Flexa
Impression • Nottingham, United Kingdom

Senior PPC / Paid Media Strategist

Employment type:  Full time

3–4 days/week at home

Core hours 11–3

Dog friendly

Job Description

We're looking for a Senior Paid Media Strategist to accelerate change and drive results for our wide-ranging portfolio of high-growth, ambitious clients. Alongside this, you'll be a leader, inspiring and engaging the wider paid media team.

Impression were recently ranked fourth in UK's Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing (medium-sized companies), and we continuously strive to ensure the best possible work-life balance for our team.

As a successful candidate, you will be given a clear progression path. We want rising talent to grow with us and there is ample opportunity for you to progress to the next level.

We are also very proud to have been listed on the “Flexa 100” Most Flexible Companies to work for and to be officially recognised as a Great Place to Work®.

Who are you?

  • You have an extensive track record of running and growing high performance, strategic paid media campaigns, with a focus on Search and/or Shopping.
  • You are an engaging, confident communicator, with experience presenting advanced strategies to senior stakeholders
  • You have an appreciation for the craft of PPC, with an advanced understanding of Google Ads (Search, Shopping and Display)
  • You love getting to know different businesses, discovering the role that your campaigns play in achieving their goals
  • You enjoy working with others as a part of a team, and will have managed, mentored or supported junior team members during your career
  • You will likely have used SA360, Marin or Kenshoo to manage PPC campaigns in the past - but your commitment to learning means that you’re constantly trying new tools and features

What will you be doing?

  • Directing industry-leading paid media strategy for a diverse portfolio of high-growth and global brands, across paid search, shopping and display
  • Ensuring proactive, innovative delivery of PPC performance, delegating to your supporting teammates effectively
  • Working closely with our amazing clients, building productive relationships in order to deliver the best performance for their businesses
  • Sharing your wisdom through training and mentoring team members, helping to develop their technical and professional skills
  • Getting involved with new business pitching, showcasing your expert knowledge to receptive prospects
  • Contributing significantly to the growth of Impression through campaign testing, developing our service offering and sharing your knowledge
  • Challenging yourself, your team, and your clients to ensure we’re always collectively driving in the same direction whilst being respectful, fair, and focused on results as we do it.

Not ticking all the boxes? Don't worry, here at Impression we promote a culture of learning and development. We can help you out!

Why work for us?

Be a part of a team that has recently won Best Large PPC Agency of the Year (UK Search Awards), PPC Agency of the Year (UK Agency Awards) and Biddable Team of the Year (The Drum). Our paid media team is growing, fast, and so is our client roster. Join us on our high-growth journey and be part of a culture that prioritises your health, wellbeing and personal development

Some of the good stuff:

  • 28 days annual leave (plus your 8 bank holidays in 2022 means over SEVEN weeks off work to spend on travels/family-time/hobbies/chillin’)
  • £35k-£43k DOE
  • Flexible and hybrid working, we like to balance remote time with time in the office collaborating and having fun in person whatever works for you!
  • Private medical insurance and access to mental health support systems, including remote therapy sessions
  • A full social calendar with a planned social event each month (Summer & Christmas parties are usually off-site!)
  • Enhanced sick pay - 8 weeks full pay, 8 weeks half pay in 12 month period
  • 3% employer pension contribution, with an additional 1% if we meet our internal targets this year!
  • Extended maternity & paternity leave, for you to take care of the newest member of your family
  • Life leave – moving house? taking a loved one to a hospital appointment? Sometimes the unexpected happens in your life and you need some paid leave
  • Special savings on bikes and tech through Cyclescheme and Techscheme respectively
  • Access to Perkbox, an online portal full of amazing discounts and freebies
  • The usual agency stuff – office dogs, yoga, drinks fridge, zumba, ping pong etc
  • £35k-£43k depending on expereinece

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We're listening and we're learning.

We’re committed to embracing diversity and promoting equal opportunities, both within our teams and through the services we provide. But we know we still have work to do. Improving fairness – in our agency and our industry – is something we’re passionate about, and we’re committed to having the conversations, making the changes and helping other businesses to do the same.

We pledge to promote equal opportunities and, as per the Equality Act 2010, will not tolerate discrimination on the grounds of: gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, religion, age, disability, caring responsibilities or beliefs. We’ll also make every effort to represent different genders, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds and sexualities at the events, panels and discussions we run.

Agencies

Strictly no recruitment agencies.

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Sabbaticals
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Pregnancy loss leave
4.5-day week
Enhanced Sick Pay with access to free therapy appointments via HelloSelf
Private medical insurance
28 Days Holiday
Life Leave - discretionary leave for Moving House, a New Pet or supporting `family or friends with a difficult situation.
Location
98%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours
93%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
89%
Employees are very happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
86%
Employees feel that they can find the perfect balance of life and work
Role modelling
97%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
95%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Working at Impression

Company employees

102

Gender diversity (male:female:non-binary)

32:42:5

Office locations

UK

Hiring Countries

United Kingdom
United States

Awards & Achievements

2nd – Scaleup companies

2nd – Scaleup companies

Flexa100 2024
2nd – Media & Agencies

2nd – Media & Agencies

Industry awards 2023
Most flexible companies

Most flexible companies

Flexa100 2023
Consultancy & Agency

Consultancy & Agency

Industry awards 2022