Performance Marketing Manager

Are you tired of “performance marketing” roles that turned out to be glorified agency management?

You know the feeling. You applied for a hands-on performance marketing role, excited to dive deep into campaign optimisation and testing. But three months in, you’re stuck in endless meetings discussing strategy while someone else actually touches the platforms.
Sound familiar?

What if I told you there’s a role where you’d personally manage £1.2M+ in ad spend, with complete creative freedom to test, optimise, and scale?

It’s Monday morning, and instead of sitting through another “alignment meeting,” you’re diving straight into your Google and Meta campaigns. You spot an opportunity to test a new audience segment, implement it within the hour, and by Friday, you’re presenting results that directly impact the bottom line.

No agency middlemen. No approval chains. Just you, the platforms, and the data.

Here’s what makes this opportunity different:
You’ll be joining a rapidly growing DTC brand in the lifestyle space that’s experiencing genuine 100%+ year-on-year growth (yes, actual growth, not marketing fluff). They’ve tried agencies – too slow. They’ve tried freelancers – inconsistent. Now they want someone who gets the same thrill you do from watching a well-optimised campaign scale profitably.

This role is perfect for you if:
You’ve spent 2-3 years getting your hands dirty in Google Ads and Meta campaigns
You can walk someone through a campaign build without checking your notes
You get excited about finding that one audience segment that drops your CPA by 20%
You’ve managed decent budgets (£50K+ monthly) but want to play in the big leagues
You’re curious about international expansion and testing campaigns across European markets

What you’ll be doing:
Personally managing and scaling campaigns across Google and Meta (with expansion into Pinterest, TikTok, Reddit on the horizon)
Building tracking systems and dashboards that help you make decisions
Testing everything – audiences, creatives, landing pages, bid strategies
Collaborating directly with the Head of Performance Marketing (no politics, just strategy and execution)
Playing a key role in European expansion as they scale into France and Germany

Why consider this your next move?
Because how often do you find a role where you can:
Take on £1.2M+ budget responsibility without having to manage a team first
Work somewhere that’s genuinely doubling in size year-on-year
Be the second person in a performance team that will definitely need to expand
Get international campaign experience as they scale across Europe
Use your skills rather than just talking about using them

The salary sits at £40-45K – competitive but honest. What’s not competitive is the growth trajectory and the level of responsibility you’ll get. Most people wait years for this kind of budget ownership and impact.

If you’re reading this thinking, “finally, a role where I can do performance marketing instead of just talking about it,” then you might be exactly who they’re looking for.

The interview process is straightforward but thorough – expect to actually show your platform knowledge, not just talk about it. They want to see you can find the keyword tool in Google Ads and explain why you’d structure a campaign a certain way.

Ready to stop managing agencies and start managing campaigns again?

If this sounds like the challenge you’ve been waiting for, and you can honestly say you’ve personally built, optimised, and scaled profitable campaigns with real budgets, then let’s talk.

Sometimes the best career moves are the ones where you get to do more of what you’re good at, with bigger budgets, at a company that’s genuinely going places.

Apply now

Hybrid office set-up within a commutable distance from Southampton, Bournemouth, and Winchester. European market experience is a bonus, not a requirement.