Paid Search Specialist
hace 1 día
Middlesbrough
Paid Search Specialist Apply promptly! A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV. Cardiff £45K - £50K Page 1 Recruitment is proud to be partnering with a fast-growing, specialist comparison platform based in Cardiff. As the business enters an exciting new phase of growth, they are looking to appoint a Paid Search Specialist to take ownership of paid search performance and play a pivotal role in scaling the brand. Renowned for their friendly, inclusive, and genuinely supportive culture, this is a company that truly invests in its people. Youll be joining a team that values collaboration, autonomy, and balance offering an exceptional working environment with a strong focus on worklife balance. This is a senior, hands-on role where youll have full technical ownership of paid media performance across Google Ads and other key platforms, with real influence over strategy, testing, and commercial outcomes. About You • Extensive hands-on experience managing performance media across both Paid Search and Paid Social within commercially driven, lead-generation or comparison environments, • Proven track record of owning end-to-end paid media performance, from strategic planning and budget allocation through to optimisation, scaling, and reporting, • Strong technical expertise across Google Ads, with solid operational knowledge of key Paid Social platforms such as Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok or similar, • Demonstrable experience managing and optimising large multi-channel budgets while balancing commercial risk, efficiency targets, and growth objectives, • Highly data-driven approach to experimentation, with structured testing methodologies across bidding, targeting, creatives, landing pages, and funnel optimisation, • Advanced diagnostic capability to identify and resolve performance challenges such as intent drift, rising auction pressure, creative fatigue, attribution gaps, and inefficient account structures, • Strong understanding of full-funnel performance strategy, including audience segmentation, customer journey mapping, and cross-channel contribution analysis, • Confidence translating complex performance data into clear insights, trade-offs, and actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders, • Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams including SEO, CRO, Analytics, Content, and Creative to drive integrated performance outcomes, • Google Ads and/or Microsoft Advertising certifications, • Experience using automation, scripts, feed optimisation tools, or AI-driven bidding and creative testing solutions, • £45K - £50K basic salary, • Annual pay reviews, • Birthday off, • Private Dental and Healthcare Cover, • Flexitime, • 20 days holiday + Bank Holidays (+ 2 weeks off over Christmas), • Reasonable pension scheme, • Free parking