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Senior Paid Search Specialist – Cardiff (Onsite)
£40,000 to £50,000 DOE
Benefits package worth £7,000+ per year


Monday to Friday | Flexitime | Onsite
My client connects people across the UK with trusted professionals — our Partner Network — covering removals, conveyancing, surveying, house clearance and mortgages.
Together, we make moving home simpler, smarter and less stressful.
We’re looking for a Senior Paid Search Specialist to take ownership of our high-value, complex paid search activity. This is a senior specialist role for someone who wants to operate with real autonomy, manage meaningful commercial risk and influence performance decisions — without stepping away from hands-on delivery.
What you’ll do...
You’ll own the day-to-day performance of our paid search channels, operating as a senior technical authority within the Paid Media team.
*Take full ownership of delivering and scaling complex paid search campaigns across Google Ads and other relevant platforms
*Apply deep technical judgement across bidding strategy, structure, keywords and pacing
*Manage and optimise significant budgets where small decisions carry large commercial impact
*Define and own structured testing strategies to improve efficiency, conversion and ROI
*Diagnose performance issues methodically, not reactively — spotting intent drift, auction pressure or inefficiencies
*Analyse performance using tools such as GA4 and Looker Studio to surface insight and opportunity
*Work closely with SEO, Content and Design to improve landing page and user journey performance
*Represent Paid Search confidently in cross-team discussions, providing clear, evidence-led perspective
You’ll also contribute to documentation, best practice and knowledge sharing, helping raise capability across the Paid Media team — without formal line management responsibility.
Your profileWhat you’ll bring...
ESSENTIAL (NON-NEGOTIABLE)
*Significant hands-on experience in paid search, with around 5 years’ experience working in commercial, performance-led environments.
*At least 2 to 3 years operating at a senior or equivalent level, owning performance outcomes, making autonomous decisions and influencing direction without formal line management.
*Proven experience owning paid search performance end to end in a commercial, results-led environment
*Strong technical expertise across Google Ads (and ideally Microsoft Ads)
*Experience managing significant budgets and commercial risk
*Confidence explaining performance, trade-offs and recommendations to senior stakeholders
*A calm, structured approach to optimisation in fast-moving environments
NICE TO HAVE
*Google Ads or Microsoft Advertising certifications
*Experience with automation, scripts or AI-driven optimisation tools
*Familiarity with CRO, GTM, Unbounce or similar tooling
What’s in it for you...
PAY & PERFORMANCE
*£40,000 to £50,000 DOE
*Annual pay review
*Benefits package worth £7,000+ per year
BENEFITS & PERKS
*Two paid weeks off at Christmas (on top of annual leave)
*No weekends or bank holidays — ever
*Paid day off for your birthday and work anniversary
*Bupa Medical & Dental cover (post probation)
*Free city-centre parking worth £1,600+
*Enhanced pension contributions
*Monthly takeaway Fridays and regular socials
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
*Senior technical ownership without people management
*Space to innovate, test and refine advanced approaches
*Ongoing learning to stay at the cutting edge of paid search
FLEXIBILITY THAT WORKS
*Flexitime between 6am and 8pm, with no core hours.
*Flexibility that works — for you, your team and the people we partner with.