Leeds, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
$35k–$45k/yr
Salary: £35,000–£45,000 Location: Leeds offices (Hybrid – Tuesday to Thursday in office) Reporting to: Digital Performance Director WHY JOIN AC MEDIA AC Media is part of Audience Collective, a group of 140 specialists wo…
Skills: PPC, Paid social, Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn
Greater London, England, United Kingdom · Remote OK
$48k–$50k/yr
Job Overview Salary: £48k-£50k Location: Remote within the UK Reporting to: Account Director About Coterie Coterie is a specialist partner, ecosystem and channel marketing consultancy. We help complex B2B and technology-…
Skills: Account Management, Client Relationship Management, Commercial Management, B2B Marketing, Stakeholder Management
Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
$35k–$45k/yr
JOB OVERVIEW Salary: £35,000–£45,000 Location: Leamington Spa (Hybrid – Tuesday to Thursday in office) Reporting to: Digital Director WHY JOIN ADGEN We’re Adgen! A specialist media agency dedicated to helping education p…
Skills: PPC, Paid Social, Programmatic Media, Google Ads, Meta Ads
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The Digital Performance Manager is responsible for developing, delivering, and optimizing digital media campaigns across paid search, social, and programmatic channels. They will act as a trusted digital expert, balancing hands-on campaign execution with strategic input to drive measurable performance impact for clients.
Candidates must have proven experience in PPC and paid social within an agency or in-house environment, along with strong analytical and communication skills. Proficiency in platforms like Google Ads, Meta, and LinkedIn is essential, while a degree in Marketing or Business is considered a plus.
Salary: £35,000–£45,000
Location: Leeds offices (Hybrid – Tuesday to Thursday in office)
Reporting to: Digital Performance Director
AC Media is part of Audience Collective, a group of 140 specialists working with brands including Secret Escapes, BT, PizzaExpress, Amazon, Seiko and Kellogg’s.
We combine creative thinking with performance precision to deliver campaigns that challenge the algorithm not just optimise it. Media talent join us to shape ideas early, influence strategy, and play an active role in pitching, new business and growth, not sit behind the scenes.
Backed by the scale of Audience Collective and the autonomy of a specialist agency, AC Media offers real influence, visibility and the chance to help build what’s next.
Through the Audience Collective, our clients access a full ecosystem of expertise to move faster, think smarter, and grow beyond expectations.
As Digital Performance Manager at AC Media you’ll be responsible for developing, delivering, and optimising digital media campaigns across paid search, paid social, and programmatic channels. Working closely with client teams and channel specialists, you’ll ensure digital activity is insight‑led, performance‑driven, and aligned to client objectives.
You’ll act as a trusted digital expert for clients and colleagues, balancing hands‑on campaign delivery with strategic input, performance accountability, and contribution to the evolution of AC Media’s digital offering.
• Digital campaigns consistently meet or exceed agreed KPIs
• Clients trust AC Media’s digital recommendations and performance insight
• Campaign planning and execution are accurate, timely, and best‑in‑class
• Performance insight clearly informs optimisation and future strategy
• Digital capability continues to evolve through innovation and learning
• Collaborate with client teams to develop comprehensive digital media plans aligned to client objectives and budgets
• Extract insight from historic performance, benchmarks, and audience data to forecast outcomes and define KPIs
• Build and execute campaigns across platforms including Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, and other paid media channels
• Apply channel best practice to campaign setup, targeting, creative formats, and optimisation approaches
• Ensure campaigns are delivered accurately, on time, and to brief
• Monitor campaign performance and spend against agreed KPIs and budgets
• Implement ongoing optimisation strategies to improve performance and efficiency
• Produce clear, actionable insight and channel recommendations
• Contribute to end‑of‑campaign reports and quarterly reviews
• Present performance results and recommendations clearly and confidently to clients
• Act as the go‑to digital media expert for client teams and stakeholders
• Participate in client meetings, providing confident and informed performance updates
• Build strong, trusted relationships with clients through clear communication and expertise
• Ensure digital activity aligns with client business goals, sector context, and challenges
• Support the development of AC Media’s paid media and digital offering
• Proactively identify new channels, tools, or approaches that add value for clients
• Support client teams in identifying revenue opportunities beyond planned campaigns
• Apply commercial awareness to planning, performance, and recommendation‑making
• Support and guide Digital Executives or Specialists where applicable
• Maintain high standards of accuracy, quality control, and documentation
• Manage workload effectively across multiple campaigns and priorities
• Contribute to efficient ways of working within the digital team
• Stay up to date with digital trends, platform developments, and best practice
• Test and adopt new features, formats, and technologies where appropriate
• Balance data‑driven decision‑making with creative and innovative approaches
• Share learning and insight with the wider team
• Proven experience in PPC, and paid social within an agency or in‑house role
• Strong understanding of platforms including Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, and programmatic media
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to extract insight from data
• Excellent attention to detail and quality control
• Confident communicator with strong client service skills
• Commercial awareness and results‑focused mindset
• Strong organisation, prioritisation, and project management skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related field
• Experience supporting or mentoring junior team members
• Hybrid working (Leeds office Tuesday–Thursday)
• 25 days’ holiday + 3 celebration days
• 37.5‑hour working week
• Pension, life insurance and income protection
• EAP and 24/7 virtual GP access
• Learn AC Media and Audience Collective ways of working and tools
• Take ownership of existing digital campaigns under guidance
• Build strong understanding of client objectives and performance expectations
• Develop confidence in reporting, optimisation, and client communication
• Own digital campaign planning, delivery, and optimisation across key accounts
• Confidently manage budgets, performance, and KPI delivery
• Present performance insight and recommendations to clients
• Begin contributing ideas to improve digital strategy and delivery
• Demonstrate consistent performance improvement across campaigns
• Influence planning and strategy through insight and expertise
• Support development of junior team members
• Contribute to evolution of AC Media’s digital offering and best practice
Key activities may include:
• Taking ownership of larger or more complex digital budgets
• Developing deeper expertise in specific platforms or channels
• Contributing to agency‑wide digital strategy and proposition development
• Supporting new business pitches and capability storytelling
• Progression toward Senior Digital Performance Manager or Digital Director
As a collective of specialist agencies, we help you outthink rather than outspend your competition.
As a collective of specialist agencies, each with its own deep expertise, we naturally think divergently. Exploring problems from our diverse perspectives, we come together to solve challenges and drive growth in original, effective and unexpected ways. We call this ALTthink® - our proprietary process for unlocking business growth. Combining diagnostic tools and deep expertise, we identify areas for divergence across the marketing mix and evaluate those most likely to drive results.
Offices: Cross York Street Studios, Cross York Street, Leeds, LS2 7BL, GB
As a collective of specialist agencies, we help you outthink rather than outspend your competition.
As a collective of specialist agencies, each with its own deep expertise, we naturally think divergently. Exploring problems from our diverse perspectives, we come together to solve challenges and drive growth in original, effective and unexpected ways. We call this ALTthink® - our proprietary process for unlocking business growth. Combining diagnostic tools and deep expertise, we identify areas for divergence across the marketing mix and evaluate those most likely to drive results.
Offices: Cross York Street Studios, Cross York Street, Leeds, LS2 7BL, GB
