Job Overview
Location
London
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Marketing
Date Posted
May 6, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • The Paid Social Account Director role leads the strategic direction, delivery, and performance of paid social activity across assigned client accounts within the Paid Social team at MG OMD, ensuring campaigns align with client business objectives and wider agency goals.
- • Day to day, the role involves providing clear leadership as the senior paid social lead on accounts, building client confidence, ensuring paid social integrates effectively with other paid media channels, and maintaining a strong focus on commercial delivery, operational rigour, and people leadership.
- • MG OMD, part of Omnicom Media Group (OMG), is the second-largest media agency in the UK and the most awarded in IPA Effectiveness Awards and Thinkbox’s TV Planning Awards history, recently named Agency of the Year across multiple prestigious awards, working with leading brands like John Lewis Partnership, Virgin Media O2, British Airways, and HM Government.
- • The person in this role can learn and achieve strategic leadership in paid social media, deepen expertise in integrated campaign delivery across major UK brands, develop people management skills within a high-performing, award-winning agency culture, and contribute to award-winning work recognized for effectiveness and innovation.
🎯 Requirements
- • Proven experience leading paid social strategy and execution for multiple client accounts
- • Strong ability to build client relationships and provide confident leadership as a senior account lead
- • Demonstrated success in integrating paid social with broader paid media channels for cohesive campaigns
- • Experience driving commercial delivery and operational rigour in paid social campaigns
- • Background in people leadership or team management within a media or agency environment
- • Familiarity with working with major UK brands across sectors such as retail, telecoms, travel, or government
🏖️ Benefits
- • Hybrid working model (three days in office, two remote) with flexible hours around core 10:30–16:30
- • Access to industry-leading training and development, including IPA CPD Gold and Platinum Accreditation
- • Inclusive, collaborative culture valuing diversity of thought, background, and skillset
- • Recognition as a Sunday Times Best Place to Work (2023 and 2024)
- • Opportunity to work on award-winning campaigns for high-profile UK clients
- • Support for individual needs through the 'Be Your Best' initiative and confidential accommodations
Skills & Technologies
About OMG UK Limited
OMG UK Limited is a London-headquartered digital marketing and media agency founded in 2000. It provides data-driven advertising, programmatic trading, search, social, creative and technology services to brands and publishers across the United Kingdom. The company operates as part of Omnicom Media Group, leveraging global network resources while offering localized strategy, planning and analytics. Core offerings include audience targeting, media buying, campaign optimization, brand safety and marketing technology integration. Clients span retail, finance, automotive, entertainment and consumer goods sectors. OMG UK Limited is registered in England and Wales, with offices in London, Manchester and Edinburgh.
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