Paid Social Specialist

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DEPT® is seeking a Paid Social Specialist to join the UKI Media team in a London/Manchester hybrid role. You’ll plan, buy and optimise paid social campaigns across Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and LinkedIn for clients, including Just Eat Takeaway, and collaborate with Strategy and Planning to translate data into actionable plans, with weekly reporting and optimisations. You’ll manage client relationships, present work, and coordinate with an international team across time zones, upholding high QA standards and timely delivery. Essential: strong paid social expertise, platform fluency, experience with brand and performance campaigns, advanced Excel/Sheets, excellent written and verbal communication, superb time management and presentation skills, and a curious numeric mindset. Apply with quantified results, case studies, and stakeholder-facing examples, and share any recruitment adjustments you need.

Paid Social Specialist

London, Manchester hybrid

This position sits in our UKI Media team. We combine data, technology, creative content, and paid media to crack brands’ business problems & drive revenue through innovative digital marketing solutions. We plan, create and execute a variety of world class campaigns, from culture lead, social first content to award-winning integrated creative campaigns that have been built from data lead strategies and insights. Our clients include Just Eat Takeaway, Victoria's Secret, TikTok, The White Company, Meta, Pepsico, EasyJet and many more. 

JOB PURPOSE 

Here at DEPT®, we are proud of the award winning, creative campaigns and content that we produce for a range of exciting and well known brands and we believe that our Media Team is pivotal in the success of those campaigns. Our Media Team is made up of both paid and organic media specialists and we are looking for a new Paid Social Specialist to join the team to work to work across key accounts including Just Eat Takeaway, Brother and other major clients.

The Media Planner will work closely with Strategy and Planning to craft paid social media plans across multiple platforms then execute those campaigns to the highest standard. Using data and insights, this role requires pacing and reporting and ongoing optimisations. Strong platform knowledge across key paid social channels is essential.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

You will: 

• Plan, buy and optimise paid social campaigns across key platforms (Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn as relevant)
• Confidently communicate with the client directly, building a strong relationship
• Report on activity on weekly basis, through pacing, gsheet reports and read-outs
• Create key tactical plans to execute media briefs
• Actively monitor campaigns and suggestion optimisations for best performance to plan
• Ensure delivery of work is to the highest possible standard within deadlines
• Ensure constant innovation across all deliverables
• Contribute to our creative process by sharing your ideas and experience
• Present work internally and externally
• Smoothly work with an international team across multiple timezones

SKILLS AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential 

• Relevant experience within a paid media based role
• Strong understanding of digital paid media, particularly paid social media
• Advanced proficiency with paid social platforms; experience across TikTok, Meta, Snapchat, and YouTube, Google Ads and Pinterest is advantageous.
• Experience with brand and performance campaigns
• High attention to detail, especially with QA’s 
• Intermediate or higher proficiency in the use of Excel/Sheets and familiarity with Word/Docs and PowerPoint/Slides
• An inquisitive and numeric mindset
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills 
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to react quickly within a fast-paced environment 

WE OFFER

• A flexible, hybrid working policy
• The choice of medical healthcare providers (Bupa or Medicash) 
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off each year
• Company pension scheme 
• EAP scheme
• Ride to work scheme 
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Buddy Program: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®.
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
• Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

WHO ARE WE? 

We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating. 

Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.

DEPT® is committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION 

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.