Salary: £81,000 per annum, pro rata
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract – maternity cover
Location: London – hybrid, 3 days per week in the office
Start: ASAP preferred

Pivotal London is partnering with a global media agency to appoint a Digital Activation Lead for a major international technology account.

This senior leadership role oversees digital activation across EMEA, bringing together Paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic and Content Syndication. You will combine technical understanding with strong client management and team leadership to ensure effective campaign delivery across the region.

Joining an established team of channel specialists, you will provide direction, support senior client conversations and help resolve complex activation challenges. Previous hands-on paid media experience is important, alongside the ability to lead through experienced specialist teams.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee digital activation across EMEA, ensuring activity supports the client’s marketing and business objectives.
• Lead and support senior channel leads, setting clear priorities and encouraging collaboration.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, representing activation across channels and providing clear recommendations.
• Act as a senior escalation point for technical issues, campaign risks and performance concerns.
• Partner with Strategy, Client Leadership and Analytics to connect media planning, activation and measurement.
• Collaborate with global counterparts to align strategy, KPIs and best practice.
• Oversee resourcing and delivery processes, identifying risks and improving ways of working.
• Maintain continuity throughout the maternity cover period, supporting a smooth handover and consistent delivery.

Skills and experience

• Significant digital media activation experience, including a previous hands-on background in Paid Search and/or Paid Social.
• Broad understanding of cross-channel activation and the confidence to oversee specialist teams across Search, Social, Programmatic and Content Syndication.
• Experience leading experienced media teams and managing senior client relationships.
• A strong understanding of multi-market campaign delivery, ideally across EMEA.
• Technical curiosity and the ability to investigate unfamiliar tools, processes and activation challenges.
• An understanding of measurement, testing, optimisation and how channel performance contributes to wider business outcomes.
• Strong operational judgement across resourcing, priorities, delivery expectations and escalations.

Experience with B2B or technology clients, demand generation, content syndication or account-based marketing would be beneficial. B2B experience is not essential.

The opportunity

You will take on a visible leadership role within a complex international account, working with an established specialist team and collaborative client stakeholders. The position combines regional leadership, global collaboration and technical problem-solving across a broad digital media remit.

Our Client is a leading media agency known for its collaborative culture, innovative approach and award-winning work. With a large specialist digital team and a diverse portfolio of household-name brands, they offer an environment where people can develop their expertise, learn from experienced colleagues and progress their careers.

The Opportunity

• Join an established team of 35+ specialists across programmatic and display.

• Work across one or two major UK client accounts, delivering campaigns across a range of digital formats.

• Get hands-on with platforms including DV360 and Amazon DSP, with exposure to The Trade Desk and Yahoo.

• Build your leadership experience by supporting an Executive, with the opportunity to develop towards Account Director level.

• Work closely with wider media teams, with opportunities to learn more about connected TV and unified video.

Responsibilities

• Set up, monitor and optimise programmatic campaigns, ensuring strong pacing, performance and quality assurance.

• Deliver campaigns across display, video, mobile, native and rich media formats.

• Use data and audience insights to inform targeting, optimisation and campaign recommendations.

• Manage brand safety, viewability, tracking and campaign governance.

• Build relationships with technology vendors and media partners.

• Support and mentor junior colleagues, sharing knowledge and best practice.

Your Profile

• Around 2+ years’ digital media experience, with strong hands-on programmatic activation experience.

• Confident using DV360; Amazon DSP experience is beneficial.

• Knowledge of display advertising, digital ad technology, audience data and campaign optimisation.

• Organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple deadlines.

• Keen to develop client-facing skills and take on greater responsibility over time.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact ellie drury at Pivotal for a confidential chat at ellie@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Salary: £65,000 per annum, pro rata
Location: London, hybrid
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract

Pivotal London is partnering with a leading media agency to hire a Head of Content, Editorial to lead its Content team across client delivery, editorial quality, team development and commercial growth.

This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for ensuring content delivers measurable results for clients while building an effective, engaged and commercially successful team.

Working closely with the Head of Content Strategy and wider specialist teams, you’ll turn strategy into high-quality execution, support key client relationships and help develop the agency’s content offering.

The role

Team leadership and development

• Lead, motivate and develop the Content team, with direct line management of Group Account Directors.
• Establish clear editorial guidelines, quality standards and delivery processes, including practical guidance on day-to-day AI use.
• Identify training needs and build a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Client delivery and performance

• Act as senior sponsor on larger and more complex content accounts.
• Maintain oversight of delivery across the client portfolio, stepping in to resolve challenges where needed.
• Partner with the Head of Content Strategy to ensure strategies are executed effectively and drive results.
• Oversee reporting and develop the approach to content measurement, demonstrating clear ROI.
• Build strong relationships with wider specialist teams to support joined-up delivery.

Operations and commercial management

• Oversee capacity and resource planning, making recruitment recommendations where required.
• Manage supplier relationships to maintain quality and improve efficiency.
• Use utilisation data to inform resourcing decisions, efficiencies and profit margins.
• Own overall content revenue, supporting client retention and account growth.
• Oversee scopes and pricing, and contribute to pitches and proposals.

Growth and innovation

• Encourage proactive opportunity spotting across existing accounts.
• Build relationships across the wider agency group to generate new content opportunities.
• Represent the team through thought leadership and knowledge sharing.
• Keep the content proposition evolving through relevant industry trends, technology and innovation.

About you

You’ll bring a strong background in editorial and content marketing, alongside experience leading teams, managing senior client relationships and taking responsibility for commercial performance.

You’ll be able to demonstrate:

• Experience developing people and managing senior team members.
• Strong editorial judgement and accountability for quality.
• A performance-focused approach to content strategy, delivery and measurement.
• Commercial confidence across revenue, account growth, scoping and pricing.
• Experience overseeing multiple accounts, competing priorities and team resources.
• The ability to build relationships across clients, suppliers and internal teams.
• An informed approach to using AI within content workflows.

Experience in an agency environment, overseeing a varied client portfolio, would be particularly relevant.

I’m working with a leading media agency looking for an Affiliate Account Manager to join its team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, supporting a household-name financial services brand.

You’ll own the day-to-day client relationship and campaign delivery, with a particular focus on retail banking aggregator activity. Working closely with the Affiliate Associate Director, you’ll help develop the programme, strengthen partner relationships and identify opportunities to improve performance.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing day-to-day client communications and affiliate campaign delivery.
• Planning and activating activity across a range of financial products.
• Building relationships with affiliate partners and aggregators.
• Analysing performance and turning the findings into practical recommendations.
• Exploring new partners and technologies to support programme growth.

What you’ll bring:

• Hands-on affiliate marketing experience gained within an agency, network, publisher or brand.
• Strong communication skills and experience managing client or stakeholder relationships.
• Confidence working with campaign data to inform decisions.
• A proactive, collaborative approach and good attention to detail.

Financial services or aggregator experience would be particularly relevant, but isn’t listed as essential.

This could suit an existing Affiliate Account Manager or a strong Senior Affiliate Executive ready for more ownership.

Location: London, hybrid
Contract: Approximately 12-month fixed-term contract
Start date: October / November 2026
Salary: £55-58k 

We’re partnering with a global media agency to recruit a Media Operations Manager for a maternity cover contract, working on an international luxury account.

This role requires hands-on experience in digital media operations, creative trafficking or Ad Ops across both Display and Paid Social. You’ll oversee the accurate and timely delivery of global digital campaigns, working closely with central implementation teams, local market agencies and an offshore Ad Ops function.

Reporting to the Media Operations Director, you’ll also line manage one Senior Media Operations Executive.

The role

You’ll take a central role in managing end-to-end creative activation, ensuring campaign assets are trafficked and implemented accurately, on time and in line with campaign guidelines.

Alongside day-to-day delivery, you’ll help improve workflows, strengthen operational standards and maintain consistency across markets. This is an opportunity to combine practical campaign expertise with international coordination and people management.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee creative trafficking and campaign implementation across Display and Paid Social.

• Coordinate global implementation teams, local market agencies and offshore Ad Ops colleagues to deliver campaigns against agreed timelines.

• Ensure campaign delivery follows creative specifications, campaign guidelines and established quality standards.

• Identify potential delivery risks, resolve operational issues and communicate priorities clearly to stakeholders.

• Maintain and improve trafficking processes, workflows and documentation to support accurate and consistent execution.

• Support data governance and quality across markets, helping ensure campaign outputs are reliable and actionable.

• Work with local teams to align technology usage and support the assessment of new tools and operational capabilities.

• Contribute to best practice across buying operations, brand reputation, privacy and financial processes.

• Line manage, support and develop a Senior Media Operations Executive.

About you

You’ll bring approximately three to four years’ relevant experience in digital media operations, creative trafficking or Ad Ops, with proven hands-on expertise across both Display and Paid Social.

You’ll also have:

• Experience coordinating campaign delivery across multiple markets and teams.

• A structured, organised approach, with strong attention to detail.

• The ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, recognising when additional support is needed.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to turn complex information into clear actions.

• Experience managing or mentoring junior colleagues.

• A proactive approach to troubleshooting and improving ways of working.

• Confidence building relationships with stakeholders across different countries and cultures.

• An analytical mindset and an interest in developing your knowledge of media technology, data and operations.

Excel proficiency would be beneficial. Experience working on international accounts would also be valuable.

Our client is one of the UK’s fastest-growing social-first games companies, creating viral party games played by millions worldwide. With over a billion organic views across social media, they think big and move fast.

The Opportunity

• Shape games before they launch, rather than promoting them afterwards
• Work alongside product developers across around 40 new games a year
• Be the link between what’s winning on social and what gets built next
• Explore new categories, including games that succeed without short-form video
• Report to the Head of Marketing in a lively, fast-moving environment

Responsibilities

• Provide marketing input and sign-off on every game in development
• Represent marketing in product pitch and prioritisation sessions
• Own and evolve the viral pillars, refining them after each launch
• Track viral trends and competitors, turning them into product and content insight
• Run post-launch analysis and feed the learnings back to the product team

Your Profile

• A viral-first mindset: you can explain why a video, product or trend took off
• Analytical and curious, comfortable turning performance data into clear insight
• Confident giving honest, evidence-backed feedback to product teams
• Highly organised, able to keep several projects at different stages moving
• A genuine love of games; industry experience isn’t required

How to apply
To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Cameron Maskell at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on 07771416678 or email me at cameron@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Our client is a forward-thinking digital marketing agency combining creativity, data and technology to deliver impactful paid social campaigns. With a focus on innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement, they're offering an exciting opportunity to take greater ownership and shape smarter social strategies.

The Opportunity

• Take the next step in your paid social career, moving beyond campaign execution into strategic thinking, client leadership and creative experimentation.

• Work across Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and emerging platforms, challenging conventional approaches and exploring new opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage and optimise paid social campaigns, driving measurable performance improvements.

• Own performance reporting, translating complex data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.

• Collaborate with creative teams on testing frameworks, audience strategies and campaign innovation.

• Lead client conversations, contribute to strategic decisions and mentor junior colleagues.

Your Profile

• Strong hands-on Meta expertise, with analytical skills, commercial awareness and a passion for paid social.

• Confident communicator with a proactive mindset, keen to challenge existing approaches and develop others.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Georgina Oram at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on 07944610585 or email me at georgina.oram@pivotallondon.co.uk

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Day rate: £330 per day, outside IR35
Duration: 3 months initially, with scope to extend
Start date: 9 November 2026
Location: London Bridge
Working pattern: 5 days per week, with 3 days on-site and 2 days working from home

A growing direct-to-consumer sports nutrition brand is seeking an experienced Ecommerce Growth Manager for an initial three-month contract.

Joining ahead of Black Friday, you will take ownership of the day-to-day trading and performance of the brand’s Shopify website. You will work closely with paid media, creative, retention, operations and external development partners to deliver seasonal campaigns and improve the online customer journey.

Previous experience managing ecommerce activity through Black Friday is essential.

Key responsibilities

• Lead onsite preparation and delivery for Black Friday and the wider peak trading period, including promotions, landing pages, bundles and merchandising.

• Manage the day-to-day running of Shopify, maintaining accurate product information, pricing, content, navigation and availability.

• Monitor trading performance, identify issues and implement timely improvements.

• Prioritise and deliver conversion rate optimisation activity using analytics, customer insight and testing.

• Improve product page performance through clearer messaging, content, imagery, subscription options and cross-sell opportunities.

• Work with retention to improve subscription uptake and align onsite activity with lifecycle campaigns.

• Coordinate creative requirements, technical updates and development support.

• Work with operations to ensure stock availability, fulfilment and delivery messaging support trading activity.

• Report on revenue, conversion rate, average order value, subscription mix and campaign performance, translating findings into practical recommendations.

Skills and experience

• Demonstrable experience in a hands-on ecommerce role within a DTC business.

• Proven experience delivering Black Friday trading activity, from preparation through to live monitoring and post-campaign analysis.

• Strong practical knowledge of Shopify, including onsite merchandising and promotional implementation.

• Experience improving product pages, customer journeys and conversion rates.

• Confidence using Shopify, GA4 and other analytics tools to assess performance and inform decisions.

• Experience developing and evaluating A/B tests.

• Understanding of subscription models and the factors influencing customer uptake and retention.

• Strong commercial judgement and attention to detail.

• The ability to establish priorities quickly and deliver within a short-term assignment.

• Clear communication skills and experience coordinating internal teams and external partners.

Experience with Skio, Recharge, Intelligems, Shoplift, Convert or Klaviyo would be advantageous, as would familiarity with sports nutrition or wellness brands.

£70,000 to £80,000 DOE

London (Hybrid, 3 days in office)

Our client is a fast-growing, consumer services brand. With large creative budgets and new partnerships ahead, it's an exciting time to join.

The Opportunity

• Build and shape a creative function, with genuine autonomy from day one.
• Share ideas and results with the CEO and CFO in weekly performance reviews.
• Benefits above industry average including 30 days holiday.

Responsibilities

• Run a creative pipeline led by data, with AI tools helping you move faster.
• Turn customer insight and results into briefs, test iterations and fresh concepts.
• Report on creative performance and recommend next steps to senior leaders.
• Manage the agencies, freelancers and tools that support production.

Your Profile

• Background leading creative strategy at a growing consumer brand, ideally with a paid social focus
• Hands-on experience of scaling creative across substantial and continuous Meta spend
• Comfortable with performance data, with a sharp eye for what makes an ad work
• Confident presenting to senior stakeholders
• You must have a Paid Social focus in your work.
• And a hands on attitude with a desire to keep learning!

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please apply here or contact Nusrat at Pivotal for a confidential discussion at nusrat@pivotallondon.co.uk (your CV and the role you are applying for would be helpful to include).

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable

£32,000

Location: Bishop Stortford Area, with flexibility across regional offices

Want to build your CAD skills while getting involved in real commercial design and fit-out projects? Our client is growing its project delivery business and is looking for a Junior CAD Technician who enjoys design, has an eye for detail and wants to contribute ideas rather than simply follow a brief.

The Opportunity

• Work across exciting commercial office design and fit-out projects, from initial space planning through to delivery.
• Gain experience across both a growing projects business and an established serviced-office portfolio.
• Receive hands-on mentoring from the Head of Projects & Technical Services, with opportunities to develop your technical and design skills.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate 2D drawings, space plans and test fits for commercial office spaces.
• Create furniture layouts, fit-out plans and 3D visuals for client proposals.
• Visit buildings to carry out measured surveys and check existing plans.
• Support layouts for lighting, power, data and other building services.
• Keep drawings and project files organised and up to date.
• Bring your own ideas to briefs, suggesting alternative layouts and creative ways to make spaces work better.

Your Profile

• Confident using AutoCAD, ideally AutoCAD Architecture.
• An interest in interior design, workplace design or architectural technology.
• A good eye for detail, spatial awareness and accurate drawing work.
• Organised, personable and keen to learn in a collaborative team.
• SketchUp experience would be a bonus, but isn’t essential.

What’s on offer?

• A starting salary of £32,000, with a potential car allowance and mileage for work-related travel.
• Mentoring, live projects from day one and exposure to the wider design-and-build process.
• A friendly, sociable team with scope to grow into a more established CAD or design role.
• Some flexibility to work from other regional offices, depending on location and project needs.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact ellie drury at Pivotal for a confidential chat at ellie@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Salary - £25-28k

A leading digital network agency are looking for an Account Executive to join its growing client services team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for, and prior experience in, digital advertising (Paid social or Display) to work on innovative campaigns for huge, globally recognised brands.

As an agency, they sit at the intersect of media, creative and production and you'll collaborate with media agencies, creative specialists and technical teams to deliver campaigns across display, video, social, connected TV, retail media and digital out-of-home.

They offer excellent career progression, training, and exposure to cutting-edge AI-driven marketing solutions.

The Role

This role is not an entry level position, it does require someone with prior agency experience, either in a Paid Social or Display focused role.

As an Account Executive, you'll support the end-to-end delivery of digital campaigns, acting as the key day-to-day contact for clients and agency partners while coordinating internal specialist teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day communication with clients and agency stakeholders.
• Coordinate campaign delivery across creative, strategy, development and activation teams.
• Produce clear briefs, timelines and project documentation.
• Monitor campaign progress and proactively manage deadlines and expectations.
• Ensure all work delivered meets high quality standards through thorough QA.
• Support campaign reporting and monitor performance throughout live activity.
• Build strong internal relationships to ensure efficient project delivery.
• Identify opportunities to expand services and add value for clients.

About You

The team are looking for someone who is organised, proactive and enjoys working in a fast-paced agency or digital marketing environment.

• Prior experience in an account management, planning / activation, project management or client services role within media, marketing, creative or digital advertising is a must have for this role. It is not an entry level position.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• High attention to detail and commitment to delivering quality work.
• An interest in digital media, creative technology and performance marketing.
• Confidence working with PowerPoint, Excel and project management tools.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to learn technical aspects of digital advertising.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work with globally recognised brands.
• Clear career development and progression opportunities.
• Exposure to AI-powered creative technology and digital innovation.
• Collaborative, supportive and entrepreneurial culture.

If you're looking to build a career at one of the World’s leading digital agencies which sits at the forefront of innovation, tech and AI this is a great opportunity.

Please apply to find out more.

An incredible opportunity has arisen at a top independent media agency, who are searching for a Digital Planning Director to join their talented team and lead the digital strategy across a portfolio of ambitious growth brands.

This role offers the chance to join a media agency with a great reputation which partner with exciting entrepreneurial brands across a range of sectors. They have a great reputation, very good retention rate and are well known for award-winning work.

As Digital Planning Director, you will take ownership of digital planning across multiple client accounts, ensure strategic excellence from planning through to activation whilst working closely with senior leadership to help evolve the agency's digital proposition. You will also play a pivotal role in the development of a high performing team, driving commercial growth, and contributing to new business initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead integrated digital media strategies across CTV, online video, display, digital audio, paid social and partnerships.
• Ensure planning translates seamlessly into activation, optimisation and campaign performance.
• Act as the senior day-to-day client lead across key accounts.
• Drive commercial growth through existing client development and new opportunities.
• Help shape and continuously improve the agency's digital planning processes and frameworks.
• Lead and develop a team of digital planners, embedding best practice.
• Build strong relationships with media owners and technology partners to unlock innovation.
• Play a significant role in agency pitches and new business opportunities.

Your profile:

You'll be a strategic digital planning leader with a strong understanding of the UK media landscape and experience managing senior client relationships.

• Ideally 7-8+ years' experience in digital media planning.
• Strong expertise across CTV, online video, display, digital audio, paid social and partnerships.
• Excellent commercial awareness with forecasting and revenue management experience.
• Proven people management and coaching skills.
• Outstanding client relationship and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into strategic recommendations.
• Experience contributing to new business pitches and agency growth.
• Offline media planning or comms planning experience would be advantageous.

If you're looking for a digital leadership role where you can shape strategy, develop people and work with ambitious brands this is a great opportunity.

Please get in touch to find out more.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Planning Manager to join an ambitious, integrated creative and media agency based in London.

The agency works with a diverse portfolio of well-known brands across a range of sectors, delivering integrated communications, media and creative solutions. The business has a collaborative culture and deliberately works across traditional agency disciplines, giving planners the opportunity to have a genuine influence on both strategy and execution.

The Role

As Planning Manager, you will play a key role in developing integrated media and communications strategies, managing client relationships and helping to bring campaigns to life.

You will work closely with senior planners, specialist media teams, creative teams, external partners and media owners to develop joined-up solutions that combine media, creative and broader marketing thinking.

This is a varied role suited to someone who enjoys working across disciplines and wants to play an active role in the development and delivery of campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a key day-to-day contact for clients, building strong and trusted relationships.
• Develop and maintain relationships with agency partners, media owners and other external stakeholders.
• Support senior planning leads in developing integrated media and communications strategies.
• Research consumer behaviour, media consumption and market trends to develop actionable insights.
• Monitor competitor activity, industry developments and new creative work within relevant sectors.
• Work closely with specialist teams across digital, broadcast and other channels.
• Liaise with external partner agencies and creative teams to ensure effective campaign development and delivery.
• Identify opportunities to develop innovative media and creative solutions.
• Explore and utilise AI and emerging technology to improve research, planning, creative development and day-to-day efficiency.

Your profile:

• Good knowledge of the UK media landscape.
• Strong media planning experience established from an agency background.
• A good understanding of marketing theory and best practice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• The confidence to build relationships with clients, agencies and media owners.
• Open to using AI and technology to work more efficiently.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced media planner looking to take the next step in their career within an integrated agency environment, with exposure to a broad range of clients, channels and disciplines.

Please apply to find out more.

Salary - £42-45k

About the Agency

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Senior Account Executive / Account Manager to join a leading independent media agency, which have a great reputation and culture in place.

They work with a range of exciting, entrepreneurial brands to deliver innovative work and have one of the best retention rates out there…people stay here for a long time as they really look after their team.

As Senior Account Executive / Account Manager you will manage day-to-day client accounts, support media planning and buying delivery, and oversee junior team members where required. The role combines hands-on campaign planning and client servicing.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day client accounts

• Respond to client briefs and translate them into clear media plans and recommendations

• Set up, manage and report on campaigns, including digital platforms (e.g. Meta)

• Support media planning and buying across multiple channels, including OOH

• Develop strong working relationships with clients

• Support junior team members where required and ensure deadlines are met

• Identify opportunities to grow accounts and improve campaign performance

Required Experience & Skills

• 3–5 years’ experience in media planning role

• Experience of buying would be a plus

• Experience setting up Meta campaigns

• Experience handling client relationships directly

• Experience in campaign setup, delivery and reporting

• Comfortable managing accounts with limited supervision

• Exposure across multiple media channels, ideally including OOH

If you are keen to join an agency which offer lots of opportunity for career progression as well as support this is a great opportunity.

Please apply to find out more.

Our Client is a forward-thinking digital marketing agency combining paid media expertise with creative innovation to deliver measurable growth. With an emphasis on collaboration, experimentation and performance-led creative, they're challenging how brands approach Paid Social.

The Opportunity

• Shape the future of Paid Social by connecting creative strategy with media activation.

• Take ownership of high-profile client relationships and strategic direction.

• Champion innovative creative testing, emerging technologies and new solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic roadmaps aligned with clients' commercial objectives.

• Lead performance-led creative strategies, audience insights and structured testing frameworks.

• Collaborate with creative teams to improve campaign effectiveness and streamline workflows.

• Mentor Account Managers, driving development and high-quality delivery.

• Identify commercial growth opportunities and contribute to pitches and new initiatives.

Your Profile

• Strong Paid Social expertise across multiple sectors and complex client challenges.

• Proven ability to lead senior client relationships and commercially focused strategies.

• Passion for creative innovation, testing and performance optimisation.

• Confident communicator who can challenge thinking and inspire collaboration.

• Proactive, solutions-focused leader comfortable driving change.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Georgina Oram at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on 07944610585 or email me at georgina.oram@pivotallondon.co.uk

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Our Client is a fast-growing performance marketing agency bringing together specialist talent, creative production and proprietary AI technology to help ambitious brands grow more efficiently. Its connected approach links live performance data with creative decision-making, creating an environment where paid social specialists can test, learn and improve at pace.

The Opportunity

• Take ownership of Paid Social strategy across a portfolio of ambitious consumer brands.

• Become the lead Paid Social expert for your clients, with genuine autonomy to shape channel direction.

• Work with proprietary AI technology that connects performance insights with creative optimisation.

• Join a collaborative environment where new ideas, automation and better ways of working are actively encouraged.

• Benefit from comprehensive training, supportive onboarding and opportunities to develop your leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Paid Social strategies aligned with client growth objectives.

• Oversee campaign execution, optimisation, testing and measurement across the full funnel.

• Lead client conversations, translating performance data into clear strategic recommendations.

• Identify opportunities to grow investment and test emerging platforms.

• Build relationships with media partners and contribute to innovation and best practice.

• Support and mentor junior team members where required.

Your Profile

• Strong hands-on Paid Social experience across platforms such as Meta, TikTok, Reddit, Pinterest and Snap.

• Commercially minded, analytical and confident turning data into action.

• Comfortable managing multiple accounts and priorities in a fast-moving environment.

• A systematic thinker who embraces technology, automation and continuous improvement.

• Strong client communication, leadership and mentoring skills.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Beth Rosser at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on 07944610585 or email me at georgina.oram@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Our Client is a fast-growing performance marketing business combining expert talent with proprietary AI technology to connect media performance and creative decision-making. You’ll join a team focused on finding smarter, scalable ways to improve client growth, with technology helping turn live performance data into continuous optimisation. Nest Commerce Job Pack - Search…

The Opportunity

• Lead Paid Search strategy for a portfolio of ambitious brands.
• Join a business bringing AI and human expertise together in performance marketing.
• Manage and develop a talented team of Paid Search specialists.
• Challenge established approaches and solve complex client problems.
• Build your expertise through structured onboarding, training and support. Nest Commerce Job Pack - Search…

Responsibilities

• Own strategy, performance, budgets and commercial objectives across up to five accounts.
• Line-manage and develop 2–3 Paid Search Managers.
• Lead QBRs, creative reviews and senior client presentations.
• Identify and pitch incremental growth opportunities.
• Drive testing, measurement, automation and optimisation across Google, Microsoft and YouTube. Nest Commerce Job Pack - Search…

Your Profile

• Advanced understanding of Paid Search fundamentals.
• Confident leading strategy and senior client conversations.
• Curious, analytical and motivated by solving problems.
• Comfortable taking ownership and making considered decisions quickly.
• Keen to improve processes, challenge assumptions and find scalable solutions. Nest Commerce Job Pack - Search…

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Georgina Oram at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on 07944610585 or email me at georgina.oram@pivotallondon.co.uk 

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Our Client is a global media and marketing business working with some of the world’s most recognised brands. Its specialist client partnership brings together media, technology and creative expertise to deliver ambitious, multi-market marketing programmes at significant scale.

The Opportunity

• Lead Paid Social across EMEA for a globally recognised technology brand, owning strategy, activation, optimisation and reporting.

• This role sits within the brand and reputation side of the business.

• Take ownership of a regional remit where there is genuine scope to shape strategy, processes and ways of working.

• Manage delivery across an offshore hub alongside a small London-based team, giving you a broad remit without a large layer of management.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional Paid Social strategy across EMEA, aligning activity with wider communications and business objectives.

• Oversee campaigns end-to-end, from planning and activation through to optimisation, analysis and reporting.

• Build senior relationships with Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok and other platform partners.

• Present insights and recommendations through QBRs, annual reviews and senior client meetings.

• Develop testing roadmaps, playbooks and best-practice approaches across markets.

• Coach and develop junior team members and offshore colleagues.

Your Profile

• Currently operating at Account Director / strong Associate Director or Senior Account Manager level.

• Proven experience managing multi-market EMEA Paid Social campaigns and sizeable media budgets.

• Strong strategic and commercial understanding of Paid Social.

• Confident managing senior stakeholders across multiple markets.

• Comfortable influencing without a large team beneath you and working across complex international structures.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact ellie drury at Pivotal for a confidential chat at ellie@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Our client is a global media and marketing business working with some of the world’s largest brands. Its growing commerce practice combines data, technology and media expertise to help clients turn shopper behaviour into measurable commercial growth.

The Opportunity

• Join a growing Commerce Media / Retail Media practice working with a major global FMCG client.

• Take ownership of a portfolio across the UK, with the market positioned as a lighthouse market to test, shape and evolve new approaches.

• Work across Amazon, Citrus and Criteo, helping shape campaigns rather than simply executing a fixed plan.

• Act as a key client contact, providing strategic guidance across commerce media activity and helping clients navigate opportunities across the ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, activation, optimisation and reporting of commerce media campaigns.

• Manage projects to brief, schedule and budget while ensuring a high standard of delivery.

• Line manage an Account Manager and Senior Account Executive, supporting their development and overseeing delivery.

• Challenge existing approaches, bring new ideas and identify opportunities to improve campaign performance and ways of working.

Your Profile

• Proven experience within commerce media / retail media, ideally around 5–6 years.

• Strong hands-on expertise across Amazon and Citrus, with Criteo experience also required.

• Agency or client-side backgrounds considered, provided you have genuine commerce media experience.

• A confident client manager and strategic thinker who enjoys challenging the status quo and influencing how things are done.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact ellie drury at Pivotal for a confidential chat at ellie@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Salary: £70,000

Location: South West London - 4 Days a week in Wimbledon

Our client is a well-known, multi-brand UK retailer with a proud heritage and a friendly, collaborative culture. It is big enough for proper processes and small enough to stay agile.

The Opportunity

• Fixed term contract of 12 to 14 months
• Own an annual performance budget of over £5m across several retail brands
• High visibility within a supportive team that backs your decisions
• 9am to 5.30pm hours, four days in the office, 26 days holiday, strong pension, gym membership and bonus

Responsibilities

• Deliver ROI and growth targets across PPC, Affiliates, Retargeting and Display
• Run a structured testing and continuous improvement programme
• Manage feeds, product data and images to boost click-through rates
• Dive into performance data and share clear, actionable insights

Your Profile

• Strong optimising paid campaigns, particularly Google Ads and Affiliates
• Track record of hitting ROAS/ROI targets
• Confident with Google Analytics and Excel
• Ecommerce background in consumer products is essential

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Nusrat Khan Juty at Pivotal for a confidential discussion, email me at nusrat@pivotallondon.co.uk or apply here

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

£40,000–£45,000 DOE

London (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

Our client is the UK's leading smart home EV charging company — building hardware and software that automatically finds the cheapest, greenest times for customers to charge their vehicles. Backed by major automotive OEM partnerships and a product genuinely differentiated in the market, they are now accelerating their B2C growth engine for the first time.

The opportunity

• Build paid social from the ground up — no agency, no inherited playbook, genuine ownership from day one

• The paid social budget is set to triple by end of 2026, with your remit growing alongside it

• A clear path to new channels (TikTok, Snapchat), team leadership, and cross-channel strategy

• AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, specialist agents) are embedded in daily workflows — you'll be expected and encouraged to use them

Responsibilities

• Own and run Meta campaigns end-to-end — setup, optimisation, and performance reporting

• Audit existing paid social activity and build a creative refresh cadence with the internal design studio

• Analyse what's working, tell the story through data, and make the case for next steps

• Build the business case for new channels and expand the programme over time

Your profile

• 2–3 years of hands-on Meta campaign management (not just briefing — actually building and optimising)

• Strong analytical instincts: you read metrics, find the signal, and use data to drive decisions

• Mid and lower-funnel experience — conversion-focused performance campaigns, not just brand awareness

• A builder's mindset — energised by greenfield and comfortable with ambiguity

• AI-native or actively curious — you're already using AI tools to work smarter, or keen to start

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Nusrat Khan Juty at Pivotal for a confidential discussion at nusrat@pivotallondon.co.uk

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

£300 per day | Fully remote (UK-based candidates only)

We’re supporting an agency looking for an experienced freelancer to join its OOH team. This role covers the planning and buying of out-of-home campaigns, alongside TV and print activity.

You’ll manage media briefs from initial recommendation through to booking, developing plans that align with each campaign’s objectives. You’ll work with media partners to secure competitive rates and added value, while maintaining accurate commercial tracking and financial oversight.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop strategic OOH, TV and print media recommendations in response to client briefs.
• Manage the end-to-end media booking process, ensuring campaigns are delivered against agreed objectives.
• Negotiate rates, bonus inventory and other added value opportunities for clients.
• Track campaign commercials and maintain accurate financial records.

About you:

• Proven experience planning and buying OOH media.
• Strong knowledge of static OOH, digital OOH and programmatic DOOH, including market rates and media partners.
• Experience working across TV and print media.
• Strong negotiation skills and excellent attention to commercial detail.

Apply to join our community, and we’ll book a quick introduction call to get you on our radar for upcoming contracts and opportunities that match your skills.

Location: Elephant & Castle, London (Hybrid – 2 days per week)
Salary: Up to £38,000
Start: ASAP

I'm partnering with a growing digital marketing agency to recruit a Senior Graphic Designer who combines exceptional creative execution with a strong understanding of performance marketing.

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative agency environment where you'll take ownership of creative across a diverse portfolio of DTC and consumer brands, working closely with performance marketers, strategists and clients to deliver campaigns that drive measurable results.

The role will involve:

• Leading the creative direction across multiple client accounts
• Designing high-performing paid social creative, display assets, landing pages and digital campaign materials
• Developing creative concepts and experimentation frameworks informed by performance data
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver commercially effective campaigns
• Mentoring junior and midweight designers while helping to raise the creative standard across the agency
• Exploring AI-powered workflows to enhance creative output and efficiency

We're looking for someone who has:

• 4+ years' experience within a digital marketing or creative agency
• A portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking alongside outstanding visual execution
• Strong experience creating performance-led creative for paid social channels including Meta and TikTok
• Expert knowledge of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience working with DTC brands and growth-focused marketing teams
• Confidence presenting ideas to clients and explaining the rationale behind creative decisions
• A genuine passion for digital culture, emerging creative trends and performance marketing

What will make your application stand out?

The hiring team is particularly interested in portfolios that showcase the thinking behind the work—not just the finished creative. They want to understand the brief, your approach, the rationale behind your decisions and the commercial impact of your designs.

Please note:
• Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the London office (Elephant & Castle)
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

If you're interested in finding out more, please send across your CV and portfolio or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

Our client is a fast-growing premium multimedia business with a highly engaged global audience. Operating across digital, video, audio, social, podcasts and live experiences, they create bespoke commercial partnerships that help leading brands connect with valuable and passionate audiences.

The Opportunity

• Join a growing commercial team and sell a broad range of premium media and partnership solutions.
• Create bespoke campaigns across video, podcasts, social, newsletters, branded content, display and experiential activity.
• Work across UK and international markets, building relationships with brands, agencies and sports marketing partners.
• Take ownership of your pipeline, from proactive outreach and initial conversations through to pitch, negotiation and close.
• This is not a transactional media sales role — success comes from understanding the client challenge and developing creative, commercially relevant solutions.
• Work closely with editorial, video, social, production and data teams to create compelling partnership opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of new business and partnership opportunities.
• Develop trusted, advisory relationships with brands, agencies and senior decision-makers.
• Create persuasive sales pitches, presentations and bespoke partnership proposals.
• Identify audience, content and media opportunities that align with client objectives.
• Negotiate commercial agreements and take ownership of opportunities through to close.
• Attend relevant industry events, launches and networking opportunities to develop relationships and generate new business.

Your Profile

• Experience in media sales, partnerships, publishing, sports media or a related commercial environment.
• A strategic and creative thinker who can turn a client brief into a compelling solution.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial, commercially driven and comfortable taking ownership of your pipeline.
• Relentless, self-motivated and disciplined, with the resilience to proactively pursue new opportunities.
• An understanding of digital audiences, media trends and how audience insight can be translated into commercial value.
• Experience selling video, audio, podcasts, social or branded content would be advantageous.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Chizoba Uzuegbunam at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on email at chizoba@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Salary: Competitive + Bonus

Location: London | Hybrid

Our client is a global programmatic media business helping marketers and agencies deliver smarter, data-led digital campaigns. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, fast-moving team where you’ll work closely with clients and internal specialists to bring campaigns to life across programmatic and social media.

The Opportunity

• Take a key role in delivering exceptional service across a portfolio of clients.
• Support integrated programmatic and social campaigns from setup through to reporting and optimisation.
• Work with creative, trading and internal specialist teams to develop audience-first campaign ideas.
• Turn campaign data and audience insights into clear, compelling stories and recommendations.
• Build strong client relationships through regular meetings and become increasingly involved in account growth.
• Identify opportunities for upselling, cross-selling and developing existing client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage campaign setup, pacing, performance and optimisation.
• Project manage creative assets and wider campaign requirements.
• Monitor campaign delivery and troubleshoot issues quickly.
• Deliver post-campaign reporting, insights and recommendations.
• Support tracking pixels, tagging and campaign troubleshooting.
• Manage Salesforce, IOs, bookings, POs and campaign reconciliation.
• Develop a strong understanding of DSPs, social platforms and the wider digital ecosystem.

Your Profile

• 3+ years’ experience within an advertising/media agency, media owner or similar environment.
• Background in Account Management, Client Services, Sales Support or Ad Operations.
• Strong understanding of programmatic and/or social media.
• Confident and comfortable in a client-facing environment.
• Commercially curious, with an interest in growing accounts and identifying new opportunities.
• Strong attention to detail, organisation and communication skills.
• Strategic thinker who can connect client objectives, campaign performance and audience insights.
• Curious, proactive and keen to build knowledge across display, video, audio, CTV, DOOH and YouTube.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Chizoba Uzuegbunam at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on email at chizoba@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Our Client is a global media agency with a specialist social team that operates with the pace and creativity of an independent agency, backed by the scale and opportunities of a major international network. With a close-knit team and impressive portfolio of major brands, they offer genuine autonomy to shape how social works, grows and evolves.

The Opportunity

• Join a 15-person social team as one of its senior leaders, helping shape its direction, structure and growth.

• Lead a portfolio of major brands across always-on social, creator campaigns and wider social production.

• Manage a team of four, while influencing the wider social team alongside senior leadership.

• Enjoy significant autonomy - with the freedom to make decisions, develop new opportunities and build the team in the way you believe works best.

• Benefit from the scale of a global media network, with new opportunities coming through existing client relationships rather than constant traditional pitching.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior client relationships, acting as a strategic point of escalation and trusted advisor.

• Oversee accounts, creative campaigns, creator marketing and always-on social activity.

• Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts and unlock new work across the wider network.

• Support team structure, ways of working, credentials and the wider social proposition.

• Manage, mentor and develop Account Directors, Account Managers and Executives.

• Work closely with senior social leadership to shape the team's future direction.

Your Profile

• Senior Social Account Director / Business Director experience, or an experienced AD ready for the step up.

• Strong experience across social strategy, creative campaigns, content and/or creator marketing.

• Comfortable managing major brands, substantial budgets and senior client relationships.

• Proven people management experience and a genuine interest in developing teams.

• Commercially minded, entrepreneurial and comfortable working with autonomy.

• Agency experience with larger brands is highly desirable; sector background is flexible.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact ellie drury at Pivotal for a confidential chat at ellie@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Our client is one of the UK's fastest-growing founder-led businesses, behind a string of viral, social-first products that have racked up over 1.5 billion organic views worldwide. They're on a mission to bring more fun into people's lives - and they're building the in-house content engine to do it at scale.

The Opportunity

• Join a high-performing, creative Owned Marketing team at a genuinely exciting stage of growth
• Own the pre-launch testing process for new product releases - you'll help decide what gets scaled and what gets shelved
• Work across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook with real creative freedom to experiment
• High autonomy from day one, with a fast, flat structure that rewards initiative
• Rare chance to shape how a breakout consumer brand tests and distributes content at volume

Responsibilities

• Develop and film multiple content angles per new product to identify what resonates before wider resource is committed
• Analyse content performance against internal benchmarks, feeding clear recommendations into launch and stock decisions
• Manage the full production workflow - from brief and casting through to filming, directing video editors, and scheduling
• Collaborate closely with the wider content team on planning and coordination
• Support content production for hero and best-selling lines

Your Profile

• Hands-on content creator with a strong instinct for what performs on short-form and social platforms
• Comfortable owning a testing process and making data-informed creative calls
• Confident briefing, directing and working alongside video editors
• Organised, fast-moving, and energised by a high-output, high-autonomy environment
• Prior experience in social-first, DTC, or consumer content roles is a strong plus

How to Apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Cameron Maskell at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on 07771416678 or email me at cameron@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Our client is a global market-leading health tech scale-up and one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK, disrupting a stagnant multibillion-pound industry through award-winning product innovation and world-class performance marketing. Their hero product has redefined its category for over a million customers across 40+ countries, and they're now looking for a Retention Lead to own the next phase of growth.

The Opportunity

• Take full commercial ownership of a proven, scalable subscription model with significant untapped potential
• Join a category leader shaping the future of a fast-growing market, rather than chasing competitors
• Work directly with the product team on an active development roadmap, influencing how new launches land with the existing customer base
• Gain direct access to senior leadership within a fast-thinking, high-performance team
• Benefit from highly accelerated career progression and genuine commercial autonomy

Responsibilities

• Own subscription performance, building a test-and-learn framework to reduce churn and grow ARR
• Analyse performance metrics to identify growth opportunities and strategic insights
• Partner with website and CRM teams to optimise returning customer conversion and lifecycle flows
• Strategise seasonal and always-on offers to re-acquire and retain customers
• Build loyalty and advocacy programmes that reward long-term subscribers
• Deliver clear reporting and insights to senior leadership

Your Profile

• 4-6+ years in a retention-focused role within a consumer product business
• Experience with subscription management platforms (e.g. Loop, Recharge, Skio) and email/SMS tools (e.g. Klaviyo, Braze)
• A proactive, curious mindset — genuinely interested in why customers commit or leave
• Strong analytical ability paired with excellent written communication
• A strategic thinker comfortable in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment

How to Apply
To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Cameron Maskell at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on 07771416678 or email me at cameron@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Our Client is a global media agency delivering connected, insight-led media for international brands. Combining the reach of a global network with a high-touch, collaborative approach, they help businesses turn changes in culture, technology and consumer behaviour into opportunities for growth.

The Opportunity

• Lead day-to-day Paid Social delivery for a leading international sportswear brand across EMEA.

• Join a London-based hub working closely with global teams to deliver a connected, multi-market activation strategy.

• Take ownership of campaign optimisation, performance insights and platform innovation, with the opportunity to shape how Paid Social continues to evolve.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimise campaigns across Meta, TikTok and Pinterest, alongside emerging social platforms.

• Oversee campaign setup, tracking, budget pacing and quality assurance.

• Analyse performance against KPIs, translating data into actionable recommendations and test-and-learn opportunities.

• Develop creative testing proposals and collaborate with creative, analytics and local market teams.

• Lead client conversations around Paid Social performance, innovation and future opportunities.

• Share insights and best practice across international teams, ensuring campaigns reflect local market nuances.

Your Profile

• Strong hands-on experience across Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads Manager and Pinterest.

• Experience in paid social campaign optimisation, reporting and performance analysis.

• Comfortable managing campaigns in a fast-paced, multi-market environment.

• Confident communicating insights and recommendations to clients.

• Highly analytical, curious and collaborative, with a proactive approach to testing and innovation.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact ellie drury at Pivotal for a confidential chat at ellie@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Location: London | Hybrid
Salary: £65,000 + £28,000 OTE
Permanent

Are you a commercially driven media sales professional with a strong understanding of social, video and content-led advertising?

Our client is looking for an ambitious Senior Sales Manager to join their growing commercial team and drive revenue across a portfolio of high-profile lifestyle brands.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine new business development, strategic account growth and creative selling, working with some of the biggest names across fashion, beauty and lifestyle.

The Opportunity

You’ll take ownership of a portfolio of clients and agencies, building senior relationships and creating opportunities across social, video, digital and branded content.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Winning new business across fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands.
• Building and strengthening relationships with media agencies and clients directly.
• Developing existing accounts and identifying opportunities to increase revenue.
• Pitching creative, social, video and content solutions to senior stakeholders.
• Working closely with content and creative teams to develop commercially compelling campaigns.
• Taking ownership of your pipeline, from initial opportunity through to negotiation, close and campaign delivery.
• Leading proactive brainstorms and bringing new ideas to clients.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who combines strong commercial instincts with a genuine understanding of social media and digital content.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• 2+ years’ experience in media sales, digital advertising, social, video, AdTech or a related environment.
• A strong network across fashion, beauty and lifestyle, ideally alongside media agency contacts.
• Excellent knowledge of social media and video advertising.
• A proven track record of generating and winning new business.
• Experience pitching to and influencing senior decision-makers.
• Strong negotiation skills and commercial acumen.
• A proactive, entrepreneurial approach to sales.
• The ability to manage multiple opportunities and campaigns in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join?

You’ll be joining an established media business with a broad portfolio of well-known brands and the ability to offer clients solutions across digital, social, video, audio, print and content.

Alongside the role, you’ll receive:

• £65,000 + £28,000 OTE
• 25 days’ holiday, increasing annually up to 30 days.
• Pension plan and life cover.
• Online shopping, dining and voucher discounts.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Onsite gym and subsidised canteen.
• Onsite nurse and GP clinics.
• A collaborative environment with genuine opportunities to grow your commercial career.

Interested?

If you’re an ambitious sales professional looking for your next opportunity within social, digital media and lifestyle advertising, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply or arrange a confidential conversation, please contact Chizoba Uzuegbunam at Pivotal at chizoba@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.

Our client is a fast-growing media technology business transforming how brands advertise around premium digital video content. With innovative technology, proprietary audience insight and partnerships across major brands, broadcasters and agencies, they are helping shape the future of advertising as viewing habits continue to evolve.

The Opportunity

• Become the trusted day-to-day partner for a portfolio of advertising clients, ensuring campaigns are delivered to an exceptional standard.
• Join an ambitious, entrepreneurial business where ideas, ownership and pace are genuinely valued.
• Work at the intersection of client services, media, data and technology, gaining exposure to the full campaign lifecycle.
• Build relationships that drive repeat business and create opportunities to grow existing accounts.
• Work closely with Sales and Trading teams, acting as the voice of the client internally.

Responsibilities

• Manage campaign delivery from set-up and targeting through to optimisation, reporting and post-campaign analysis.
• Understand client objectives, KPIs, targeting and channel strategies to ensure campaigns are executed effectively.
• Produce clear, insightful and engaging campaign reports and post-campaign analysis.
• Work with traders to identify performance improvements and communicate recommendations to clients.
• Manage multiple campaigns, deadlines and client requests while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen client relationships and increase repeat business.

Your Profile

• Experience in account management or client services within advertising, media or AdTech.
• Understanding of digital campaign delivery, including ad operations, tagging, tracking, targeting and reporting.
• A natural relationship-builder with strong communication skills and confidence managing clients.
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where priorities can move quickly.
• Commercially minded, curious and proactive, with a genuine appetite to learn and take ownership.
• Able to turn data into clear, engaging stories and recommendations for clients.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Chizoba Uzuegbunam at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on email at chizoba@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

£90,000-£120,000 DOE 

London (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

The Company A category-leading scale-up redefining personalized health and beauty.

The Opportunity This is a high-visibility, strategic role overseeing the full channel mix, managing relationships with product teams, guiding experimentation, and ensuring that acquisition produces quality signups rather than focusing only on signup volume; the role also manages a central channel team serving all business units. The business has grown in double digits since it started and has plans for international expansion and additional business-unit verticals - your work will achieve a huge impact for the business, even in just one year.

The Role

• Key responsibilities: Manage paid media, affiliates, and partnerships channel experts; oversee the full channel mix for the UK; work with product teams on experimentation; monitor core business metrics; and help in-house teams prioritize and navigate changing ways of working.
• Scope of work: The role will focus on the UK P&L and have some involvement with German Market Expansion. However the people management aspect will be with managed team members working across all business units (i.e. all brands in the portfolio).
• Key stakeholders: Paid media, affiliates and partnerships teams; product teams; other business units; managed in-house channel specialists; and one agency supporting Above the Line activity.

You

• Experience: You must have recent experience at an online DTC or ECom brand where LTV is the most important metric. This does not have to be at a subscription brand (but this is a strong plus). 

• Background: We will not be accepting candidates who come from an agency led or agency background. We think the hire is sitting InHouse at a Consumer brand in sectors such as FMCG, Beauty and Personal Care, Fashion etc.

• Data Acumen and Analytical Mindset: You have the ability to assess data accuracy and identify problems and you're confident in turning raw performance data into actionable growth insights.We encourage AI supported analysis but you must have the ability to also challenge AI-supported analysis:

• Channel Experience: You have experience owning growth beyond individual channels and an understanding of how core business metrics link together. But Paid media knowledge across Meta, Google, and TikTok and Affiliates and partnerships knowledge are all must haves.

• Experimentation Led: Testing is ytour default and you are able to explain how you broadly structure testing programmes - especially in support of protecting LTV metrics.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Nusrat Khan Juty at Pivotal for a confidential discussion at nusrat@pivotallondon.co.uk

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Salary: Competitive DOE

London (Hybrid)

Our client is one of the UK's fastest-growing eco-friendly consumer brands. They are now looking for a senior CRM Lead to turn their customer base into their biggest commercial lever.

The opportunity

• Own the entire CRM function — strategy and execution — at one of the UK's most exciting high-growth consumer brands

• A hands-on senior role with real commercial ownership: your north star is revenue per customer, and you report directly to senior leadership

• Lead and grow a CRM Manager from day one, with scope to expand the team as you prove the return

• A subscription-first business with an expanding product range — the segmentation and lifecycle challenges here are genuinely complex and rewarding

Responsibilities

• Build and run upsell, cross-sell, and retention programmes across subscriptions and one-time products — tied directly to incremental revenue

• Own and develop the full Klaviyo flow architecture: welcome, onboarding, post-purchase, replenishment, winback, and payment recovery

• Build a robust segmentation framework that identifies high-value customers, growth opportunities, and churn risk

• Set the creative and messaging standard for CRM — briefing, shaping, and holding high standards on every send

• Own the CRM calendar, aligned to the trading and merchandising plan, and report performance weekly and monthly to leadership

Your profile

• Genuine Klaviyo expertise — you've built and scaled sophisticated flows and segments, not just managed them

• Commercial mindset: you think in revenue, LTV, and margin — engagement metrics are leading indicators, not the goal

• Experienced in DTC or e-commerce; subscription background strongly preferred

• A data-led operator who runs a disciplined testing programme and turns analysis into clear recommendations

• A people leader — you've managed at least one direct report and can set a high standard for those around you

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Nusrat Khan at Pivotal for a confidential discussion at nusrat@pivotallondon.co.uk

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Salary: Competitive + Bonus

London (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

Our client is the UK's leading smart home EV charging company - a genuinely differentiated brand sitting at the centre of the shift to electric vehicles, with partnerships across Volkswagen Group, Mercedes-Benz, Motability, and more. With incrementality modelling confirming paid search as one of their highest-value channels, they are now investing to scale it seriously.

The opportunity

• Full commercial ownership of multi-market paid search — this isn't a support role, it's the lead
• A business that has historically over-indexed on paid social is now actively shifting budget into search — you're arriving at exactly the right moment
• Scope to expand into paid social over time, with a growing channel mix and genuine senior visibility
• A fast-paced scale-up with global ambitions, private health insurance, life assurance, and a strong wider benefits package

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end campaign management across Google Search, PMax, Demand Gen, YouTube, and Microsoft Ads
• Plan, forecast, and manage multi-market budgets monthly and quarterly — treating spend as a business investment
• Lead a structured testing programme across creative, bidding, audiences, and landing pages
• Partner with the data team on attribution, conversion tracking, and first-party data activation
• Deliver regular reporting and strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders — clear "so what" insights, not just numbers

Your profile

• Expert, hands-on experience managing high-spend campaigns across the Google portfolio and Microsoft Ads
• Proven track record with multi-market budgets and business-level KPIs: ROAS, CPA, revenue
• Strong data proficiency — able to query complex datasets independently using GA4, Looker Studio, or equivalent
• Solid understanding of multi-touch attribution, first-party data, and automated bidding strategies
• Familiarity with paid social platforms (Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn) is a plus

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Nusrat at nusrat@pivotallondon.co.uk

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Our client is a fast-growing consumer health and wellness brand, built on a loyal subscriber base and now backed by a major strategic investor to fund its next phase of expansion. With a strong retail footprint already in place, the business is turning its full attention to scaling its direct-to-consumer channel and preparing for launch into a new international market.

The Opportunity

• Take full ownership of a growth function generating around $400K a month, with a clear mandate to scale it toward $1 million
• Shape the strategy behind an active subscriber base of 8,000, targeting growth to 20,000
• Play a founding role in an upcoming US market launch
• Inherit an established team and agency network across paid media, creative, retention and CRO, with full licence to restructure it
• Own the marketing P&L and budget outright, rather than working within someone else's plan

Responsibilities

• Connect acquisition and retention into a single, coherent customer journey
• Direct performance across Meta, Google, TikTok, creators and Amazon
• Interpret and, where needed, build out reporting to guide decision-making
• Hold media buying and creative resource accountable for testing and results
• Manage budget and forecasting across the full growth function

Your Profile

• Proven experience in a subscription-based consumer business, ideally FMCG or CPG
• A track record spanning both acquisition and retention
• Confidentence managing multi-channel budgets, teams and agencies
• Strong data literacy, with experience shaping or building reporting frameworks
• Exposure to creator marketing, TikTok or Amazon is an advantage

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Beth Rosser at Pivotal for a confidential discussion at nusrat@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Our Client is a fast-growing digital agency delivering high-impact performance marketing campaigns for ambitious Ecommerce brands. With a strong focus on innovation, optimisation, and measurable growth, they are looking for a Paid Media Manager to help drive exceptional campaign performance across multiple channels.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative and data-driven team where you will play a key role in delivering best-in-class paid media campaigns. You will gain exposure to large-scale Ecommerce accounts, advanced testing strategies, and multi-channel campaign management while developing your expertise across leading advertising platforms.

Responsibilities

• Execute and optimise paid media campaigns across Google Ads, Meta, and TikTok

• Manage campaign setup, reporting, optimisation, and performance analysis

• Identify trends and actionable insights through data analysis

• Implement testing strategies and make recommendations for continuous improvement

• Support clients with clear reporting and performance updates

• Troubleshoot operational and platform-related issues effectively

• Collaborate with internal teams to improve client delivery and campaign success

Your Profile

• 2–4 years’ experience within Paid Search or Paid Media

• Strong Ecommerce campaign experience

• Hands-on knowledge of Google Ads, Meta, and TikTok campaign management

• Comfortable managing large and complex campaigns

• Experience with feed management and troubleshooting

• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail

• Confident communicator with the ability to explain insights clearly

• Passionate about digital marketing and continuous optimisation

How to apply

To apply for this opportunity, please contact Beth at Pivotal on 07391456860 or email beth@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable recruitment process. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are dedicated to promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion throughout the hiring journey.

Location: London, Hybrid

Our Client is a fast-growing performance marketing agency helping ambitious brands drive measurable growth through paid media. With a collaborative, people-first culture, they offer the chance to take real ownership and develop quickly.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a performance marketer ready to step up into a broader, more strategic role. You’ll work across a varied client portfolio, leading smaller accounts while supporting larger, more complex campaigns across PPC, Paid Social and Display.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver integrated paid media strategies

• Manage, optimise and test campaigns to improve ROI

• Lead client relationships and communicate performance insights

• Identify opportunities across Google, Meta, LinkedIn and TikTok

• Explore new platforms, AI tools and emerging features

• Support and mentor junior team members

Your Profile

You’ll ideally have 2+ years’ hands-on paid media experience, with strong knowledge of PPC and/or Paid Social. You’ll be analytical, commercially minded and comfortable working directly with clients.

Experience with Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, GA4 and Excel is highly desirable.

How to apply

To apply or find out more, please contact Beth at Pivotal on 07391456860 or beth@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities.

Our client is a fast-growing, international media agency renowned for its work in the e-commerce space, with a client roster spanning some of the most recognisable names in retail and media. Traditionally built on paid search excellence, they are now investing seriously in paid social - and this is the role that will lead that charge.

The Opportunity

• Take ownership of paid social strategy for the UK team, working primarily across Meta and TikTok

• Join a flat, senior structure with no layers of bureaucracy and genuine scope to shape the function as it scales

• Play a leading role in defining how the agency's social offering evolves, backed by an organisation investing seriously in this space

• Build a direct relationship with platform partner teams, including exposure to industry events

Responsibilities

• Define and embed best-practice ways of working for paid social across the agency

• Translate group-level social strategy into UK execution

• Provide senior strategic direction on top-tier client accounts

• Stay ahead of algorithm shifts, new features and social commerce trends

• Support new business pitching for paid social

• Collaborate closely with search, programmatic, creative and SEO teams

Your Profile

• Deep, expert-level knowledge of Meta Ads Manager and TikTok Ads Manager

• A track record of shaping social strategy and best practice, not just executing campaigns

• Confident managing senior client relationships and stakeholders

• Agency background strongly preferred

• Genuine curiosity about how AI is changing paid media

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

£35,000–£45,000 + bonus

London (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

Our client is a globally recognised travel brand with over 50 years of heritage, specialising in curated group travel experiences for 18–35-year-olds. Following a major brand and product transformation, the business is investing heavily in creator-led growth and building influencer and affiliate partnerships into a major revenue-driving acquisition channel.

They’re now looking for an Influencer & Affiliate Marketing Specialist to play a key role in making that happen. Working closely with the Marketing Lead, you’ll have genuine ownership across the channel – sourcing and recruiting creators and affiliates, managing partnerships end-to-end, executing campaigns, analysing commercial performance and helping build an always-on programme that directly contributes to bookings and revenue.

The Opportunity

• Join a newly evolving marketing team at an exciting stage of growth
• Help build and scale influencer, creator and affiliate partnerships
• Work closely with the Marketing Lead and senior leadership team
• Play a hands-on role across creator sourcing, outreach, partnerships and campaign execution
• Develop experience across social commerce, paid amplification and creator-led acquisition
• Directly contribute to bookings, revenue and wider DTC growth

Responsibilities

• Source, recruit and build relationships with creators, influencers and affiliate partners
• Manage creator outreach, onboarding, briefs, negotiations and campaign delivery
• Support the development of an always-on creator and affiliate programme
• Manage affiliate partnerships and help develop commercial and commission models
• Track creator and affiliate performance against commercial KPIs
• Analyse CPA, ROAS, bookings and revenue to identify opportunities for optimisation
• Work closely with paid media to amplify high-performing creator content
• Support creator whitelisting, UGC and social commerce initiatives
• Identify new creators, partners and opportunities to scale the channel
• Collaborate across the wider marketing team to deliver integrated campaigns

Your Profile

• 2+ years’ experience across influencer marketing, creator partnerships, affiliate marketing or a related growth role
• Hands-on experience working directly with creators, influencers or affiliate partners
• Commercially minded with an interest in performance and revenue, not just awareness and engagement
• Comfortable with creator sourcing, outreach, relationship management and campaign execution
• Experience within DTC, ecommerce, travel, lifestyle, fashion, beauty or another consumer-led business would be advantageous
• Analytical and comfortable working with performance metrics such as CPA, ROAS and revenue
• Proactive, ambitious and excited by the opportunity to help build a channel rather than simply inherit an established programme
• Genuine interest in travel and creator-led marketing

Benefits & Perks

• £35,000–£45,000 salary + bonus
• Annual free trip across the company’s global travel brands
• 4 weeks per year working from anywhere
• 25 days holiday + 4 L&D days + birthday off – 30 days in total, excluding bank holidays
• Friends & family travel discounts, typically 30–50%
• Wider travel industry perks including discounted flights and hotels
• Hybrid working – 3 days office / 2 days remote
• Clear development and progression opportunities as the team grows

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Daniel Haymes at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on 07442871117 or email daniel@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Location: Manchester (5 days in office)

Our client is one of the UK’s fastest-growing home and lifestyle ecommerce retailers, operating at significant scale across digital, ecommerce and online retail. With a rapidly expanding product range spanning bedding, curtains, furnishings, rugs and furniture, the business continues to invest heavily in new customer acquisition and emerging ecommerce channels.

As part of their continued growth, they are now looking to hire a Social Commerce Manager to help scale Social Commerce into a major revenue-driving channel, with a particular focus on creators, influencer partnerships, affiliate activity and social-first commerce.

The Opportunity

• Take ownership of Social Commerce strategy within a rapidly growing ecommerce business
• Help scale a large and established network of creators and affiliates
• Build, engage and develop a highly active creator community
• Drive measurable revenue, GMV and customer acquisition through creator-led activity
• Work across TikTok, Instagram/Meta and emerging Social Commerce channels
• Develop creator partnerships from initial outreach and onboarding through to optimisation and long-term relationship management
• Support and develop live commerce activity, including creator-led livestreams
• Use performance data to identify high-performing creators, products and content opportunities
• Work closely with Ecommerce, Buying, Affiliates, CRM and Marketing teams
• Join a fast-paced, entrepreneurial business with significant progression opportunities as the Social Commerce function continues to grow

Responsibilities

• Help develop and execute the Social Commerce strategy, with a strong focus on driving revenue and commercial growth
• Recruit, onboard and manage creators across TikTok, Instagram and other relevant platforms
• Build and nurture a large creator community, keeping partners engaged with the brand and encouraging consistent content creation
• Lead creator communications, onboarding sessions, community calls and product/campaign updates
• Identify high-potential creators and develop relationships into commercially successful long-term partnerships
• Manage creator and affiliate campaigns from initial briefing through to execution, reporting and optimisation
• Analyse creator performance across revenue, GMV, conversion, orders, content performance and wider commercial KPIs
• Identify trends across creators, content and products and use these insights to improve future activity
• Support live commerce activity, working with creators, hosts and external partners to maximise performance
• Identify new opportunities across TikTok Shop, Instagram/Meta and emerging Social Commerce platforms
• Work closely with Buying and Ecommerce teams to identify products with strong Social Commerce potential
• Collaborate with the wider Marketing team to ensure creator activity supports broader customer acquisition and brand objectives
• Continuously test new creators, content formats, partnerships and commercial models to identify opportunities for growth

Your Profile

• Experience within Social Commerce, Influencer Marketing, Creator Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, Partnerships, Social Media or a related ecommerce role
• Strong experience managing creators, influencers or online communities
• Commercially minded with an understanding of how creator and social activity contributes to revenue
• Comfortable working towards performance metrics such as revenue, GMV, conversion rate, orders and ROI
• Confident communicator who would be comfortable leading calls, presentations and onboarding sessions with a large creator community
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to recruit, engage and retain creators
• Analytical and comfortable using performance data to identify opportunities and optimise activity
• Hands-on, proactive and comfortable operating within a fast-paced ecommerce environment
• Experience across TikTok, Instagram/Meta or other social platforms
• TikTok Shop, affiliate marketing or live commerce experience would be advantageous, but isn't essential
• Previous experience personally hosting livestreams isn't essential, although an understanding of live commerce and how it can drive sales would be beneficial
• Ecommerce, retail, fashion, beauty, homeware or other consumer brand experience would be advantageous

How to Apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Daniel Haymes at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on 07442871117 or email daniel@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

£65,000–£85,000 + bonus + equity

London (Hybrid – 4 days in office)

Our client is one of the UK’s most recognised digital marketplace brands, connecting millions of consumers with tens of thousands of professionals across the UK. As the business continues to evolve its marketplace, they’re looking for a Performance Marketing Lead to help shape and scale paid acquisition across the Trade side of the platform. This isn’t traditional enterprise B2B demand generation. It’s a high-volume, commercially focused acquisition role, requiring someone who understands the complete journey from paid media and lead generation through to CAC, conversion, lifetime value and ultimately revenue.

The Opportunity

• Take significant ownership of the Trade paid acquisition strategy
• Work across PPC, Paid Social, affiliates, remarketing and wider biddable channels
• Move beyond MQLs and optimise acquisition against real commercial outcomes
• Combine hands-on channel execution with input into longer-term strategy and investment
• Help diversify acquisition and reduce reliance on existing channels
• Build a structured test-and-learn roadmap across channels, audiences and partnerships
• Explore AI, automation and emerging acquisition opportunities
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across Marketing, Sales, Product, Finance and Data

Responsibilities

• Own and optimise high-volume paid acquisition across PPC, Paid Social, affiliates and remarketing
• Develop channel plans aligned to wider Trade growth and commercial objectives
• Manage performance across the full funnel from acquisition through to conversion and gross sales
• Optimise against metrics including CAC, conversion, LTV and revenue
• Build forecasts and commercial cases for additional channel investment
• Develop a structured experimentation roadmap across channels, audiences and propositions
• Identify new acquisition channels and partnerships
• Monitor lead quality and identify opportunities to improve downstream sales conversion
• Partner with Sales, Product, CRM, Finance and Data to improve the acquisition journey
• Use data to identify performance opportunities and influence investment decisions

Your Profile

• Strong hands-on Performance Marketing / Paid Acquisition experience
• Experience across PPC, Paid Social and wider biddable channels
• Proven experience driving high-volume lead or customer acquisition
• Strong understanding of the funnel beyond lead generation, including CAC, sales conversion, LTV and revenue
• Commercially and analytically strong, with experience using data to drive decisions
• Comfortable with forecasting, unit economics and balancing growth against efficiency
• Ideally from a high-volume SME, B2B2C, marketplace, subscription or short-sales-cycle business
• Comfortable operating within a lean, fast-moving and changing environment
• Curious, proactive and able to bring new ideas and best practice into the business
• Keen to remain hands-on and operational

This role is less suited to traditional enterprise SaaS marketers whose experience is predominantly focused on ABM, long nurture journeys and lengthy sales cycles.

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Daniel Haymes at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on 07442871117 or email daniel@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

£65,000–£85,000 + bonus + equity

London (Hybrid – 4 days in office)

Our client is one of the UK’s most recognised digital marketplace brands, connecting millions of consumers with trusted professionals across the UK. As the business continues to evolve its marketplace and invest in its digital acquisition capabilities, they’re looking for a Performance Marketing Lead to help shape the next generation of consumer growth. This is a highly operational role for someone who loves Performance Marketing at scale – combining sophisticated paid acquisition, data and commercial thinking with the opportunity to influence what the future acquisition model looks like.

The Opportunity

• Own and optimise high-scale consumer acquisition across a complex digital marketplace
• Work across significant media investment, with monthly budgets exceeding £1m
• Combine hands-on channel execution with genuine input into future Performance strategy
• Help evolve the business beyond traditional PPC and reduce reliance on Google
• Explore AI, automation, partnerships and emerging acquisition models
• Join a lean, experienced team where strong individual contributors have real influence
• Work within a marketplace undergoing significant technology and product transformation

Responsibilities

• Own and optimise paid acquisition across PPC/Search, Paid Social and wider biddable channels
• Manage a complex campaign estate spanning multiple categories, geographies and changing supply/demand requirements
• Deliver consumer acquisition volume efficiently whilst maintaining strong downstream lead quality
• Use smart bidding, feed optimisation, automation and AI-led approaches to improve performance
• Analyse performance data and translate insight into commercial decisions
• Identify opportunities beyond incremental campaign optimisation to evolve the wider acquisition model
• Explore new channels, partnerships and pay-per-lead opportunities to diversify acquisition
• Partner closely with Product, Analytics, Commercial and wider Marketing teams
• Contribute directly to Performance strategy whilst remaining genuinely hands-on

Your Profile

• Strong hands-on PPC / Paid Search and Performance Marketing experience
• Experience managing sophisticated, high-volume acquisition campaigns and significant media budgets
• Background within e-commerce, marketplaces, online retail, job boards or another digital-first consumer business
• Strong understanding of bidding, feeds, campaign automation and commercial optimisation
• Broader Paid Social, programmatic or biddable media experience
• Highly analytical and comfortable owning and interrogating channel performance data
• Commercially minded, understanding the relationship between acquisition cost, quality and monetisation
• Comfortable working within a fast-moving, evolving environment with ambiguity
• Curious about AI, automation and how Performance Marketing is changing
• Keen to remain hands-on and operational, rather than move purely into people management

How to apply

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Daniel Haymes at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on 07442871117 or email daniel@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Head of Marketing
£100,000 - £140,000 + Benefits
Hybrid – London

Our client is a fast-scaling, tech-led business support platform helping entrepreneurs start, run and grow their companies with confidence. Already a certified B Corp with over £18m in annual revenue, they're forecast to grow 5-10x over the next three years and are investing heavily in a fully integrated digital platform to match that ambition.

The Opportunity

• Join at a genuine inflection point, shaping acquisition strategy across a six-website portfolio during a period of rapid, funded growth
• Take full ownership of performance marketing rather than inheriting a legacy brand function
• Report directly into senior leadership with real influence over commercial strategy
• A rare chance to build and scale a high-performing team as the business multiplies in size

Responsibilities

• Own marketing strategy end-to-end, setting KPIs across organic, paid and affiliate channels
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team spanning content, video, social and affiliate marketing
• Direct paid media strategy and budget across search, display and social
• Partner with digital and SEO leadership to align channel strategy with conversion and CRO priorities

Your Profile

• Senior marketing leader from an ecommerce, transactional or lead-generation background
• Commercially minded, with a track record of driving measurable acquisition results, not just brand reach
• Confident managing paid media budgets and affiliate programmes
• Comfortable operating at director level, briefing and challenging specialist SEO expertise

How to Apply
To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Cameron Maskell at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on 07771416678 or email me at cameron@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law

Growth Marketing Lead
Circa £100,000 – £140,000 + equity
London (Hybrid)

Our client is a fast-growing fintech challenger bank on a mission to make banking simpler, fairer and genuinely useful for its customers. Backed by ambitious growth plans and a product-led culture, they're building a growth marketing function from scratch to match their pace.

The Opportunity

• Join at a pivotal stage of growth, with real scope to shape strategy rather than simply execute it
• Take ownership of acquisition channels that directly influence commercial performance
• Work alongside a talented, collaborative marketing and product team
• Genuine autonomy to test, learn and innovate in a business that moves quickly

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the growth marketing strategy across paid, lifecycle and performance channels
• Own budget allocation and ROI reporting, optimising spend against clear commercial targets
• Collaborate closely with product, data and design teams to improve acquisition and retention
• Build and mentor a small team as the function scales
• Identify new channels and testing opportunities to unlock further growth

Your Profile

• Proven growth marketing experience, ideally within fintech, app-based scale-up or digitally-led businesses
• Strong commercial acumen and comfort working with data to inform decisions
• A test-and-learn mindset with the confidence to challenge convention
• Excellent stakeholder management skills across cross-functional teams

How to apply
To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please contact Cameron Maskell at Pivotal for a confidential discussion on 07771416678 or email me at cameron@pivotallondon.co.uk.

Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

Background

Pivotal is strengthening its AdTech and technology recruitment team. We are hiring an experienced consultant to focus on placing commercial talent, including sales, account management and GTM roles into fast-growing AdTech, SaaS and digital technology businesses.

This desk combines warm client relationships with huge growth potential. You’ll work with VC-backed scale-ups, disruptors, and established tech brands helping them hire the revenue-generating talent that fuels their growth.

The Role

• Build and scale your own permanent desk focused on commercial hires: sales, account management, GTM, partnerships, and customer success roles.
• Partner with innovative AdTech, SaaS, and technology companies; ranging from early-stage start-ups to scaled market leaders
• Leverage warm client relationships while identifying new commercial opportunities and winning new business
• Own and manage the full recruitment cycle from job brief to offer stage, providing an exceptional client and candidate experience
• Take ownership of your desk with full support from leadership, marketing, and operations
• Collaborate closely with your team to cross-sell and ensure a joined-up, strategic approach to client delivery
• Build long-term relationships with both clients and candidates, positioning yourself as a trusted expert in your space
• Use AI tools (like ChatGPT) to improve speed, outreach quality, and operational efficiency—freeing up time to focus on high-value conversations.

Your Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ agency recruitment experience, within permanent recruitment
• Sector knowledge in sales, GTM, marketing, media, ecommerce, or digital is preferred, but not essential
• A commercial and strategic mindset with the hustle to win business and grow accounts
• Confidence to sell into senior stakeholders and influence hiring decisions
• Track record of building or scaling a successful desk independently
• Brings pace, energy, and urgency—thriving in a high-activity, performance-led culture
• Strong communicator with a relationship-first, consultative approach
• You embrace new technology and tools - especially AI and are excited by how platforms like ChatGPT can streamline tasks, sharpen messaging and elevate your impact.
• Forward thinking and adaptable, with a curiosity for emerging tech. You see AI as a teammate, not a threat and are keen to experiment and integrate new tools into your workflow.

Why Pivotal

At Pivotal, we blend high performance with people-first values. We empower you with the tools, flexibility, and development to thrive.

Earning Potential

• No threshold commission
• Quarterly and annual bonuses
• Guaranteed 35%+ earnings-to-billings ratio (e.g., bill £200k, earn £70k+)
• Quarterly Big Biller celebrations

Career Development

• Clear, structured career path
• Bespoke induction and ongoing training

Work & Life Balance

• Hybrid working: 3 office days (Tues–Thurs)
• Flexible working hours (7:30–9am start, 4:30–6pm finish)
• 4 weeks ‘Work From Anywhere’ annually
• 4pm Friday finishes
• Weekly well-being hour

Culture & Recognition

• Monthly incentive budgets and quarterly socials
• Summer and Christmas parties
• Loyalty-based annual leave up to 28.5 days
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Values-driven culture: Motivated. Accountable. Connected. Professional

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Pivotal is passionate about building an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.

Application Process

We are actively hiring across several teams and levels. If you’re an experienced recruiter with marketing, media or creative recruitment experience and looking for a new challenge in permanent recruitment, we'd love to hear from you.

To apply, please apply via our website to ensure a consistent screening process. 

Background

We are expanding our Client-Side division and hiring a Senior Consultant to specialise in Creative Strategy recruitment. This is a high growth area in the market, with strong demand from D2C, ecommerce, lifestyle, fashion, wellness and beyond companies. Typical roles you will hire will include Creative Strategists, Performance Creative Strategists and Content Strategists.  You’ll have the autonomy to build and shape your own desk, placing into one of the most respected client portfolios in the digital space.

Since launching in 2014, Pivotal has helped over 275 people find jobs in the last 12 months alone. We’re proud to partner with some of the most exciting and disruptive consumer brands including TikTok, Sky, Deliveroo, TripAdvisor, Harry’s, Carwow, and many more.

This role is ideal for someone with permanent recruitment experience who is hungry to grow, self-motivated, and excited to plug into a high-performance, high-reward environment.

The Role

• Build and grow your own permanent desk focused on Creative Strategy roles within D2C and digital first brands

• Partner with VC-backed start-ups, scale-ups, and established brands, placing talent at mid–senior levels

• Build and nurture long term relationships with senior stakeholders, hiring managers and HR/TA leads

• Develop a point of view on market trends, particularly D2C, ecommerce, retention, creative strategy and brand

• Leverage warm client relationships while identifying new commercial opportunities and winning new business

• Own and manage the full recruitment cycle from job brief to offer stage, providing an exceptional client and candidate experience

• Take ownership of your desk with full support from leadership, marketing, and operations

• Collaborate closely with your team to cross-sell and ensure a joined-up, strategic approach to client delivery

• Build long-term relationships with both clients and candidates, positioning yourself as a trusted expert in your space

Your Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ agency recruitment experience, within permanent recruitment

• Sector knowledge in marketing, media, creative, ecommerce, or digital is preferred, but not essential

• An interest in creative strategy, D2C and digital first brands

• A commercial and strategic mindset with the hustle to win business and grow accounts

• Confidence to sell into senior stakeholders and influence hiring decisions

• Track record of building or scaling a successful desk independently

• Brings pace, energy, and urgency—thriving in a high-activity, performance-led culture

• Strong communicator with a relationship-first, consultative approach

• You embrace new technology and tools - especially AI and are excited by how platforms like ChatGPT can streamline tasks, sharpen messaging and elevate your impact

• Forward thinking and adaptable, with a curiosity for emerging tech. You see AI as a teammate, not a threat and are keen to experiment and integrate new tools into your workflow.

Why Pivotal

At Pivotal, we blend high performance with people-first values. We empower you with the tools, flexibility, and development to thrive.

Earning Potential

• No threshold commission

• Quarterly and annual bonuses

• Guaranteed 35%+ earnings-to-billings ratio (e.g., bill £200k, earn £70k+)

• Quarterly Big Biller celebrations

Career Development

• Clear, structured career path

• Bespoke induction and ongoing training

Work & Life Balance

• Hybrid working: 3 office days (Tues–Thurs)

• Flexible working hours (7:30–9am start, 4:30–6pm finish)

• 4 weeks ‘Work From Anywhere’ annually

• 4pm Friday finishes

• Weekly well-being hour

Culture & Recognition

• Monthly incentive budgets and quarterly socials

• Summer and Christmas parties

• Loyalty-based annual leave up to 28.5 days

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

• Values-driven culture: Motivated. Accountable. Connected. Professional

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Pivotal is passionate about building an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.

Application Process

We are actively hiring across several teams and levels. If you are an experienced recruiter with marketing, media or creative recruitment experience and looking for a new challenge in permanent recruitment, we'd love to hear from you.

To apply, please apply via LinkedIn to ensure a consistent screening process. Alternatively, reach out for a confidential chat.