The Role
We're looking for a Paid Social Manager to take ownership of campaign performance across Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, and other paid social platforms. You'll be hands-on in the platforms every day — building, optimising, and scaling campaigns that deliver real commercial results for our clients.
This is a role for someone who lives and breathes paid social. You'll manage significant budgets, make data-driven decisions, and work closely with our Account Management, Creative, and CRM teams to drive performance.
About SocialTap
SocialTap is a performance marketing agency based in Warrington, Cheshire. We build and manage profitable marketing campaigns for growing businesses — primarily in the automotive and finance sectors. As an Official Meta Business Partner, we specialise in Paid Social (Meta, Instagram, TikTok), Google Ads, CRM marketing, and creative production. We've helped our clients generate over £100M in converted sales, and we're still growing.
Location: Warrington, Cheshire (office-based, 3 days per week)
Reports to: Head of Paid Social
Employment: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £38,000 DOE
Key Responsibilities
Campaign Management
- Build, launch, and manage paid social campaigns across Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, and emerging platforms
- Manage monthly budgets of £10k+ across multiple client accounts
- Optimise campaigns daily — bid strategies, audience targeting, creative rotation, budget allocation
- Run A/B tests on audiences, creatives, placements, and copy to continually improve performance
- Monitor key metrics (CPL, CPA, ROAS, CTR, CVR) and take action when performance shifts
- Stay on top of platform changes, betas, and new features — and put them to work
Strategy & Analysis
- Develop paid social strategies aligned with client objectives and KPIs
- Analyse campaign data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement
- Produce clear, insightful performance reports and present findings to the team
- Contribute to QBRs and client presentations with data-backed recommendations
- Identify scaling opportunities and make the case for budget increases
Collaboration
- Work closely with Account Managers to understand client goals and translate them into campaign strategies
- Brief the creative team on ad concepts, formats, and messaging based on performance data
- Coordinate with the CRM team to align paid and owned channel activity
- Share learnings and best practices with the wider team
- Keep ClickUp updated with campaign tasks, deadlines, and status
Requirements
Essential
- 2+ years' hands-on experience managing Meta/Facebook Ads campaigns with monthly budgets of £10k+
- Proven track record of hitting CPL, CPA, or ROAS targets at scale
- Strong analytical skills — you're comfortable in the data and know how to turn numbers into action
- Experience with Meta Ads Manager at an advanced level
- Understanding of conversion tracking, pixel/CAPI setup, and attribution
- Proactive and self-motivated — you don't wait to be told what to optimise
Desirable
- Experience with TikTok Ads or other paid social platforms (LinkedIn Ads, Pinterest, Reddit)
- Experience in the automotive, finance, or lead generation sectors
- Familiarity with Google Analytics (GA4), Google Tag Manager, or third-party attribution tools
- Understanding of landing page optimisation and CRO principles
- Experience with CRM marketing and how paid and owned channels work together
- Meta Blueprint certification
Personal Qualities
- Performance-obsessed — you want every campaign to be better than the last
- Detail-oriented — you catch the things others miss
- Commercially minded — you understand that clicks and impressions mean nothing without results
- Curious and adaptable — platforms change fast and you enjoy keeping ahead of the curve
- Calm under pressure — you can manage multiple accounts and deadlines without dropping standards
- Team player — you share what you learn and help the team get better
What We Offer
- Salary up to £38,000 (dependent on experience)
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Your birthday off
- 2-hour "life admin" slot every month
- £1,000 annual personal training & development budget
- Flexible working — 3 days in the office, choose your start time between 8–10am
- Official Meta Business Partner environment — access to cutting-edge tools and beta features
- The opportunity to work with exciting, high-growth clients spending serious budgets
- Professional development and career progression as the agency grows
- A close-knit, ambitious team that values quality, initiative, and results
Pay: Up to £38,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
