Head of Paid Media

£50,000-£70,000

• Hybrid (Kent-based agency)
• Full-time

A fast-growing digital agency is looking for a Head of Paid Media to lead a high-performing team and drive paid search & social strategy across a diverse client portfolio.

This role is ideal for an experienced paid media leader who enjoys combining hands-on delivery with team management, and who's confident owning performance, strategy and client communication.

The Role

This position is split roughly 50 / 50 between team leadership and campaign delivery.

You will :

• Lead and develop a paid media team (senior, manager and execs).
• Oversee strategy and performance across 40+ active accounts.
• Own key KPIs and ensure campaigns deliver measurable commercial outcomes.
• Work across paid search and paid social channels - Google Ads (must-have), Bing, Meta, TikTok, Instagram and more.
• Get hands-on where needed with execution, optimisation and troubleshooting.
• Partner with account management, data, content and digital PR teams to drive results.
• Communicate technical insights, performance updates and recommendations to clients.
• Make proactive commercial observations and contribute to wider growth initiatives.
• Budgets vary significantly - from £5K per month to £1M+ - offering strong variety and strategic challenge.

About You

• Strong technical background in paid search - Google Ads expertise is essential.
• Experience across paid social platforms is highly beneficial.
• Comfortable leading teams in a fast-paced agency environment.
• Confident managing both enterprise-level and smaller campaigns.
• Data-literate and able to interpret performance, measurement and conversions.
• Able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.

Location & Working Style

Ideally 3 days per week in the Kent office (55 minutes from St Pancras).

For exceptional candidates, remote-first arrangements are possible with 1-2 office visits per month for key meetings.

Interview Process

2-3 stages :

• Introductory interview with the hiring lead.
• In-person or virtual interview with senior leadership, including a scenario-based task (e.g., "How is AI changing paid search?").

Find out more and apply via the link below.