Paid Social Account Executive

Medialab Group
London

JOIN OUR JOURNEY

Medialab is the UK’s leading independent media agency, and one of the fastest growing in the industry. We’re a media agency that’s made differently: purpose-led, data-driven, founder-run and proudly independent.

Our entrepreneurial spirit means success is recognised and rewarded. There are no limits to what you can achieve here, which our employees agree with, evidenced by being a Campaign Best Place to Work for six consecutive years and one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025. As well as this, we’re Campaign’s Independent Agency of the Year 2024 and Media Week’s Independent Agency of the Year 2025.

We are IPA Effectiveness accredited, an IPA People-First agency, and All In Champions, with industry-leading work recognised by double-gold at the 2024 IPA Effectiveness Awards for our work with Laithwaites and a 2025 Effie for our work with Alzheimer’s Society.

Our independence means we can focus 100% on doing the right thing to secure success for our clients and our brilliant people. We work with a wide variety of clients including Hovis, IG, Sharps Bedrooms, SunLife, Standard Life, Ancestry, Laithwaites Wine, Save the Children, Guide Dogs, Alzheimer’s Society, RNLI and Clearscore.

OUR VALUES

  • Commit to Doing the Right Thing (Act with integrity and accountability)

  • Help People Flourish (Invest in people)

  • Dig Deeper to Understand Better (Data driven curiosity)

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

Working at Medialab comes with lots of perks including all the usual things you would expect, such as a competitive salary package, pension, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, weekly social events and big summer / end of year parties.
On top of that, we offer extra benefits, which make life at Medialab even more rewarding:

  • Time to Unwind – 22 days holiday (+ Christmas holiday closure), a day off for your birthday, holiday buying scheme, flexi-hours and work abroad scheme.

  • Hybrid Working – Balance between home and office. (3 days in office) We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements from the commencement of employment.

  • Career Growth – A meritocratic approach to progression with quarterly reviews, CPD Platinum accredited training, mentoring and leadership support.

  • Health & Wellbeing – Private medical insurance, health cash plan, gym discounts, wellbeing apps Mental Health First Aiders and free professional counselling.

  • Supporting Families – Enhanced parental leave pay, flexible working and life assurance.

  • Giving Back – Paid charity days and sustainability initiatives.

  • Perks & Rewards – Retail discounts, long-service trips and an unforgettable team culture.

YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE

We are looking for a Paid Social Account Executive to join our growing Digital Team and play an important role in delivering brilliant paid social campaigns for some of the UK’s most ambitious brands and charities.

This role is ideal for someone who already has some experience in paid social, or a strong grounding in digital media, and wants to build deeper channel expertise across platforms such as Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest and emerging social environments. You’ll gain hands-on experience across brand and performance campaigns, contribute to planning and optimisation discussions.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

  • You will support the setup, activation, and QA of paid social campaigns across key platforms.

  • Assist with regular optimisation cycles, using platform data to help identify what is working, what needs improving and where we can push performance further.

  • You will support reporting across paid social campaigns, helping turn platform data into clear, useful commentary that links back to client KPIs and helps teams make better decisions.

  • You will help keep client and internal teams updated through clear status reports, meeting notes, action trackers, and timely follow-ups.

MUST HAVE SKILLS

  • Some hands-on experience or strong foundational knowledge of paid social activation, ideally across Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest or similar social platforms.

  • A good understanding of core paid social metrics, such as impressions, reach, CPM, CPC, CTR, CVR, CPA, ROAS and budget pacing.

  • You are curious, proactive and genuinely interested in how paid social drives outcomes for clients.

  • Strong attention to detail and confidence working with data in Excel, Google Sheets or reporting dashboards.

  • You are comfortable working with numbers, campaign data and platform metrics.

  • Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide timely updates to internal teams, clients and media partners.

  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines and campaigns.

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS

  • Experience using Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager or Pinterest Ads Manager.

  • Some understanding of tracking, tagging, pixels, UTMs, GA4 or conversion measurement.

  • Experience with reporting tools, dashboards or data visualisation platforms.

  • Exposure to wider digital channels such as Paid Search, Display, Video, Programmatic or Partnerships.

Posted 2026-04-25

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