Senior Account Manager – Performance Marketing (Paid Social & Paid Search)

Website Upbeat Agency

About Upbeat

We’re Upbeat — a fast-growing, performance-driven DTC marketing agency currently undergoing an exciting transformation. Headquartered in London but fully remote, we help brands grow through sophisticated performance marketing, premium creative production, and a deep understanding of the full customer journey.

Our in-house team spans strategy, media buying, UGC, creative production, 

and data-driven performance. We work with ambitious brands and manage multi-channel campaigns across global markets.

As we continue to scale, we are now looking for an exceptional Senior Account Manager with deep paid advertising expertise to join our management team and lead our top-tier clients.

The Role

We are seeking a Performance-focused Senior Account Manager to become the strategic lead for three of our largest clients — each spending £200,000–£400,000 per month across Meta and Google, with significant room to scale further.

In this pivotal role, you will:
• Own senior-level client relationships
• Drive paid advertising strategy across Meta & Google
• Lead scaling plans, budget forecasting, and performance optimisation
• Run multi-market campaigns (UK, US, EU, MENA)
• Direct internal media buyers and creative teams
• Manage and upskill our existing Account Manager (influencer/organic background) into a paid-ads-capable AM
• Join our wider management team and eventually run the Account Management department

This is a senior role for someone with real gravitas in performance marketing. You will be the bridge between clients, media buyers, and creative — ensuring growth, stability, and strategic clarity across high-value accounts.

What You’ll Be Doing

Client Leadership
• Act as the primary senior contact for high-value clients
• Build deep relationships across 3 flagship accounts
• Lead onboarding, quarterly reviews, growth planning, and performance reviews
• Run weekly strategy calls, steering clients toward long-term growth

Performance Strategy & Execution
• Develop full-funnel paid media strategies across Meta, Google, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube
• Lead creative strategy and UGC ideation with internal teams
• Oversee budget pacing, monthly forecasts, and scaling frameworks
• Direct media buyers on optimisation, testing, and scaling
• Analyse ROAS, CPA, CPL, MER and articulate insights clearly

Campaign Management & Reporting
• Monitor performance daily and guide internal teams accordingly
• Build and present clear performance reports
• Lead cross-department workflow between Media Buying, Creative, and UGC
• Unblock bottlenecks and ensure projects stay ahead of deadlines

Leadership & Mentorship
• Manage, support, and develop our Account Manager
• Elevate the AM department by improving processes, reporting, communication, and client management standards
• Bring industry best-practices across performance marketing

What We’re Looking For

Essential
• 5+ years in a performance marketing environment
• Deep hands-on knowledge of Meta Ads Manager & Google Ads
• Confidence analysing paid ads data (ROAS, CPA, MER, attribution modelling)
• Experience leading multi-market campaigns
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Experience managing clients spending at least £100k+/month
• Experience managing or mentoring other team members
• Ability to forecast budgets, build scaling models, and lead strategic planning
• A strategic thinker who can lead client accounts with confidence

What We Offer
• £60,000 annual salary
• Fully remote role with flexible working (UK only)
• High-value, high-impact client portfolio
• Fast career progression into AM department leadership
• Close collaboration with the CEO
• Agency undergoing transformation — your ideas will shape the entire AM function
• Supportive team culture that values excellence, autonomy, and performance

This is the perfect role for someone who:
• Has true performance marketing DNA
• Wants to own senior client strategy
• Wants to lead high-spend accounts
• Wants a seat at the agency’s management table
• Wants rapid upward career growth

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £60,000.00 per year

Benefits:
• Work from home

Work Location: Remote

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