Salt are partnered with a well-known consumer-facing organisation and are looking for a Senior Paid Media Consultant to join on a contract basis.
Location: London
Duration: 3 months
Start Date: 1st June
About the Role
This is a senior-level paid media consultancy role sitting within a high-performing marketing team, reporting into a senior acquisition and partner marketing lead. The role focuses on defining and delivering quarterly performance media strategies, working closely with media agencies, internal teams and third-party partners to drive strong customer and commercial outcomes.
You’ll balance strategic ownership with hands‑on delivery, ensuring paid media activity is executed to a high standard, optimised throughout, and clearly reported with actionable insight.
Key Responsibilities
* Define and own the strategy for quarterly paid performance media budgets, working closely with an external media agency to manage and implement activity
* Lead the media strategy with third‑party partners and relevant agencies to deliver against partnership, customer and commercial objectives
* Collaborate with the Creative Studio to brief, develop and deliver creative assets aligned to media specifications, timelines and quality standards
* Partner with Insights, Data & Analytics and Marketing Operations teams to identify and activate high-value audiences across paid channels, supporting consideration, acquisition and engagement goals
* Deliver weekly campaign performance updates, alongside comprehensive post‑campaign analysis, ensuring learnings are fed into future activity
* Own the day‑to‑day agency relationship, ensuring smooth campaign delivery, effective budget management and alignment with legal and procurement processes
* Work closely with the Martech and Performance leads to ensure marketing technology platforms are correctly implemented and optimised for paid media activation
* Manage the onboarding and offboarding of relevant platforms and tools as required
Requirements
* Strong senior-level experience across paid and performance media within a fast-paced, data‑led marketing environment
* Proven ability to define media strategy and manage agency relationships end‑to‑end
* Experience working cross‑functionally with creative, data, analytics and martech teams
* Confident delivering performance reporting, insight and optimisation recommendations
* Hands‑on knowledge of marketing technology platforms, with Branch and Tableau experience essential
* Comfortable operating as a consultant, owning delivery and influencing senior stakeholders
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