Senior Paid Media Specialist
- Greater London
- Permanent
- JBf16-1647303
- 16/02/2026
Senior Paid Media Specialist
Hybrid – Angel, London (min. 2 days office)
£48,000–£55,000 + benefits
Certus are partnering with a fast-growing, technology-led demand generation business redefining how data, acquisition and publishing work together to drive scalable revenue growth.
This is not a “set and forget” PPC role.
It’s for someone who wants ownership. Real influence. Visible impact.
The Opportunity
You’ll take full operational ownership of high-volume, search-led acquisition across 100+ live campaigns spanning Google Ads, Microsoft Ads and Display (with Meta exposure where relevant).
This is hands-on, daily in-platform optimisation — managing budgets, bids, structure and experimentation — but with a bigger remit:
What You’ll Be Doing
What They’re Looking For
Package & Benefits
Certus Recruitment Group – Connecting GTM Talent with High-Growth Businesses.
Hybrid – Angel, London (min. 2 days office)
£48,000–£55,000 + benefits
Certus are partnering with a fast-growing, technology-led demand generation business redefining how data, acquisition and publishing work together to drive scalable revenue growth.
This is not a “set and forget” PPC role.
It’s for someone who wants ownership. Real influence. Visible impact.
The Opportunity
You’ll take full operational ownership of high-volume, search-led acquisition across 100+ live campaigns spanning Google Ads, Microsoft Ads and Display (with Meta exposure where relevant).
This is hands-on, daily in-platform optimisation — managing budgets, bids, structure and experimentation — but with a bigger remit:
- Strengthening acquisition architecture
- Elevating optimisation standards
- Building smarter automation frameworks
- Improving downstream lead quality, not just front-end CPL
What You’ll Be Doing
- Owning performance across large-scale Paid Search & Display environments
- Managing and reallocating budgets dynamically to maximise efficiency and data value
- Daily optimisation across bids, placements, keywords, creatives and targeting
- Designing structured testing roadmaps (bidding, targeting, creative variables)
- Conducting auction insights & competitor analysis to refine strategy
- Expanding campaigns via keyword research and search term mining
- Enhancing automation via smart bidding, rules and AI-driven optimisation
- Collaborating with engineering to improve reporting and dashboard visibility
- Ensuring compliance across platform policies and data protection standards
What They’re Looking For
- Proven hands-on PPC ownership across Google Ads & Microsoft Ads
- Experience managing high-volume campaign portfolios
- Strong commercial judgement around budget allocation and scaling
- Demonstrable A/B testing and structured experimentation experience
- Confidence working with automation, smart bidding or rule-based systems
- Strong analytical capability (Excel / Sheets / GA4 or equivalent)
- Clear communicator with the confidence to defend optimisation decisions
Package & Benefits
- £48,000–£55,000 base
- Hybrid working (Angel, London)
- 20 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Birthday off
- Vitality private medical (post-probation)
- Aviva pension
- Fast-growing, ambitious culture with real progression opportunity
Certus Recruitment Group – Connecting GTM Talent with High-Growth Businesses.
