Paid Media Lead

Job Title: Paid Media Lead

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

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

About us:

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+, 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.

The Role:

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 paid team, and stay hands-on where it counts. You will own performance, shape best practice and turn data into commercial wins.

You must be competent with:

• 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 YouTube, 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.

And ideally:

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

We’re looking for a:

• 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.

Benefits:

•   Hybrid working available
•  25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Your birthday off (T&Cs apply)
•  Healthcare scheme
•   Company contributory pension
• Free on-site parking
• Away-days and socials
•  Ongoing training and career progression