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# Associate Consultant (Digital Paid Search)

- **Company:** Media Sense
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £47,274
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Google AdWords, Data Visualization, Automation of Marketing, Raw Data, Tableau (Software), Web Platforms, Data Analytics, Alteryx
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5945463246

## About the Role

You are a media professional with experience across digital media, gained within a media agency, AdTech business, consultancy, client-side organisation, or a similar environment. You have a strong understanding of key channels, including Programmatic, Paid Search, Paid Social and Retail Media, and are passionate about staying ahead of industry trends and developments.

Combining strong analytical skills with a naturally curious mindset, you are comfortable interrogating data, uncovering meaningful insights, and translating them into clear recommendations for stakeholders. You are driven by solving challenges, building strong client relationships, and delivering better business outcomes through data-led decision making., * A minimum of 3 years' digital media experience with specific expertise in Paid Search (if you have experience in another channel too then that is a bonus).

 * Experience working in or assessing raw data taken from specific digital platforms (e.g. Google Ads/SA360, Microsoft Ads etc.)
 * Strong analytics capabilities for extracting insight from complex data sources.
 * Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
 * Excellent organisation skills with strong attention to detail.
 * Experience working with clients from various sectors and markets and complex organisations.
 * A self-starter attitude with a sense of autonomy and initiative, who is also able to work well independently and in cross-functional teams.
 * The ability to prioritise across a variety of projects.
 * A positive and proactive attitude to find solutions to problems, constructively balancing speed and quality to deliver.
 * Strong project management skills with the ability to lead workstreams from start to completion.
 * A passion and enthusiasm for media, for making a change in our industry (you will be joining the team who pioneered the ISBA supply chain transparency study) and for delivering great work for clients.

The following are preferable, but training will be provided:

 * Experience with the data visualisation tool Tableau.
 * Experience with Alteryx.

## Description

mediasense are looking for an Associate Consultant to support the Digital Practice in the delivery of high-quality audit and pitch services to clients. It is a thriving area as clients continually seek greater support as they navigate through an increasingly complex landscape.

The role operates on a hybrid working pattern from our London office, with an expectation for attendance at least three days per week, including Tuesday, the Services Department's designated anchor day.

In this role, your key responsibilities will vary as we work on a project basis, problem-solving for clients on many different types of projects.

Examples of day-to-day work may include:

 * Working as part of project teams to deliver our two main digital audit products (DiPA Diagnostic and DiPA Tracking) and pitch management services for our clients.
 * In depth analysis and evaluation of digital media campaigns providing supporting observations, insights and recommendations to drive improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery.
 * Working with visualisations of client data to identify key performance trends and data signals.
 * Tracking agency pitch commitments to clients through both quantitative and qualitative digital checks.
 * Leading communication with agencies to ensure projects are set up to succeed, establishing project timelines and ways of working and ensuring all parties are held to account on these agreements.
 * Supporting pitch management projects to help clients evaluate agency digital capabilities, propositions, process submissions and commercial offerings.
 * Providing on-going knowledge updates to internal teams on current and emerging digital media practices.
 * Managing, mentoring and training Senior Analysts and Analysts on projects to deliver our digital audit products to a high standard.
 * Engaging with clients to confidently present and articulate our digital audit outputs.