Job Description

Performance Marketing Manager
To support continued growth, we are looking for a Performance Marketing Manager to join our expanding Digital team.
Location: Ideally commutable 3 days / week to Chesterfield or Manchester
Job type: Full time, permanent. 35 hours per week
Salary: 45k to 50k (depending on experience)
Working model: In-office / Hybrid-remote
Benefits: 'Employment Ownership Trust (EOT)' tax-free company bonus scheme; flexible working; gym membership; regular team building events and socials; access to Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
Career & Personal Development: Career development plans & progression opportunities; learning and development programme; well-being programme.
Life at CNS
As one of the fastest growing regional agencies in the UK, there's a real sense of excitement at CNS where nothing stands still for long. We continue to grow the teams across all departments to allow us to add to the existing talent who are driving significant growth for our clients and for CNS.
Our company vision is to make CNS the best place to work in media. We offer a generous benefits package and a great environment, allowing our teams to enjoy their work, to learn and to make a real difference.
We have offices in Chesterfield, Manchester and Birmingham with aspirations to expand further. We work with well-known national brands as well as regional clients. We are a results-led agency and have been awarded Winner of 'Campaign Best Places to Work 2024', 'Highly Commended' in The Drum Awards Marketing EMEA, 'Best Media Planning & Buying Agency (Large)' at the 2023 UK Agency Awards, and 'Best Media Buying Agency (Global)' at the 2024 Global Agency Awards. We're also certified advertising partners with Google, Meta and Microsoft.
About the Role
To support continued growth, we are looking for a Performance Marketing Manager to lead CNS Media's Paid Media function strategically and commercially.
Reporting to the Digital Commercial Director, you'll be responsible for driving client success, team development, and departmental profitability. You'll oversee a team of paid media specialists delivering results across Google, Meta, Bing, YouTube, TikTok and more, leading with strategy, insight, and innovation.
This is a senior-level opportunity for someone who can balance leadership, strategic direction, and commercial awareness ensuring our Paid Media offering continues to set the industry standard.
Highlights of the Role

• Lead and develop the Paid Media team, providing coaching, 1:1s, appraisals, and clear progression pathways.
• Own the paid media strategy across Google, Meta, Bing, Tiktok, YouTube, and emerging platforms.
• Translate client business goals into actionable, data-led media strategies.
• Monitor profitability, utilisation, and efficiency across all paid accounts.
• Support new business pitches and upselling opportunities.
• Establish and uphold best practice processes for campaign builds, optimisation, and reporting.
• Drive continuous innovation through testing new platforms, betas, and partnerships.

What Does Success Look Like?

• A motivated, high-performing Paid Media team delivering measurable success for clients.
• Consistently strong campaign performance aligned with client KPIs and business objectives.
• Exceptional communication with clients and internal stakeholders, presenting insights and recommendations confidently.
• Clear commercial visibility across accounts, ensuring balance between results and profitability.
• A forward-thinking approach to Paid Media innovation and agency growth.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have...

• 5+ years' experience in Paid Media, with proven team leadership experience.
• Strong strategic thinking and commercial acumen.
• Excellent understanding of Google Ads, Meta Ads, Bing, YouTube, TikTok, and performance marketing trends.
• Demonstrable success managing large budgets and delivering measurable ROI.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with a collaborative mindset.
• Experience in an agency environment is highly desirable.

CNS Media Ltd are passionate about creating a workplace that promotes and celebrates diversity. We are committed to attracting, recruiting, retaining and developing a diverse workforce. Our diversity and uniqueness not only drive but empower our creativity.

Skills Required