We are looking for a new Paid Media Executive to join our award-winning Paid Media team, based in Bedford. This is a hybrid position.

Receptional have been named:

Employer of the Year for Luton & Bedfordshire at the SME Business Awards 2022.
SBC Marketing & Services Provider of the Year 2022
Best Agency Culture (Silver Award) 2022 at the UK Agency Awards

About Us:

Are you looking for a role where your colleagues are bright and engaged, the work is rewarding, and there’s plenty of opportunity for progression? At Receptional, we love working with challenger brands that are changing the world. It means we’re growing fast and looking for enthusiastic people to grow with us.

Receptional are a multi award-winning team of creative and digital marketers that have been working with some of the world’s best-known and challenger brands for over 20 years. We offer a variety of services to our clients ranging from one-off projects to multi-channel campaigns.

A major part of our success are the people that work for us. We hire diverse people with potential and enable them to flourish with training and progression with both team and individual training budgets to support your growth. This is a company where you can build a career, we are long-term focused and reward great performance with clearly defined career progression paths.

We place culture at the centre of our business with an array of annual initiatives ranging from charity to social events. Work / life balance is of utmost importance to us. We believe in providing a supportive and collaborative environment to enable you to reach your full potential.

About the Role:

As a Paid Search Executive in Receptional's award-winning Paid Media Team, you will be responsible for driving the success of Paid Search campaigns across multiple key clients. You will work closely with the Paid Social, SEO, Creative, and PR teams to execute paid search, display, and YouTube advertising strategies for iGaming brands, as well as other sectors. Your role will involve managing campaigns across platforms like Google Ads and Microsoft, and other channels tailored to the iGaming industry. The ideal candidate will have a passion for digital marketing, a keen eye for optimisation, and a deep understanding of the dynamics of iGaming advertising.

The role will be Paid Search focused however, opportunity to learn wider platforms from a Social aspect will also be available.

Key Responsibilities

Main Responsibilities and Duties
Campaign Management: Provide support to Paid Search Managers by building, optimising, and managing paid media campaigns across key ad networks (Google Ads, Microsoft, etc.), ensuring they align with iGaming industry best practices.
Reporting & Analysis: Produce accurate, high-level performance reports on a weekly and monthly basis, analysing key metrics such as ROAS (Return on Ad Spend), CPA (Cost per Acquisition), and CPL (Cost per Lead) for iGaming campaigns.
Ad Copy & Creative: Assist in crafting compelling ad copy and creative assets that drive engagement and conversions, with a focus on the unique challenges of iGaming advertising.
Account Audits & Optimisation: Assist with account audits, identifying opportunities for campaign improvements and efficiency gains. Provide recommendations for new business proposals and client pitches.
Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with, Paid Social, SEO, and Creative, teams to ensure consistent messaging and the optimization of iGaming campaigns across all touchpoints.
Client Meetings: Attend and contribute to internal team meetings and external client meetings, sharing insights on campaign performance, emerging trends, and opportunities within the iGaming vertical.
Industry Knowledge: Keep up to date with iGaming advertising regulations, industry trends, and new platform features to ensure campaigns remain compliant and innovative.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Essential Skills

Experience in Digital Marketing: 6+ months' experience in Paid Search, preferably within the iGaming industry or agency-side.
Campaign Management: Strong experience with Google Ads (Search, Display and YouTube)
Attention to Detail: High attention to detail when creating ad copy, ensuring it complies with iGaming regulations.
Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to report on campaign performance clearly and succinctly to both internal teams and clients.
Collaboration & Cross-Team Support: Ability to work closely with the wider team to ensure alignment across all campaign touchpoints. Proactive in sharing insights and suggestions for improving overall campaign performance and brand strategy.
Adaptability & Learning Mindset: Proactive in staying ahead of emerging industry trends, new tools, and advertising platform features. Enthusiastic about learning new techniques and testing new approaches to stay competitive in the rapidly evolving iGaming sector.

Non-Essential Skills

Technical Knowledge: A working understanding of web tracking tags/pixels (e.g., Google Tag Manager) and campaign tracking specific to iGaming campaigns.
Analytics & Reporting Tools: Familiarity with Google Analytics, Google Looker Studio, or other analytics tools to measure and optimise campaign performance.
iGaming Knowledge: Familiarity with the specific challenges and regulatory environment of iGaming advertising, including geo-targeting, age restrictions, and compliance standards.

Standard Responsibilities

All employees are required to adhere to the company’s policies as detailed in the Staff Handbook, including Equal Opportunities, Data Protection, and Health & Safety policies.
Carry out additional responsibilities as directed by the company or your line manager.
Embody the Receptional values: Transparent, Forward-Thinking, Dynamic, Collaborative, and Curious.

Our Values and Benefits

Every half-decent agency has a beer fridge and free fruit. It’s all a bit samey, a bit bleugh. We take a different approach, with benefits based around our five core values. But there is, of course, free beer and fruit, if you want it.

Transparent

We have open, honest conversations and strive to communicate clearly and constructively.
Company-wide meetings every Monday
Whole-team business reviews every quarter
Twice yearly appraisals
Transparent pay scale and skills matrix
Bonuses split equally among the team

Forward-thinking

We invest in innovation, thought leadership and wellbeing, to improve our people and work.
Free fresh fruit and healthy snacks
Mental health training and first aiders
Annual health check and flu jab
Fantastic pension plans
Enhanced pay for parental/adoption leave

Dynamic

We’re flexible in our work and value creative thinking.
Hybrid working
Modern, spacious office with table tennis
Cycle-to-work scheme
Your own high-spec PC
Monthly rewards for top performers

Collaborative

We’re an integrated team. We see strength in diversity and value collective expertise.
A focus group to make everyone’s voice heard
Quarterly days out - from canoeing to falconry
Team fundraising for our charity of the year
Celebrations for Pride, Black History Month and more

Curious

We’re inquisitive and think beyond the brief. Information and experience make us smarter.
Annual individual training budget equated to 5% of salary

About Receptional

Founded in 1999, shortly after Google, Receptional is an award-winning agency that's remained at the forefront of digital marketing for over 20 years.

A team of 50+ creative and technical marketers, we're a dynamic, forward-thinking bunch that believes in being transparent, collaborative and curious.

We promise to deliver Smarter Digital Thinking for our clients, through our proprietary tools, customer insights and talented team. Together, these enable us to deliver industry-leading results at speed.

Our purpose is to create Better People, Better Lives. It means we:

Hire people with potential and enable them to flourish;
Contribute research and insights that drive industry change; and
Get involved in Bedfordshire life, supporting local causes such as the King's Arms Project and Woodgreen Pets Charity.

Our approach has been recognised by Investors in People accreditation and a UK Company Culture Award.

Receptional constantly aims high and finishes higher. Our work has been frequently rewarded in recent years, resulting in us being named Search Agency of the Year by The Drum and Best Integrated Search Agency at both the UK and European Search Awards.

We work across diverse sectors and are proud to have unmatched experience in sports, gaming and financial services. Our clients include: Away Resorts, Betdaq, Bill Plant Driving School, Bright Horizons, Casumo, Kiddi Caru, Plus500 and Skilling.

We're always looking for enthusiastic people to join us across our teams:

Business Development & Marketing
Content
Creative
HR, Finance & Development
Operations
Outreach
Paid Search & Social
PR
SEO

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