboration. Comfortable with first‑party data and offline conversion uploads.
• Proven experience leading high‑level client meetings and QBRs, presenting to senior stakeholders or C‑suite, with strong facilitation and objection handling.
• Team leadership, including goal setting, coaching, workload planning and quality control.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and commercial acumen.

• Experience with Search Ads 360 or another bid‑management platform, not essential.
• Experience with feed management tools such as Channable or Data Feed Watch .
• Experience importing offline conversions and using enhanced conversions.
• Comfortable briefing analysts on deeper data pulls and interpreting their outputs.

• A commercially minded, data‑driven strategist who also enjoys hands‑on work.
• Someone calm under pressure, proactive with ideas, and rigorous about process and results.
• A supportive, low‑ego leader who raises the bar for the team.
• Hybrid working available
• Your birthday off (T&Cs apply)
• Company contributory pension
• Free on‑site parking
• Away‑days and socials
• Ongoing training and career progression