Paid Media Manager – Japanese/Korean Speaking

Croud

Paid Media Manager driving performance across paid media accounts through strategic optimization. Collaborating with clients and internal teams to enhance campaign effectiveness and drive commercial growth.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJuniorMid-Level💰 £35,270 - £41,770 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Owning bidding strategy and optimisation to achieve KPIs, leveraging portfolio bidding and automation tools
Maintaining best-in-class account hygiene and stay ahead of platform updates and technical changes
Identifying and automating repetitive tasks using scripts and proprietary tools to improve efficiency and margins
Leading creative strategy and testing, using data insights to drive campaign performance improvements
Analysing performance data to deliver actionable insights tied to business KPIs and growth opportunities
Supporting advanced measurement initiatives, including lift tests, incrementality testing, and privacy-led tracking changes
Collaborating across Search and Social teams to deliver integrated, cohesive media strategies
Developing business cases, case studies, and commercial recommendations to maximise client investment and growth
Driving innovation through testing new platform features, betas, and emerging channel tactics
Managing multiple priorities effectively while maintaining strong organisation and time management
Mentoring junior team members through training, feedback, and technical guidance
Presenting complex paid media strategies clearly to both clients and stakeholders, and responding to queries effectively
Staying up to date with AI technologies and applying AI-driven tools to streamline workflows and improve efficiency

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree-level education or equivalent/relevant work experience
Native speaker of Japanese or Korean
Demonstrable passion, experience and knowledge of Paid Media platforms (including PPC and/or Paid Social), minimum 1-2 years of experience in Paid Search, specifically across Search Engines (Google, Microsoft etc.)
Experience and knowledge of local Search Engines (Yahoo! Japan, Naver, Kakao etc.) would be an advantage
Strong Microsoft Office/Google Workspace skills which must include Excel/Google Sheets, Word/Google Docs and PowerPoint/Google Slides
Proven track record of working to and meeting deadlines and able to deliver under pressure
Proven time management skills, strong project management skills, experience and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Proven ability to think critically and creatively, with an impeccable attention to detail
Proactive approach to ways of working and problem solving, with the confidence to question the norm
Strong communication & presentation skills
Thrives working in a team setting
Mathematically minded and comfortable working with large numbers

Benefits

Comp & perks

Sabbatical: Paid sabbatical at 7 years with an option to take it unpaid at 5 years
25 days holiday a year
Discretionary annual performance based incentive
Sale commission
Recruitment referrals bonus
Health & Wellbeing contribution
2 Recharge Days each holiday year
Ride to Work scheme
Railcard Season Ticket loan
Home office screen
Daily office perks: Free fruit, breakfast cereals, snacks, and tea & coffee
Weekly treat: Enjoy a complimentary lunch on us every week
Enhanced Primary and Secondary family leave as well as extended Parental Leave and Shared Family Leave
Life insurance and income protection
Medical Cash Plan
Pension
Curated 3rd party learning platform as well as access to Croud Campus (our bespoke learning and development platform)
Peer to peer recognition scheme 'bonusly'
Team off-sites/regular socials
Year-round holiday parties
Flexible working options
Standard hours are from 9.00am to 5.30pm, there’s flexibility if agreed in advance with your line managers (it may also be necessary on occasions to work outside of these hours)

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Hard Skills & Tools

bidding strategyautomation toolsdata analysisperformance measurementpaid mediaPPCpaid socialproject managementExcelGoogle Sheets

Soft Skills

organisationtime managementmentoringcommunicationpresentationcritical thinkingcreativityattention to detailproactive problem solvingteam collaboration