Paid Media Team Lead
- Recruiter
- Helm Recruit Limited
- Location
- London
- Contract
- Permanent
- Work pattern
- Not Specified
- First listed by Ontap
- 8 October 2026
Job description
Paid Media Team Lead
London
Up to £80k + Bonus
Ready to take the lead on paid media strategy and performance?
We're looking for a Paid Media Team Lead to join a growing digital media business working with exciting brands across the regulated iGaming sector.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll oversee paid search and paid social campaigns, manage and develop a small team, and ensure media budgets are delivering genuine commercial results.
You'll have plenty of autonomy to shape strategy, improve performance and introduce new ideas as the business continues to grow.
What you'll be doing
Leading paid media strategy across Paid Search, Paid Social and other performance channels Managing budgets and driving performance against CPA, ROAS and customer acquisition targets Leading, coaching and developing a team of paid media specialists to deliver consistently strong results Using performance data, audience insights and creative testing to identify opportunities and scale successful campaigns Working closely with wider marketing, strategy and creative teams to ensure campaigns are effective, measurable and compliant
You'll ideally have:
Strong hands-on experience across Paid Search and Paid Social, particularly Google Ads and Meta A proven track record of delivering against commercial targets including CPA, ROAS and revenue Previous experience leading, mentoring or developing paid media specialists Strong understanding of conversion tracking, campaign optimisation, testing and performance analysis Experience within iGaming or another regulated/brand-sensitive industry would be highly beneficial
Why join?
This is an opportunity to step into a role where you can have a real influence on both strategy and performance, rather than simply overseeing campaigns.
You'll lead a talented team, work with meaningful media budgets and have the freedom to shape how paid media campaigns are structured, tested and scaled.
Joining a growing and collaborative business also means plenty of opportunity to introduce new ideas, improve processes and make your mark as the team continues to expand.
If you're commercially minded, passionate about paid media and enjoy getting the best out of both campaigns and people, we'd love to hear from you.