Location: London or Leeds, 2 days a week in office
Salary: From £32,000 + 10% discretionary bonus
Level: Executive Level

About the Role

We are looking for a Paid Social Executive to join our Media team at SMG. In this role, you will work as a key digital specialist, responsible for activating and managing paid social media campaigns across multiple agencies and partnerships within the SMG family. Under the guidance of senior team members, you will have end to end ownership of campaigns, including activation, pacing, optimisation and reporting.

If you love variety, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and embrace change with energy, this could be your right role.

Why SMG?

At SMG, we hire for the future, which is fast-moving and changing shape. Do you have the potential to help shape our business? We’re looking for brilliant, diverse talent who want to grow with us—people who are curious, ambitious, and eager to learn, whether as specialists or across teams.

Our culture is everything. If you’re someone who stays honest, stays hungry, stays foolish, and has fun, you’ll feel right at home here.

We value those who take ownership of their growth and bring fresh perspectives. That’s why we’re committed to equity, inclusion, and building a place where everyone feels empowered to grow. At SMG, it’s not just about filling a role but building the future together.

We’re proud to be ranked the #1 Best Marketing and Media Agency and to have received World-Class accreditation from Best Companies.

10% discretionary bonus
£1,800 yearly wellbeing fund (on top of your salary!)
Free Headspace subscription
£500 yearly “Learning Fund” for learning
4 extra Wellbeing Days off per year
Summer & Winter conferences + year-round celebrations
4pm finishes every Friday
Flexible and hybrid working

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Are We What You’re Looking For?

We move fast, adapt quickly, and like to challenge each other. We're looking for people who enjoy the buzz of change, the satisfaction of building something better, and the joy of working with a close-knit, values-driven team.

This isn’t for everyone, but if you thrive in this environment, we’d love to meet you!

A Little Bit About You

You’ll bring:

Experience of paid social media buying
1+ years of experience optimising campaigns in Meta (other platforms are advantageous)
Good, workable Excel skills.
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
Must be able to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Proactiveness and willingness to learn.
Teamwork and collaboration

Don’t meet every single requirement? We still want to hear from you. If you believe you’d thrive in this role, your unique perspective might be just what we’re looking for.

What You’ll Be Doing

Your days will be dynamic. You might find yourself:

Campaign activation and management

End-to-end ownership of Paid Social campaigns, including activation, pacing, optimisation, and reporting.
Follow best practice and SMG frameworks, with campaign responsibilities including but not limited to troubleshooting, conversion tracking build, preview link creation, campaign build, 1PD audience push, activation, pacing, performance, optimisation and campaign reporting.
Regularly update the digital media manager on campaign pacing, performance and any delivery issues.
Assist with new partner implementation and testing.

Reporting

Mid campaign and end of campaign reporting.
Working with planning, insights, and digital media managers assist with PCA creation and delivery.
Alongside, senior team members, attend client calls where necessary.

Innovation

Find performance opportunities, and share findings across teams.
Offer support to the wider media team as required, helping with related queries and wider team responsibilities.
Keep pace with industry trends and proactively support with driving forward new opportunities and propositions.

Our Values:

Stay honest. Stay hungry. Stay foolish. Have fun.

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Paid Social Executive - 1 year fixed-term contract

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