Head of Paid Media – Agency Leadership Role

- 8+ years' experience across Paid Media (Paid Search & Paid Social)
- Proven agency leadership experience
- Strong client-facing and commercial experience
- Experience leading and developing large, high-performing teams
- Strategic and operational ownership of a Paid Media function
- Hybrid working model with offices based in Melbourne CBD

THE PROSPECT

As Head of Paid Media, you'll take ownership of the agency's Paid Media offering, leading strategy, performance and growth across both Paid Search and Paid Social. This senior leadership position is responsible for overseeing a large specialist team, driving operational excellence, mentoring future leaders, and ensuring outstanding results for clients.

You'll act as a strategic partner to key clients, leading high-level conversations, contributing to new business opportunities and shaping the future direction of the agency's media product. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll influence agency-wide strategy, resource planning, capability development and commercial performance.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

- Leading the Paid Media department across Paid Search and Paid Social
- Managing, mentoring and developing a large team of specialists and managers




- Owning department performance, profitability and client outcomes
- Providing strategic direction across key client accounts and media investments
- Supporting business growth through pitches, proposals and client retention
- Driving innovation, process improvement and best practice across the team
- Collaborating with senior leadership on agency strategy and growth initiatives
- Ensuring campaign performance aligns with client objectives and commercial goals

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

- 8+ years' experience within Paid Media
- Strong expertise across Paid Search and Paid Social platforms
- Proven agency leadership experience
- Experience managing managers and larger teams
- Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrated success leading high-value client relationships
- Experience overseeing large media budgets and performance outcomes
- Strong understanding of attribution, measurement and analytics
- Excellent communication and leadership skills

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📌 Head of Paid Search & Paid Social (Melbourne)
🏢 Searchability®
📍 Melbourne