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Paid Social Specialist

DEPT® London, Manchester Hybrid mid full-time

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Description

We are seeking a Paid Social Specialist to join our Marketing & Technology service team. As a Paid Social Specialist, you will contribute to the growth and success of our clients' digital campaigns.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • Development, set-up, and optimization of paid social campaigns across platforms like Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn;
  • Analyzing campaign data and generating reports to provide valuable insights and actionable recommendations for our clients;
  • Designing and running A/B tests to compare different ad variations, targeting strategies, or landing pages for performance optimization;
  • Regularly monitoring performance metrics and optimising campaigns, ensuring goals & KPIs alignment and client satisfaction;
  • Allocating and managing budgets for paid social campaigns to achieve optimal results, preparation of Paid Social forecasts and media plans;
  • Identifying and defining target audiences for effective ad targeting;
  • Collaborating with design teams to create compelling visuals or videos for ad campaigns;
  • Implementing and configuring conversion tracking mechanisms together with our data teams, such as pixels or tags, to measure campaign success.

To be considered for this role, you should have:

  • At least 2 years of experience in a paid social advertising role, preferably in a digital agency;
  • Experience with social advertising tooling such as Smartly, Hunch, Adverity, and/or Sprinklr;
  • Understanding of Social KPIs, campaign optimisation, and ability to analyse results with the help of Excel, Pivot, and platform data;
  • Experience with testing such as incrementally studies, and brand or search lift studies;
  • Experience managing campaign budgets above 100K per month;
  • Ability to effectively allocate and manage campaign budgets to achieve desired outcomes;
  • Collaborative skills for working with cross-functional teams, clients, and stakeholders;
  • Proactive thinking and a healthy amount of creativity;
  • Up-to-date knowledge of news and trends in the paid social realm;
  • Location in London or Manchester;
  • Full working proficiency in English.

We offer:

  • Dynamic, supportive, and creative team environment;
  • Career growth opportunities in digital marketing and performance advertising;
  • A reputation for doing good;
  • Awesome clients;
  • Opportunity for possibility.

Skills

Required

  • paid social advertising
  • Meta
  • TikTok
  • LinkedIn
  • Smartly
  • Hunch
  • Adverity
  • Sprinklr
  • Excel
  • Pivot

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