Paid Social Account Manager

Company Description

Sky is one of Europe’s leading entertainment andcommunications companies, offering an unparalleled rangeof services including TV, broadband, and mobile acrossmultiple markets. Recently, Publicis Media, won Sky'sprestigious European media planning and buying account,which covers the UK, Ireland, and the DACH region. This winfollowed a highly competitive pitch, and the account is valuedat £250 million annually in the UK alone.

Working on the Sky account provides an incredibleopportunity to collaborate with a brand known for innovationand impact in the media landscape. As part of this team,you’ll play a key role in shaping Sky's media strategy,contributing to campaigns that reach millions of households,and supporting a brand with deep roots in both entertainmentand technological advancements. With Sky as a client, you’llhave the chance to work on high-profile projects across arange of media channels, helping them continue to lead incontent, sports, and connectivity across Europe.

Overview

Want to work on one of the UK’s biggest and most exciting media accounts?

This is a brilliant opportunity to join the paid social team working on Sky — one of Europe’s leading entertainment and communications brands, spanning TV, broadband, mobile, sport, entertainment and connectivity across multiple markets. Sky is a high-profile, high-investment client, giving you the chance to work on campaigns that reach millions of households and sit at the heart of culture, entertainment and innovation.

You’ll be joining Publicis Next / Performics, part of Publicis Media, where data, technology, media craft and performance thinking come together to deliver real business impact. The team is fast-paced, collaborative and ambitious — and this role gives you genuine ownership, visibility and room to grow.

Why this role is worth your attention

If you’re looking for a paid social role where you can do more than just activate campaigns, this is the one.

You’ll get to:

• Work on Sky, a major household-name client with campaigns across entertainment, sport and existing customer activity.
• Be part of a sizeable paid social set-up, working alongside UK-based colleagues and an offshore delivery team.
• Get exposure to a broad Sky portfolio, including high-profile campaigns across key product areas.
• Work closely with senior social leads, planning teams and strategists, giving you great visibility across the wider media mix.
• Own meaningful work across strategy, activation, optimisation, testing, reporting and client conversations.
• Develop your craft across major platforms including Meta, TikTok and Snapchat, with additional exposure across the wider paid social landscape.
• Grow in a team that values curiosity, ownership, collaboration and smart thinking — not just box-ticking.

Responsibilities

What you’ll be doing

As a Paid Social Account Manager, you’ll help lead the day-to-day delivery and performance of paid social campaigns for Sky. You’ll be hands-on in platform, close to the data, and confident turning numbers into clear recommendations that move the work forward.

You’ll be responsible for shaping paid social activity from audience strategy and creative best practice through to bidding, testing, optimisation and reporting. You’ll also play a key role in making sure campaigns are delivered accurately, efficiently and to a high standard.

Day to day, that means you’ll be:

• Managing paid social campaigns across major platforms, ensuring activity is set up, optimised and delivered smoothly.
• Turning performance data into clear, actionable insight — not just reporting what happened, but explaining what to do next.
• Helping shape testing roadmaps, platform innovation plans and channel growth opportunities.
• Working with clients and internal teams to make sure KPIs, measurement frameworks and recommendations are commercially meaningful.
• Keeping a close eye on budgets, pacing, quality assurance and financial accuracy.
• Supporting junior team members by delegating effectively, giving feedback and helping them build confidence.
• Building trusted relationships with stakeholders by being reliable, proactive and clear in your communication.
• Bringing ideas, energy and a problem-solving mindset to a fast-moving account.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

You’ll probably be an experienced Paid Social Account Manager, Senior Executive ready to step up, or someone in a similar role who’s looking for more scale, ownership and client exposure.

You’ll be a strong fit if you have:

• Experience across paid social strategy, activation and campaign management.
• Hands-on platform knowledge, particularly across Meta, TikTok and Snapchat.
• Experience managing campaigns across both brand and performance objectives.
• A good understanding of data, measurement and reporting.
• Confidence working directly with clients and presenting performance insights.
• Strong attention to detail, especially when it comes to budgets, QA and delivery.
• A proactive approach to testing, learning and trying new platform features.
• The ability to support, coach or manage junior team members.
• A collaborative, positive working style — someone who can push for great work while bringing others with them.

What’s in it for you

This role gives you the chance to build your paid social career on a genuinely exciting client, with the support of a strong agency network around you.

You’ll benefit from:

• The opportunity to work on Sky, a major, high-profile client with real visibility.
• Exposure to campaigns across entertainment, sport and customer audiences.
• A collaborative team structure with access to senior social specialists, strategists and planning teams.
• The chance to develop across strategy, activation, reporting, client management and people leadership.
• Work Your World after one year’s service, allowing you to work from anywhere in the world where there is a Publicis office for up to six weeks a year.
• 25 days’ holiday, increasing to 30 days after five years’ continuous service.

Additional Information

Publicis offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

📖 Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

At Publicis, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

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