Full job descriptionPaid Media Executive (open to Senior title)
Leeds (hybrid, 1 day per week)
Salary £30-40k
Forward Role are proud to be supporting our client, a rapidly expanding global marketplace, as they look to recruit a Paid Media Executive to join their growing Growth team. Operating across the UK and into Europe, this business is scaling fast and Paid Media is one of their most important growth engines — driving discovery, demand generation, and customer acquisition across Google, YouTube, Display, Demand Gen, and emerging paid channels.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing team at a genuinely exciting stage of their growth journey, working across multiple international markets with real scope to develop your career.
The role
This is a hands-on, executional role focused on supporting the delivery, optimisation, and scaling of Paid Media activity across multiple markets. The primary focus is Google’s broader media ecosystem — YouTube, Demand Gen, Display, and Performance Max — though Paid Search experience is a bonus. You’ll work closely with Creative, CRM, Data, and Product teams to ensure campaigns are well-structured, creatively strong, and continuously improving.
The team is based in Leeds and ideally looking for someone who can join them in the office one day a week, but they’re open to candidates from further afield.
What the role involves
*Building, launching, and managing campaigns across YouTube, Demand Gen, Display, Performance Max, and broader Paid Media channels
*Conducting thorough campaign QA before launch, checking targeting, audiences, budgets, assets, and tracking
*Supporting audience creation, segmentation, first-party audience usage, and targeting strategies
*Coordinating creative assets, translations, uploads, and approvals across markets
*Assisting with creative briefing — hooks, messaging angles, and asset requirements
*Monitoring campaign performance daily and flagging anomalies, opportunities, or scaling potential
*Supporting performance reporting and extracting actionable insights
*Validating conversion tracking, tags, and attribution setup
*Supporting localisation and market expansion workflows
*Contributing to testing roadmaps and wider Growth team initiatives
What we’re looking for
Essential:
*Experience in Paid Media either in house or agency side for a minimum of 12 months – open to different levels of seniority
*A strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and turn it into action
*Understanding of creative testing, audience targeting, and campaign optimisation principles
*Strong attention to detail, particularly in campaign setup and QA
*Familiarity with Google Ads, YouTube, Demand Gen, Display, or similar advertising platforms
*Experience working with video and static creatives and providing constructive feedback
*Ability to manage multiple priorities and work at pace
*Strong communication and collaboration skills
Nice to have:
*Paid Search / SEM experience
*Experience working across multiple international markets
*Familiarity with GA4, GTM, or tracking and tagging platforms
*Understanding of attribution and data pipelines
*Familiarity with AI tools and automation workflows
*Experience with video-first or creative-led advertising strategies
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