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Paid Media Lead – #3617116

Job Title: Paid Media Lead

Location: London (Hybrid – 3 Days Per Week in the Office)

Salary: £60,000 – £75,000

 

The Company

We are partnering with one of the UK’s fastest-growing fintech businesses as they continue an exciting period of scale and expansion. Following significant investment and rapid growth, the company has established itself as a disruptive force within its market, combining innovative technology with a customer-first approach to challenge traditional financial services.

Performance marketing sits at the heart of the company’s growth strategy, and this role represents a key hire within the wider growth team. You’ll join a highly ambitious business where your work will have a direct impact on revenue, customer acquisition, and long-term commercial success.

This is a unique opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, influence acquisition strategy, and help shape the future of a high-growth technology business.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of the paid media function, with a primary focus on paid social acquisition.
  • Manage and optimise Meta campaigns to drive customer acquisition, lead generation, and revenue growth.
  • Build and scale TikTok as a key customer acquisition channel.
  • Manage substantial marketing budgets, ensuring efficient and scalable growth.
  • Partner closely with creative teams to improve testing frameworks, creative performance, and campaign effectiveness.
  • Work collaboratively with SEO, CRO, Product, Data, and wider Growth teams to maximise funnel performance.
  • Analyse campaign performance, identify growth opportunities, and make commercially driven recommendations.
  • Implement AI and automation tools to improve efficiency and streamline marketing processes.
  • Present campaign performance, insights, and strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders and leadership teams.
  • Drive continuous experimentation across audiences, creatives, bidding strategies, messaging, and channel performance.
  • Contribute to broader growth initiatives and support the business on its journey towards continued scale and profitability.
  • Take increasing ownership across the wider customer acquisition funnel as the business grows.

 

Skills & Experience

  • Minimum 4 years’ experience within performance marketing, with a strong focus on paid social acquisition.
  • Proven track record managing significant paid media budgets and delivering measurable commercial results.
  • Hands-on campaign execution experience across Meta platforms.
  • Strong understanding of customer acquisition, lead generation, and revenue-focused marketing strategies.
  • Experience working within high-growth, scale-up, or fast-paced digital businesses.
  • Exposure to TikTok advertising and customer acquisition campaigns.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to make data-driven commercial decisions.
  • Experience using AI and automation tools to improve marketing performance and efficiency.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Ability to work autonomously whilst collaborating effectively with wider growth and marketing teams.
  • Experience across both paid social and paid search is beneficial, although the role will predominantly focus on paid social.

 

Company Benefits

  • Hybrid working model with 3 days per week in a Central London office.
  • 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • Additional day off for your birthday.
  • Direct exposure to founders, senior leadership, and C-suite stakeholders.
  • Significant opportunities for career progression within a rapidly scaling business.
  • Opportunity to influence acquisition strategy and broader growth initiatives.
  • Collaborative, supportive, and high-performing team environment.
  • High-impact role with genuine ownership and visibility across the organisation.
  • Chance to join a business at a pivotal stage of growth and play a key role in its future success.

 

 

JOB ID: #3617116

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