Paid Social Senior Account Executive

GroupM; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Paid Social Account Executive

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About EssenceMediacom:

We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers helps our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients’ businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability.

About GroupM Nexus:

GroupM Nexus UK is a community of more than 1000 specialists comprised of Search, Social, Programmatic & Display, and Ad Tech Ops teams from across the GroupM agencies. GroupM Nexus is designed to help accelerate our clients’ businesses by leveraging the power and capabilities of GroupM and its agencies, through partnerships with the world’s leading digital platforms, advanced accreditations for digital practitioners, or continued development and deployment of industry-leading benchmarks.

About the Paid Social team @ EssenceMediacom:

We’re looking for a digitally minded and versatile specialist to join our growing team as part of the Boots business. You should already have a base knowledge of the UK digital landscape and have experience in planning/buying digital media as well as activating paid social campaigns.

Intro to the role:

As Account Executive, the successful candidate will rapidly develop their knowledge of paid advertising across all the key social channels, from activation through to reporting. They will also learn how to work as part of a team that plans & delivers award-winning work in a busy agency environment that has training + development at its core.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Campaign Management:
   • End-to-end set up of paid social campaigns across all the relevant social platforms.
   • Undertaking regular quality assurance (QA) checks to ensure campaigns are set up to defined best practice standards.
   • Monitoring campaign performance and pacing to ensure activity delivers as expected. Troubleshooting and optimising campaigns in order to improve performance as necessary.
   • Working to produce detailed & accurate weekly/monthly campaign performance reports, often in Microsoft Excel.
   • Writing performance commentary that delivers valuable insight and recommendations to clients.
   • Assisting with more detailed analysis including end-of-campaign reporting, quarterly/annual reviews, and on standalone projects.
2. Client & Partner Management:
   • Working closely with your line-manager & the wider team (including the Global Hub team) to support the delivery of high-quality work for clients.
   • Working with partners and attending regular platform training sessions to further develop your paid social skillset.
3. Operational Excellence:
   • Responsible for managing your workload and for communicating clearly and in a timely manner with internal and external stakeholders as required across email, chat, video, and in-person.
   • Attend regular internal meetings and training sessions in order to actively contribute to a collaborative and friendly paid social community.
   • Responsible for following the mandatory agency finance processes. Working with line-manager to ensure processes are followed, allowing for prompt payment/invoicing and to minimise finance queries.

About You:

The Account Executive position is aimed at someone passionate about starting a career in digital marketing and paid social. We are looking for a candidate with the following attributes:

• Display an eagerness to learn. You should be diligent and attentive to detail, able to listen, learn new skills, and put these into practice quickly.
• Able to display an interest in how digital advertising/marketing works (especially on social media channels) and have a desire to further your knowledge in this area.
• Computer literate with a good base of skills across the Microsoft Office suite of programmes (including Excel).
• Being part of a busy agency environment, we regularly work with large amounts of data, so a confidence with numbers is also a must.
• Teamwork is key to this role and we are looking for someone who is collaborative, friendly, and with a can-do attitude.

In return, the successful candidate can expect to work as a member of a fun and engaging team that is part of a company that truly champions learning, development, and will invest in your career over the long term.