Paid Social & Programmatic AM

  • Sphere Digital Recruitment
  • May 01, 2026
Full time Advert / Media / Entertainment

Job Description

Overview

Paid Social & Programmatic Account Manager

Up to £45,000 London Hybrid Working

This is a great opportunity for a Biddable Account Manager to join a highly regarded media agency working on a fast-paced global client.

The agency combines the agility and transparency of an independent with the scale, tools and specialist depth of a global network. You'll work across Programmatic and Paid Social, managing day-to-day delivery while building strong client and partner relationships.

If you enjoy owning accounts, mentoring junior talent and delivering smart, performance-led media solutions, this role offers both exposure and progression.

Why this role?
  • Global client exposure with real pace and complexity
  • Hybrid working with flexibility
  • Strong cross channel exposure across Programmatic and Paid Social
  • Clear development opportunities in a growing team
  • Supportive culture with investment in learning and progression
The opportunity

You'll play a key role in leading biddable activity for your client, acting as a trusted day to day contact and ensuring campaigns are delivered on time, on brief and on budget.

Working closely with Client Service and specialist teams, you'll help push thinking beyond briefs, challenge where needed, and deliver consistently strong media output. You'll also have responsibility for mentoring a Media Executive and contributing to the wider success of the team.

What you'll be doing
  • Providing strong digital leadership across your accounts
  • Managing Programmatic and paid social planning and buying across connected devices
  • Building excellent relationships with media partners across Programmatic and Paid Social
  • Working closely with Client Service to ensure smooth campaign delivery
  • Leading and developing a Media Executive
  • Challenging briefs and client thinking to drive better outcomes
  • Producing campaign reviews, insights and recommendations for future activity
  • Understanding attribution models and cross channel performance
  • Keeping on top of industry developments, platforms and technology
  • Collaborating with other disciplines including SEO, Data & Analytics
  • Contributing to team processes, training and continuous improvement
What they're looking for
  • A few years' experience in digital media, ideally agency side
  • Strong experience across Programmatic and/ or paid social
  • Hands on knowledge of Prisma or similar buying platforms
  • Experience using social self serve platforms (e.g. Google, Meta, LinkedIn)
  • Confident managing clients and leading accounts day to day
  • Highly organised, able to juggle multiple campaigns at once
  • A collaborative mindset with a proactive, solutions led approach

We encourage applications from all backgrounds. We support adjustments or additional help during the recruitment process if needed.