We’re looking for a sharp, self-starting performance marketer to own performance marketing at Desmond & Dempsey - driving profitable customer acquisition as we scale the UK, expand internationally, and launch new categories.
You’ll report to our CEO, managing a £1.5m annual budget with real autonomy. Meta is where you’ll spend most of your time today, but this isn’t a single-platform role - you’ll have scope to test emerging channels and shape our acquisition strategy as it evolves. Want to help us rewrite our customer acquisition playbook? Keep reading.
What You’ll Do
* Own day-to-day management and optimisation of paid search & social campaigns, with Meta as the primary channel and scope to test and scale into new platforms
* Drive profitable new customer acquisition across UK, US, and international markets - with a clear understanding of the unit economics that allow for scale.
* Analyse performance data to surface creative insights, then brief internal and external creative partners with clear, actionable direction on what to make next
* Own the accuracy of tracking infrastructure, product catalogue feeds, and attribution setup - working with dev resource to resolve issues and ensure data integrity
* Manage budget pacing against targets, proactively flagging opportunities to scale spend or pull back where needed
* Recommend new acquisition funnels, landing page optimisations, and audience strategies to improve platform performance
* Be driven, self-directed and curious to stay ahead of Meta algorithm changes, best practices, and emerging opportunities
* Support new category launches with tailored acquisition strategies
* Report on performance and present findings to leadership with clarity and confidence
* Manage key performance marketing KPIs, know when to use each of them, and have the discipline in reporting against them
What you'll bring
* 3–5 years’ hands‑on experience running paid social, either agency‑side or in‑house
* Deep expertise in Meta Business Manager & Google Ads Manager - you know your way around campaign structures, bidding strategies, audience segmentation, and creative testing
* A strong grasp of measurement and attribution: you understand first‑party data, server‑side tracking, and why platform‑reported numbers don’t tell the whole story
* Experience in DTC premium, fashion, or lifestyle brands
* Comfortable with Shopify, GA4, and ideally Motion for creative analytics
* Ability to translate data into actionable creative briefs - you don’t need to design, but you need to know what’s working and why
* Genuine curiosity about new platforms and a hunger to experiment
Who you are
You’re comfortable operating without a big tech stack or a data science team. You build your own reports, find your own insights, and don’t wait for perfect data to make a call. You take ownership, solve problems before they’re handed to you, and bring energy to everything you do.
This role suits someone who wants to make a real impact at a scaling brand - not someone looking for process and predictability.
Why Desmond & Dempsey
* Own a meaningful budget and shape acquisition strategy from the inside
* Work closely with the founders on strategic growth decisions
* Lead UK and international expansion across paid channels
* Shape acquisition strategy for new category launches
* Join a profitable, growing business with genuine ambition
* Hybrid working – 4 days in our London office
* Be part of a team that moves fast and celebrates wins together
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