Paid Social & Programmatic Account Manager

Channel Expertise Specialist – Search Laboratory

Agency
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Search Laboratory.
Job description
:
The Channel Expertise Specialist is operating Media Experience (Mx) campaigns for a client portfolio on a specific channel.
Reporting to
:
Biddable Business Director.
Office Location
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Havas Village Leeds, Block Haus West Park, LS16 6QG
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We are Havas Market, part of the Havas Media Network (HMN) – a Network spanning almost 1,000 people across London, Leeds, Manchester and Edinburgh. As Havas Market, our vision is to deliver limitless performance for our clients by breaking down the barriers within media to build cohesive multi‑channel experiences that combine tech and human flair. Havas Market expertise spans the following core specialist services: paid media (PPC, paid social, programmatic), owned (SEO, CRO, content, creative, localisation), and earned (digital PR, social).

As a hub of performance specialists, we work with clients directly via Havas Market, while we also service the performance media needs of the other agency brands across HMN – including Havas Media, Arena Media and Ledger Bennett. Across all agency brands within HMN, we have defined shared values that shape the way we work and define what we expect from our people:

• Human at Heart:
  You will respect, empower, and support others, fostering an inclusive workplace and creating meaningful experiences.
• Head for Rigour:
  You will take pride in delivering high‑quality, outcome‑focused work and continually strive for improvement.
• Mind for Flair:
  You will embrace diversity and bold thinking to innovate and craft brilliant, unique solutions.

These behaviours are integral to our culture and essential for delivering impactful work for our clients.

Sitting as part of the Biddable team based in Leeds, this role will see you work exclusively within the B2B vertical. As such, you will sit within a scaled biddable activation community within the Havas Market organisation, but you will need to be deeply connected into Ledger Bennett – our global B2B marketing agency dedicated to redefining B2B marketing through inventive, authentic, and ambitious strategies.

The principal elements of the role will be to manage 1‑2 executives in the pursuit of social and programmatic excellence. You’ll be expected to manage key pieces of business with solid planning and buying experience in B2B, providing a superior service to our clients and delivering innovative solutions. Furthermore, you will be responsible in driving performance through an unrivalled understanding of social channels and how consumers use them.

Working alongside the BD / AD team on Ledger Bennett you will also have a chance to heavily influence strategy and lead on the implementation of innovative, new solutions. There will be client‑facing elements to this role, and you’ll be required to attend regular calls/meetings, as well as lead on larger monthly and quarterly meetings, with the support of your line manager.

As such, it’s essential you feel comfortable with clients, have strong communication skills, as well as a proactive attitude and a real hunger for success.

• Support the Biddable Director the day‑to‑day running of client accounts as well as addressing strategic business challenges.
• Campaign management and the ability to take ownership of client projects from start to finish.
• Drive best practice on your clients, and through your team; specifically, improving the quality of campaign delivery, innovation, and automation.
• Develop a rich understanding of your clients’ audience and the consumer journey within the B2B vertical - always striving to deliver richer insight to clients.
• Develop holistic biddable strategy largely independently, but with oversight from line manager.
• Strong knowledge of all tools available to support brand and performance
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key partners (e.g. Linked In, Facebook, X) to keep abreast of platform developments
• Lean into the Ledger Bennett agency culture – ensuring you attend team meetings, ensuring you report back on key updates and represent the PPC team to the highest standard.
• Adhere to…