Consultant, Paid Media (6 month FTC)
Two Circles is a sports & entertainment marketing business that helps clients grow relationships with fans and drive commercial outcomes. The business works at the intersection of data, technology and marketing to deliver measurable revenue growth across ticketing, partnerships and digital channels.
The Role
Two Circles is seeking an experienced paid media specialist to support the delivery of media services across a portfolio of global sports properties. This role focuses on leading paid media strategy and delivering high-quality campaign execution across complex, often multi-territory marketing operations. The successful applicant will take ownership of performance, optimisation and reporting across a number of client engagements, whilst supporting planning for upcoming events and ensuring robust tracking and measurement is in place and leveraged across all activity. The position requires both hands-on delivery and confident client-facing leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Lead paid media delivery across multiple client projects, being accountable for strong media performance
Work with teams to build and optimise campaigns across key media channels (typically a combination of social, search, programmatic, OOH)
Identify performance issues and implement clear, effective optimisation strategies
Manage budgets, pacing and campaign structures across live activity
Support the development of media plans and strategic recommendations
Oversee tracking implementation across campaigns, events and conversion points
Deliver clear reporting with actionable insights
Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless execution
Support knowledge sharing and upskilling within the paid media team
Engagement
6 months fixed term contract, with potential for extension thereafter dependent on business needs.
Requirements
Key Competencies
Paid search expertise including campaign structure, bidding strategies and feed-based activity
Paid social expertise across common platforms (Meta, Google, TikTok and others) including audience strategy, creative testing and optimisation
Proven ability to lead in-platform optimisations and performance troubleshooting
Experience managing multi-market or event-based campaigns with complex timelines
Working knowledge of media tracking and measurement, including pixels, conversion tracking and common analytics platforms such as GA4
Ability to translate data into clear insights and recommendations
Confident in client servicing and stakeholder management
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving requirements
Benefits
We offer a benefits package to suit you and your lifestyle! Out of a core monthly budget, you can choose your own comprehensive benefits package:
Renowned Team Days often throughout the year
Summer Away Days
23 standard days of holiday (+ 1 Birthday, +2 for a ‘Big Life Event’ and +1 Admin Day), closure of office over Christmas (plus Bank Holidays)
Discretionary Bonus based on company performance
Performance Reviews every 6 months with discretionary salary increases
Private healthcare (Vitality) and/or Health Care Plan (Medicash)
Mobile phone contribution
Sport Challenge contribution
Gym membership contribution
2x annual kit drops
Though these are the basics written down, we will principally be recruiting for energy, values and commitment – both to Two Circles and to your career. Even if you feel you don’t tick 100% of the boxes but feel you could bring value to the role, we’d still love to hear from you!
Our recruitment process will be honest & thorough, and so will our roles. In return, we can offer honesty, integrity, and the chance to progress in the organisation as quickly as you develop within it.
Two Circles is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
The Role
Two Circles is seeking an experienced paid media specialist to support the delivery of media services across a portfolio of global sports properties. This role focuses on leading paid media strategy and delivering high-quality campaign execution across complex, often multi-territory marketing operations. The successful applicant will take ownership of performance, optimisation and reporting across a number of client engagements, whilst supporting planning for upcoming events and ensuring robust tracking and measurement is in place and leveraged across all activity. The position requires both hands-on delivery and confident client-facing leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Lead paid media delivery across multiple client projects, being accountable for strong media performance
Work with teams to build and optimise campaigns across key media channels (typically a combination of social, search, programmatic, OOH)
Identify performance issues and implement clear, effective optimisation strategies
Manage budgets, pacing and campaign structures across live activity
Support the development of media plans and strategic recommendations
Oversee tracking implementation across campaigns, events and conversion points
Deliver clear reporting with actionable insights
Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless execution
Support knowledge sharing and upskilling within the paid media team
Engagement
6 months fixed term contract, with potential for extension thereafter dependent on business needs.
Requirements
Key Competencies
Paid search expertise including campaign structure, bidding strategies and feed-based activity
Paid social expertise across common platforms (Meta, Google, TikTok and others) including audience strategy, creative testing and optimisation
Proven ability to lead in-platform optimisations and performance troubleshooting
Experience managing multi-market or event-based campaigns with complex timelines
Working knowledge of media tracking and measurement, including pixels, conversion tracking and common analytics platforms such as GA4
Ability to translate data into clear insights and recommendations
Confident in client servicing and stakeholder management
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving requirements
Benefits
We offer a benefits package to suit you and your lifestyle! Out of a core monthly budget, you can choose your own comprehensive benefits package:
Renowned Team Days often throughout the year
Summer Away Days
23 standard days of holiday (+ 1 Birthday, +2 for a ‘Big Life Event’ and +1 Admin Day), closure of office over Christmas (plus Bank Holidays)
Discretionary Bonus based on company performance
Performance Reviews every 6 months with discretionary salary increases
Private healthcare (Vitality) and/or Health Care Plan (Medicash)
Mobile phone contribution
Sport Challenge contribution
Gym membership contribution
2x annual kit drops
Though these are the basics written down, we will principally be recruiting for energy, values and commitment – both to Two Circles and to your career. Even if you feel you don’t tick 100% of the boxes but feel you could bring value to the role, we’d still love to hear from you!
Our recruitment process will be honest & thorough, and so will our roles. In return, we can offer honesty, integrity, and the chance to progress in the organisation as quickly as you develop within it.
Two Circles is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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