Paid Media Business Director

Paid Media Business Director The Job

• Lead the development and execution of robust, high quality paid media strategies that deliver meaningful outcomes for clients.
• Act as senior point of contact and trusted advisor for key client stakeholders, building strong, lasting relationships.
• Oversee all paid media delivery across the team, ensuring accuracy, strategic alignment, and best practice.
• Set and uphold high standards of performance, work ethic, and professional integrity across the paid media team.
• Strengthen the internal profile of paid media by leading knowledge sharing, team development, and proactive education.
• Maintain all relevant paid media certifications and lead the agency wide programme for training, accreditation, and platform updates.
• Represent paid media confidently and credibly in internal and external forums, from leadership meetings to client presentations.
• Communicate strategic direction, risks, and recommendations with clarity, transparency, and authority.
• Ensure the team consistently delivers high calibre written communications briefs, updates, reporting narratives, and recommendations.

You

• Experience across Paid Social & Programmatic advertising.
• Exceptional communication skills, able to articulate strategic insights, complex performance data, and recommendations with clarity and influence.
• Deep expertise in paid media strategy and bid management solutions, with a proven track record of delivering performance at scale.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to coach, mentor, and develop a diverse team across multiple levels.
• High commercial acumen with experience owning a P&L, improving profitability, and shaping resource strategies.
• Strong cross disciplinary understanding of Performance Marketing and how channels interconnect to drive outcomes.
• Advanced problem solving, with the ability to diagnose challenges, ask the right questions, and drive decisive action.

Sphere is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.