Head of Performance Marketing (strategic leadership role) – Leading Digital Agency
Head of Performance Marketing (strategic leadership role) – Leading Digital Agency
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Helping Media Planning & Buying professionals take the next steps in their career
Location - London
An incredibly exciting Head of Paid Media opportunity has arisen at one of London’s most dynamic, ambitious and fastest growing digital agencies.
This is a Strategic Leadership role which is focused on leading and shaping the agency’s high-performing media function. It is a brilliant opportunity for a strategic and commercially minded leader to truly impact the direction of paid media across the agency’s diverse client portfolio.
As Head of Paid Media, you’ll be the driving force behind paid strategy and innovation, working cross-functionally with creative, data and strategy teams to deliver high-impact campaigns across Paid Search, Social, Programmatic, and emerging platforms.
If you’re ready to take on a leadership role, inspire a talented team, and contribute to the continued success of a thriving agency, this is a great opportunity!
Your profile:
* 6–8+ years of paid media experience across channels like Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok. Programmatic experience would be a nice to have but not essential
* Proven track record of delivering performance and brand campaigns across multiple sectors
* Experience managing large-scale campaigns (£500k+ budgets)
* Strong capabilities in media planning, attribution, reporting, creative testing, and optimisation
* Excellent communication, leadership, and mentoring skills
* Commercially sharp with a test-and-learn mindset and passion for innovation
Key Responsibilities:
* Define and lead the paid media vision and strategy across all platforms
* Drive performance and growth across client campaigns, with clear ROI and innovation focus
* Collaborate with creative and strategy teams to inform and optimise campaign execution
* Build and refine measurement frameworks, attribution models and reporting systems
* Mentor and develop a growing team of media specialists, driving a high-performance culture
* Act as a thought leader both internally and externally, representing the agency at industry events and pitches
Success Metrics for the Head of Performance Media role:
* Growth in client media spend and revenue impact
* Campaign efficiency and effectiveness (CPA, ROAS, CTR)
* Team engagement, development and retention
* Process and workflow optimisation
* Innovation through successful testing and new platform adoption
Additional Perks & Benefits include (but not limited to):
* Annual performance bonus
* Enhanced parental leave
* Hybrid working (3 days onsite)
* Monthly wellbeing allowance
* “Work from anywhere” month annually
* Cycle to Work scheme
Interested in leading paid media for one of London’s most ambitious independent agencies?...
Apply now to explore this exciting opportunity in more detail.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Advertising and Marketing
* Industries
Marketing Services and Advertising Services
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