Paid Media Director (Exeter Based)

What it takes to be a Paid Media Director at Launch

Ideally located in the Exeter area, you’ll lead a team of paid media specialists, reporting into the Head of Paid Media and deliver for clients on their paid media campaigns – focusing on Paid Search and Paid Social, but also Amazon and Programmatic.

Responsible for ensuring a high-level customer service, best practice in PPC account management, you will be a role model for excellence for your team and within the agency. You’ll be deeply embedded in the latest digital media execution across paid channels and educate and train your team on best-in-class implementation. 

Key tasks and responsibilities

Train, manage and lead a team of media buyers
Manage a portfolio of clients paid media campaigns across multiple platforms
Commercial accountability for the revenue growth within pod
Contribute to the development of the whole agency through group training sessions
Management of team time allocation and project management where appropriate to ensure timely and efficient delivery
Manage, define and lead training programs for media platforms
Deep understanding of pods clients and able to step in and deal with escalations
Advocate best practice in processes and tasks for media buying

Leverage industry and media owner trends and developments to actively improve the Launch offering across the whole agency
Staying up to date with the latest in digital marketing
Be a symbol of thought leadership, participating in blog writing, webinars, and speaking events

Essential skills

5+ years’ experience in a Partner agency offering paid media management
In-depth knowledge of paid media platforms – Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, etc.
An understanding of wider marketing principles: understanding user journeys and how to influence them through paid campaigns, implementing effective marketing messaging at all stages of the funnel
Comfortable challenging the norm
Ability to lead and present deliverables across all relevant media platforms
Strong commercial Awareness
Some experience pitching paid media campaigns and helping grow revenue when the time has been right for the client
Ambition to create & deliver award winning client work 
Excellent communication skills, including having challenging conversations about campaign  performance, not all tests go well after all
A desire to build on your knowledge and better yourself within the digital marketing world

What we’ll offer you

Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 dependent on experience. Part time also considered.

On top of your salary, you can also expect:

A genuine work-life balance – no culture of leaving late, overtime or unachievable results

Time & support to develop yourself both professionally and personally   
Quarterly meet ups – we get the whole team together for some fun & learning!    
Attending industry events & conference – and if you want, speak at them too!   
Continual development in a supportive environment, not just on paid media but wider skills  like presentation, confidence, diversity & inclusion training.  
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
A birthday present bought from one of our fabulous clients or another local company and a lie-in on your birthday 
Parental leave including 12 weeks full maternity pay and 4 weeks fully paid paternity pay   
5 days of rolling annual sick leave   
People’s Pension Scheme 
Flexible working with Launch dedicated offices in Bristol & Exeter   
Work abroad flexibility   
Staff surveys & opportunities to contribute to our employee value proposition as we grow  the team & culture at Launch 
Holiday purchase scheme of up to 5 days per year 
One Mental Health Day per annum 
Time off for volunteering 
Employee Assistance Programme which includes access to counselling, legal information, bereavement support, medical information and online CBT 
Access to Mental Health First Aiders 
Recruitment bonus for new recruits who successfully pass probation 
Following successful completion of probation, Medical Cash Plan 
Death in Service Benefit

Following 1 year of continuous service, unpaid sabbatical leave of up to 3 months 
Following 2 years of continuous service, Bupa Health Insurance 
Five-year anniversary cash award
Additional Annual leave added after 2 years service, increasing each year

Launch is committed to creating a diverse environment. We recruit, employ, train, and promote regardless of race, religion, colour, origin, sex, disability, age.

What next?

Apply! Send a CV and cover letter to [email protected]
Introduction – initial call or coffee
Getting to know each other – first interview and competency test
The finale – an interview with a senior member of the team
The job’s yours!