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Media and Search Lead

United Kingdom, Edinburgh · Job Posted May 05, 2026
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Join us as a Media and Search Lead, where you will be accountable for shaping and owning our media and search strategy. You will manage a significant annual media budget, and lead delivery across PPC, paid social, and digital display, while enhancing organic search and SEO performance. Working closely with internal marketing teams and our agency partner, you’ll drive effective, efficient and compliant media investment, using insight, data and experimentation to maximise brand and commercial impact.

Job Responsibility

  • Accountable for shaping and owning our media and search strategy
  • Manage a significant annual media budget
  • Lead delivery across PPC, paid social, and digital display
  • Enhance organic search and SEO performance
  • Drive effective, efficient and compliant media investment using insight, data and experimentation to maximise brand and commercial impact
  • Develop a comprehensive media strategy aligned with objectives
  • Plan and implement media campaigns across channels
  • Management of budget and resourcing initiatives
  • Building and maintenance of relationships with media partners
  • Measuring the effectiveness of media
  • Development of reports and presentation to communicate key findings

Requirements

  • Experience owning the end-to-end media and search strategy
  • Proven experience of planning, buying and optimisation of paid media (focus on PPC, paid social and digital display) aligned to business and brand objectives
  • Managing a substantial media budget
  • Solid analytical and commercial mindset
  • Proven people leadership and team management experience
  • Regulated industry experience in particular within financial services
  • Knowledge of econometric or advanced media measurement methodologies

Nice to have

  • Regulated industry experience in particular within financial services
  • Knowledge of econometric or advanced media measurement methodologies

What we offer

  • Competitive holiday allowance
  • Life assurance
  • Private medical care
  • Pension contribution

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