Paid Social Executive – Full remote

 

Velocity is a boutique performance marketing agency built for emerging eCommerce brands ready to scale.

Born from demand for Prospa Media’s services, Velocity exists to serve ambitious brands that want senior-level thinking, structured paid media execution, and in-depth creative strategy – without the complexity of enterprise agencies.

We specialise in:

• Meta & Google paid media
• Creative-led performance strategy
• Structured testing frameworks
• Clear, accountable growth systems

We are not a “set and forget” agency. We operate with discipline, ownership, and a high performance standard. Velocity is built for operators who want to be excellent at what they do.

Role Description

This is a full-time remote role for a Paid Social Executive within a pod structure.

You will be responsible for owning and executing paid media strategy across Meta and Google for a portfolio of eCommerce brands.

This is not a junior “campaign manager” role. You will be expected to think, challenge, test, and optimise with intent.

You will work closely with:

• A Creative Designer
• The Managing Director
• Client stakeholders

Your core responsibility is to drive measurable performance improvements across client accounts while maintaining clarity, discipline, and momentum.

Key Responsibilities

Paid Media & Strategy Execution

• Plan, launch, and manage Meta & Google campaigns
• Structure accounts cleanly and logically
• Manage budgets and pacing with discipline
• Optimise campaigns daily based on performance signals
• Build and maintain testing roadmaps

Creative Led Performance

• Translate performance data into creative direction
• Identify creative fatigue early
• Brief designers with clear performance insight
• Work closely with creative to iterate and improve ads
• Treat creative as the primary growth lever

Reporting

• Monitor KPIs (CPA, ROAS, MER, CVR, AOV)
• Produce clear weekly written updates for clients
• Present insights confidently on monthly calls
• Connect actions taken to results seen
• Escalate risks early and proactively

Account Hygiene & Risk Management

• Maintain clean campaign naming and structure
• Avoid messy launches or untracked tests
• Log decisions and hypotheses in Notion
• Ensure tracking integrity (pixels, events, attribution)
• Identify inefficiencies quickly and act decisively

Collaboration

• Work within a structured pod model
• Contribute to weekly ideation calls
• Participate in Monday team alignment
• Provide insights to creative production
• Maintain calm, direct communication internally and externally

What Success Looks Like

Within 90 days, you:

• Own accounts confidently
• Make evidence-led decisions
• Communicate clearly with clients
• Improve performance systematically
• Spot problems before they become issues
• Maintain structured testing velocity

Your clients feel:

• Clear on what is happening
• Confident in performance direction
• Like they are in safe hands

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience running Meta & Google paid media
• Strong understanding of eCommerce performance metrics
• Experience managing budgets (£10k–£100k+/month)
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret performance trends
• Clear written communication skills
• Strong experience in creative testing and creative strategy
• Comfortable presenting performance to clients
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment

Bonus:

• Understanding of unit economics / contribution margin
• Familiarity with Shopify tracking setups
• Experience in boutique agency or performance-led environments

The Type Of Person That Thrives At Velocity

• Takes extreme ownership
• Thrives with AI softwares and systems
• Doesn’t blame platforms or algorithms
• Moves fast but not sloppy
• Thinks in systems, not tactics
• Is comfortable being held to high standards
• Enjoys being judged on outcomes, not activity
• Wants to become genuinely excellent at paid media

What we don’t want

• Set-and-forget operators
• People who need constant supervision
• Overcomplicated strategists who avoid action
• Ego-led decision makers
• People who are uncomfortable with accountability

How we measure you

You will be assessed monthly against a performance scorecard including:

• Account efficiency improvements
• Testing velocity
• Decision quality
• Communication clarity
• Process adherence
• Client confidence

Velocity rewards operators, not talkers.

Why join Velocity?

• Work directly with ambitious founders
• Build deep expertise in performance marketing
• Be part of a high-standard, focused team
• Learn structured growth systems
• Remote flexibility
• Real ownership and responsibility

Compensation and Benefits

• £28,000 – £35,000 salary (depending on experience)
• 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Fully remote (UK-based)
• Clear performance-based progression
• Direct access to senior leadership
• Real account ownership and responsibility

This is a role for someone who wants to be elite at performance marketing.