Paid Media Manager
3 days ago
City of London
Job Title: Paid Media Manager Location: London (Hybrid) Contract: Until End of 2025 The Mission Help running an integrated paid media engine that connects brand building (OOH/DOOH, partnerships, premium publishers) with performance. You’ll own the upper/mid-funnel plan, orchestrate cultural partnerships, and work hand-in-hand with the media agency so the awareness you create is captured in the lower funnel. What You’ll Do • Plan and run full-funnel paid media for the client in the UK, with a focus on OOH/DOOH, digital video/CTV, audio, social, and publisher partnerships that build salience and brand equity., • Partnerships & Publishers: Brief, negotiate, and manage premium publisher/content partnerships (e.g., music, sport, lifestyle) that mirror offline activations. Ensure assets are platform-native and rights/usage are secured., • OOH Leadership: Own the brief and media plan for OOH/DOOH (geo, formats, flighting, creative rotations), aligning to cultural and retail moments. Integrate with digital for pre/during/post amplification., • Agency Management: Steer the media agency to clear, measurable plans. Set testing roadmaps, approve media buys, ensure healthy pacing, and uphold brand safety and compliance., • Performance Handoff: Partner closely with the PPC Manager to sequence campaigns, audiences, and timing so paid search and retargeting harvest the demand created up-funnel., • Measurement & Learning: Define KPIs for each layer (brand lift, reach/quality, attention, CTR/VTR, CVR proxies), run tests, and translate results into clear next steps., • Budget Ownership: Build quarterly and annual plans, forecasts, and re-forecasts. Maintain accurate tracking of spend, phasing, and efficiency using Excel and internal tools., • Creative & Content Orchestration: Brief platform-native assets (short-form, stories, CTV cut-downs, OOH adaptations). Ensure a cohesive story flow from pre → during → post around tentpole moments., • Compliance & Governance: Collaborate with Legal and Corporate Affairs teams on partner content, talent usage, brand safety, and data/privacy guidelines. What Success Looks Like • A coherent, connected plan where OOH/DOOH, publishers, and paid social build salience and brand affinity—while PPC/retargeting efficiently converts., • A visible test-and-learn cadence that improves creative, channels, and audience targeting on a quarterly basis., • Clear, executive-ready reporting that translates data into decisions and informs the next quarter’s plan and budget phasing. You’ll Bring • 5–7+ years in paid media planning/buying, with proven experience in OOH/DOOH and brand-building, plus hands-on orchestration of publisher/content partnerships., • Strong grasp of digital video/CTV, audio, and paid social. Confident briefing creators/publishers and advocating for platform-native formats., • A cross-funnel mindset: you can design upper/mid-funnel plans that drive lower-funnel performance, working closely with a PPC lead and media agency., • Data fluency: advanced Excel (budgeting, pacing, scenarios), comfortable with dashboards (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Datorama), GA4/CM360 basics, and experience with brand-lift/attention studies., • Strong presentation skills: you can distill complex data into clear, strategic recommendations for senior stakeholders. Nice to have: Experience with CTV buying, brand-lift vendors, attention metrics, MMM/MTA inputs, and internal finance tools (e.g., PO/GR workflows). How We Work (Tooling & Partners) • You’ll collaborate with the media agency, Brand, Social/Content, E-com/CRM, Legal/Corporate Affairs, and Analytics teams., • Typical stack includes: ad servers & verification tools (e.g., CM360, DV/IAS), analytics platforms (GA4, BI), social/video platforms, OOH/DOOH planning tools, and standard office software. Why Work With Our Client Join the team behind one of the UK’s fastest-growing nicotine pouch brands. You'll shape high-impact, culturally relevant media and link it directly to measurable outcomes—with the freedom to experiment, learn, and scale what works. The client is an equal-opportunity employer. Candidates must be 18+ and comfortable working in a highly regulated category.