Join the Platypus paddle

Paid Media Specialist

£28,000

Location: Platypus HQ, Gateshead

Hey there Google Ads and Facebook Ads pros 👋 We’re looking for a Paid Media Specialist to help us create click-worthy ads that drive results.

At Platypus Media we help businesses grow by delivering Google + Facebook ads that work–swimmingly well. We work with some of the loveliest people on the planet and have a lot of fun creating, testing and analysing ads. Our wonderful clients are from a range of different industries including kid’s toys & clothing, fashion, education, charities, professional bodies and even builders merchants.

As a Paid Media Specialist you’ll spend your days planning and creating ad campaigns for clients that get them closer to their business goals. A typical week will include chatting with clients about their products/services and ad performance, researching competitors, audiences and keywords, as well as writing ad copy and coming up with ad creatives. You’ll be responsible for monitoring budgets and ad performance, and you’ll get to create insightful and actionable reports for clients, too. We’re all about testing at Platypus, so analysing data will be second nature to you and always trying to improve performance will be in your dna.

Want to dive in deeper? Here’s a look at the role responsibilities and success profile.

Ideally you’ll have 12 months’ experience behind you (in either Google Ads or Facebook Ads), be comfy owning relationships with clients and know your RoAS from your CPA. You’ll be confident with Google Analytics, Google Sheets and formulas like vlookups won’t scare you. But most importantly you’ve got to be a glass-half-full person who’s super curious, creative and loves testing new things.

Sound like you? Send your resume across and say hi >>> hello@platypusmedia.co.uk

Let’s be honest, this is likely the first time you’ve even heard of this little company, so why would you want to work here? Hopefully this helps….

Four Day Working Week

Thursdays are the new Fridays, yep that’s right, our working week is only four days. Best thing is you don’t have to cram five days into four either, standard working week is 30 hours, 9:30am to 5pm.

Flexible Working

We enjoy working together at Platypus HQ and it’s where we spend most of our time. For the days you need to be close to home or shift your working hours, that’s cool too.

Room To Grow

You’ll get time (and budget) to work on your personal development. Whether that’s time spent reading the latest industry books/blogs, online training or heading to a conference. You’ll get the support you need to be your best.

Pets Are Welcome

The office may be small but it’s pet friendly! Yep, you can bring your pup to the office with you or if you’re working from home, a video call appearance from your furry friend would be ace. We currently have two resident office dogs, Kona & Milo, who love tennis balls and belly rubs.

Meet the paddle

Feel free to do you, but here’s what a good application looks like for us.

Up to date resume

It sounds silly but making sure your resume is up to date and relevant (did you know you can create multiple resumes, making them super specific to the role you’re applying for 🤯) is important. Our recommendation for what to include, and in what order, on your resume are:

– brief intro paragraph
– work experience (starting with the most recent first)
– education (if applicable—no need to include high school—most recent qualification first)
– volunteering or extra curricular activity (starting with the most recent first….seeing a theme here? 😉)

You don’t have to make it look fancy, but if you’re going to, choose a font that’s easy to read. And, remember to send your resume as a PDF so it keeps its formatting and is easy to access.

Intro email

When emailing your resume over, say hi 👋

We’re humans too, and it’s super nice to have a (brief) intro to you. Tell us why you’re interested in the role or working at Platypus. Give us a couple of sentences on what skills or experience you have that’ll help you dive right in. Tell us if you’re a huge fan of one of our clients, or if you know someone in the paddle. And, if your resume isn’t quite what we’re looking for, show us what you do have.

Wanna float to the top?

We love creativity and going the extra mile at Platypus. So if you want to stand out, an up to date resume and intro email are just the start…. we’ll leave what’s next up to you!

Ready for a change?

Say hi…we’d love to hear from you.