Paid Media / PPC Manager

Paid Media / PPC Executive or Manager. This role is based in Glasgow and you must be able to commute to the Glasgow city centre office.

We're seeking an experienced PPC Specialist to oversee a brilliant client portfolio. In this role, you'll be part of a team working on key clients, ensuring your PPC strategies are as effective as possible. You'll manage multiple client projects, maintaining regular communication through weekly or monthly updates via email, audio, or video calls to present data, findings, and progress.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage client relationships ensuring the highest level of satisfaction.

• Oversee and implement day-to-day management of PPC campaigns across platforms such as Google, Microsoft, TikTok, LinkedIn, StackAdapt, and Meta Ads.

• Work closely with the account team, reporting to Management and learning from peers

• Lend a hand in the sales process, supporting new business pitches, helping the management to effectively onboarding new clients.

• Execute both reactive and proactive account optimisations.

• Play an integral role in client retention and fostering long-term partnerships.

Requirements

• 2+ years hands on Paid Media experience either at agency (preferred) or client side, with a proven track record of results. If you have retail / hospitality experience all the better. Our client may look at Executive level (minimum 12 months experience) who is looking for a step up.

• Enthusiasm & willingness to learn. This is vital. Digital advertising changes daily and you need to be passionate about the technology and building your knowledge to be on the cutting edge of what’s happening in the industry.

• Fluent English speaker with impeccable communication skills.

• Experience running innovative campaigns Google Ads and Meta Ads campaigns.

• Meticulous attention to detail.

• Advanced organisational skills

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills with a friendly, professional email tone.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets skills and good problem solving. An ability to breakdown complex data sets and identify that one data point that could significantly boost the ROI of a campaign.

• Confident in meetings and presenting your findings to your colleagues and clients.

• Ability to work to deadlines.

• A positive, upbeat attitude to your work.

• An ability to think independently, be proactive in client relationships, not just answer their questions.

Salary purely dependent on skills & experience to £40,000 for Manager level (Executive level c£30,000, ideally c£35,000)

You will work in the Glasgow city centre office Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday and WFH Thursday/Friday.

FURTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Gilchrist Recruitment Partnership are a specialist recruitment agency and recruiting partner within the Marketing, Digital communications/PR, Creative & Design and Advertising industry for Scotland, both agency and client side.

When submitting your application, please outline your current salary, salary expectations and notice period. It is also essential that you are already legally permitted to work in the UK with the associated paperwork if you are not a UK citizen.

If you are not currently living in Scotland, please explain/outline your plans and timelines for relocation to Scotland. We are a Scottish based recruiter who generally do not represent “remote” opportunities - thus you will be either living in Scotland or have solid plans to relocate.

We cannot guarantee a response to each individual application, made necessary by the level of response we receive. We will contact only those candidates we wish to shortlist. Apologies in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race.

Unless clearly stated otherwise, the advertised position is a permanent contract.