About Senior Paid Media Executive Salary up to £40k York – 3 days in, 2 days home Are you ready to take the lead on large-scale Paid Media campaigns for a fast-growing, international consumer brand? Forward Role are proud to be once again supporting an exciting global business that's making waves in the ecommerce space, with operations across 150+ countries and a strong presence throughout Europe. They're known for being innovative, data-led, and deeply passionate about their customers. With a multi-million-pound annual marketing budget, they're now looking for a Senior Paid Media Executive to take ownership of their core PPC channels – and help shape the future of performance marketing across new territories and platforms. This is a hugely exciting, brand new role that the business has never seen before – are you ready to make your mark?! The Role This is a hands-on and strategic position, where you'll initially focus on scaling Google Ads and Microsoft Ads activity across 20+ markets. Working closely with the Head of Performance Marketing, you'll shape and execute best-in-class campaigns, while also getting stuck into emerging channels like Paid Social, Affiliates and Marketplaces as they grow in importance. What You'll Be Doing • Plan, build and optimise Paid Media campaigns across Google & Microsoft Ads • Analyse campaign performance and adjust to hit key metrics (ROAS, CPA, product margin) • Support the Head of Performance Marketing in growing out the wider acquisition mix, across Paid Social & Affiliates • Run A/B tests and uncover new growth opportunities • Stay on top of industry trends and bring fresh ideas to the team • Support wider performance marketing efforts as the channel mix evolves • Play a key role in scaling paid activity across 20+ international sites What We're Looking For • Strong hands-on experience with Google Ads (Search, Shopping, etc.) – either in-house or agency side • A commercial mindset – you understand the importance of return on ad spend • Experience or exposure to other paid channels like Paid Social is a bonus • Analytical thinking – confident working with large data sets and turning insight into action • Someone proactive, curious, and excited by working in a fast-moving, high-growth business The Perks • Hybrid working (3 days onsite) in a newly refurbished HQ • Onsite café, gym, physio & bar • Generous staff discounts across premium consumer goods • Mental health support, EAP & access to 30+ qualified MH first aiders • Great culture, relaxed dress code, and regular socials This is a fantastic opportunity for a performance-driven marketer to join a brand that invests in its people and its platforms, with a progression plan in place from day one. If you're ready for a new challenge and want to make your mark on a global scale — let's chat. As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff. Forward Role is operating as an employment agency. TITL1\_UKTJ Nice-to-have skills • A/B Testing • PPC • York, England, United Kingdom Work experience • SEM / Traffic • CMO / Head of Marketing Languages • English