Associate Director, Paid Social

Location: Must be located in the UK and able to work from the London offices; hybrid working with two office days per week and monthly travel to the client’s London offices.

Company

hirify.global is a growth invention company combining technology and marketing to help ambitious brands grow through Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data services.

What you will do

• Own the full-funnel paid social strategy and roadmap for a global enterprise client.
• Direct performance activity across Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, and YouTube, including platform automation.
• Lead advanced measurement and incrementality frameworks in partnership with data teams.
• Manage executive client relationships, escalations, forecasting, pacing, and multi-million-pound media budgets.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Senior Managers, Managers, and paid social buyers.
• Establish QA, campaign governance, workflow, and testing frameworks across the practice.

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on paid social planning and activation experience.
• At least 3 years of client relationship management and experience leading teams of 10+ people.
• Expert knowledge of Meta Ads Manager, plus TikTok Ads Manager, Pinterest, Snapchat, and platform automation.
• Experience with strict KPI management, advanced measurement, Excel, and analytics frameworks.
• Understanding of how Paid Social integrates with Search, Programmatic, CRO, and organic channels.
• Full working proficiency in English and UK location required.

Nice to have

• Experience presenting to marketing managers and C-level executives.
• Experience fostering collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team cultures.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid policy with two office days per week.
• Pension, private healthcare, mental health support, and company sick pay.
• 26 days of paid holiday plus UK Bank Holidays.
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, season ticket loan, and cycle-to-work scheme.
• Learning and development opportunities, social and cultural events, inspirational talks, and a Buddy Programme.
• Inclusive workplace focused on collaboration, curiosity, innovation, and meaningful client impact.