The Interim Manager, Paid Media will lead integrated paid media campaigns in the UK and Germany, focusing on planning, activation, and optimization across various channels. Responsibilities include managing agency relationships, performance reporting, and budget management to enhance brand awareness and commercial performance.
About the Company
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face, paw and fin. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, Well People - clean beauty powered by plants, Naturium - high-performance, biocompatible, clinically-effective and accessible skin care, and our newest brand, rhode skin - developed by Hailey Rhode Bieber, a line of curated skincare essentials, formulated for a variety of skin types and needs with high performance ingredients, it’s a daily routine that nourishes your skin barrier over time
In our Fiscal year 25, we had net sales of $1 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 29 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. We are the #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing mass cosmetics brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last seven fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.
Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us
We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded Paid Media Manager to join our growing marketing team. This role will be responsible for leading the planning, activation, optimisation, and reporting of integrated paid media campaigns across the UK and Germany.
Working closely with the Senior Paid Media Manager, agency partners, and cross-functional teams, you will drive best-in-class media execution across channels including paid social, TV, streaming, OOH, display, programmatic, paid search, and affiliate marketing. The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of full-funnel media strategy, creative optimisation, performance measurement, and cross-channel campaign management within a fast-paced consumer or retail environment.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a collaborative, high-growth environment and is passionate about delivering data-driven campaigns that drive brand awareness, engagement, and commercial performance.
Key Responsibilities- Support the development and execution of monthly, quarterly, and annual media plans across the UK and Germany
- Lead agency briefing across paid social, TV, streaming, OOH, display, programmatic, paid search, and affiliate channels
- Coordinate end-to-end campaign activation, ensuring campaigns launch on time, within budget, and aligned to business objectives
- Develop measurement frameworks, KPIs, attribution models, and reporting processes to evaluate campaign effectiveness
- Lead creative briefing and asset planning with internal and external stakeholders to ensure channel and audience relevance
- Manage affiliate marketing activity across platforms including TikTok Shop and Rakuten
- Partner with agencies to deliver weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance reporting and post-campaign analysis
- Drive a continuous test-and-learn agenda across creatives, audiences, channels, and formats
- Support budget management processes including forecasting, accrual tracking, and financial reporting
- 5–8 years’ experience within Paid Media, Performance Marketing, or Integrated Media Planning roles
- Strong cross-channel media planning and activation experience across digital and offline channels
- Experience managing agency relationships and integrated campaign delivery
- Strong understanding of performance reporting, attribution, and campaign optimisation
- Experience within beauty, retail, fashion, e-commerce, or consumer brands preferred
- Excellent stakeholder management, organisation, and communication skills
- Commercially minded with a data-driven and results-oriented approach
- Comfortable operating within a fast-paced and collaborative en
The base salary range for this role is listed above.
Total compensation includes base salary, annual company-based performance bonus, and equity. Under e.l.f.’s annual bonus program, employees are eligible to earn up to 200% of their target bonus when company performance exceeds defined goals. In addition, e.l.f. provides a variety of other benefits to employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement savings plan, gender neutral parental leave, and unlimited paid time off. The amount of total compensation (including base salary) offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including geographic location, experience, specific skills, and qualifications.
Compensation components are subject to change at the company’s discretion
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.
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