PPC Paid Media Executive - Google / Meta. 'Best Place to Work

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Old Street
Last month
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9 Apr 2026 (Last month)

Join a 5 Star ‘Best Place to Work’ Digital Agency

Looking to take ownership of high-performing paid media campaigns while working in an agency that genuinely puts people first? We’re partnering with Distinctly, an award-winning independent digital marketing agency with a 5 star Glassdoor rating, multiple Best Workplace awards (including Women, Wellbeing and Marketing & Media), and a culture built on trust, growth and doing great work together.

Based in Old Street, London (hybrid – 2 days per week in the office), this is an opportunity for a Paid Media Account Manager to manage and optimise campaigns for well-known brands including Arsenal, Wilkinson Sword, Zalando, JVC and more, while developing your expertise in a collaborative, high-performing team.

If you’re data-driven, passionate about paid media, and ready to grow your career in a supportive agency where your voice is heard – this could be the role you’ve been waiting for.

The Role at a Glance:

PPC Paid Media Executive

Old Street, London 2 days Per Week / Hybrid Working

£32,000 - £36,000

Plus Benefits Package - Including 28 days holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) + Health Insurance

Pedigree:

5* Glassdoor Rating

2025 Best Use of Search - Retail/Ecommerce (SEO

Best Workplaces for Women™ 2025 (Small)

Best Workplaces in Advertising, Media & Marketing™ 2025 (Small & Medium)

Best Workplace for Wellbeing 2023

Great Place to Work 2023

Our Founder Tom is celebrated in the Agency Hackers Growth Index Top 50 2024

Clients include: Clients include: Wilkinson Sword, Arsenal, Watford FC, JVC, Kenwood, Zoggs, KellyLoves and Zalando

‘An agency is only as good as its people. We recruit and retain the best!’

Fun, supportive and hard-working team. Don’t believe us? Check out our Glassdoor 5 stars!

“Fosters your growth and amazing company culture”

“An excellent team & high standards of work”

“Great company to work for, lots of freedom”

“Friendly agency with a supportive culture”

About us:

We are Distinctly. With over 10 years’ experience under our belt, we are an independent digital marketing agency with a passion for SEO, PPC, digital PR and content.

Website migrations, local/international SEO, PPC strategy and digital PR campaigns are only the beginning! We seek to challenge the status quo on a daily basis and drive innovation across to achieve the greatest business outcomes for our clients.

The Paid Media Account Manager Role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with superb attention to detail and proven experience dealing with multiple paid media accounts.

You’ll manage a portfolio of mainly B2C clients, delivering high-performing paid media campaigns and acting as a trusted day-to-day contact. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with data, thrives on account optimisation and is confident in communicating with clients.

We are a fun and hard-working team – the perfect blend of technical, creative and marketing brains. Through rigorous and effective people development, our experts live and breathe paid media, providing exceptional results and service.

Our aim is to offer results driven, measurable and exciting campaign strategies to our range of b2c clients. To do this, we seek an ambitious Paid Media Account Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

•    Planning, executing and optimising paid media campaigns across platforms including Google Ads and Meta

•    Managing multiple client accounts, ensuring performance targets are met and exceeded

•    Analysing campaign data to generate actionable insights and inform strategy

•    Leading regular client communications, including performance updates and review meetings

•    Collaborating with internal teams (SEO, content, creative) to deliver integrated campaigns

•    Staying up to date with industry trends and platform developments

About You:

•   18+ months’ experience managing paid media campaigns (agency experience preferred)

•   Strong working knowledge of Google Ads and Meta Ads

•   Experienced with Google Analytics 4

•   Working knowledge of tracking and Google Tag Manager preferred

•   Familiarity with other advertising platforms such as Microsoft, TikTok, Pinterest and Reddit

•   Experience with Merchant Centre / Shopping feeds

•   Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into clear recommendations

•   Confident communicator, comfortable managing client relationships and expectations

Why Distinctly?

There are some great perks including: agency bonus, 28 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays), private health insurance, allocated training budget and focus on continuous personal development, sensible work/life balance, as well as a friendly, fun and sociable team (to name but a few).

We are unable to provide Visa sponsorship, so you will need to be currently living in the UK with the right to work in the UK to apply.

We value diversity, equity and inclusion. We celebrate unique contributions, provide equal opportunities and strive to build an inclusive culture. Join us in creating a diverse and thriving workplace.

Interested? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Manager.

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