Paid Social Manager

Company: Tribal Recruitment – The UK's Leading Digital & R2R Recruiters
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Location: London
Job Description:

Paid Social Manager (Ecommerce)

London (Hybrid – 2 days per week in-office)

Salary up to £45K

About the Role

We’re looking for a Paid Social Manager to own and scale paid social performance across a portfolio of ecommerce clients. You’ll be responsible for hands-on campaign execution, performance optimisation, and translating data into actionable insights that drive profitable growth.

This role suits a strong operator who is passionate about paid social, ecommerce performance, and creative-led testing within an agency environment.

Key Responsibilities

Paid Social Strategy & Execution

  • Plan, launch, and optimise paid social campaigns across platforms including Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, and emerging channels
  • Own day-to-day account performance, ensuring campaigns align to ecommerce KPIs such as ROAS, CAC, revenue, and profitability
  • Build and manage full-funnel strategies covering prospecting, retargeting, and retention
  • Implement structured testing frameworks across audiences, creative, formats, and messaging
  • Collaborate closely with creative teams to brief, feedback, and iterate on high-performing assets

Performance & Optimisation

  • Analyse performance data to identify trends, insights, and opportunities for improvement
  • Manage budgets, pacing, and forecasting to hit client targets
  • Continuously optimise bids, audiences, creatives, and placements
  • Stay up to date with platform updates, algorithm changes, and best practices

Client & Team Collaboration

  • Act as the paid social point of contact for assigned ecommerce accounts
  • Support client communications, performance updates, and reporting
  • Work closely with Account Directors, Strategists, and Analysts to align channel performance with broader account strategy
  • Contribute to knowledge sharing, documentation, and best practices across the paid social team

Agency & Growth Contribution

  • Support new business pitches and audits where required
  • Help shape paid social processes, tools, and ways of working
  • Champion innovation, testing, and performance excellence

Skills & Experience

  • 3+ years of hands-on paid social experience, ideally within an agency environment
  • Strong ecommerce performance focus with experience managing revenue-driving accounts
  • Deep expertise across Meta Ads Manager; experience with TikTok and other platforms is highly desirable
  • Strong analytical skills and confidence working with performance data
  • Experience managing budgets and delivering against ROAS or CPA targets
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Posted: April 1st, 2026