Performance Marketing Executive
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 6, 2026.
Handle Recruitment is looking for a proactive, commercially-minded Performance Marketing Executive to join our client's growing sports business.
Hybrid | Central London | 3 days in office
£30,000-£36,000 depending on experience
The Client
Our client is a global sports business, co-owned by professional athletes, with a mission to celebrate and elevate triathlon.
2026 marks an exciting new chapter, following the acquisition of Challenge Family and a strategic partnership with World Triathlon. Looking ahead to 2027, they are focused on expanding their global event portfolio, elevating the athlete and fan experience, and growing triathlon as a global sports and entertainment property.
You'll be joining a high-performing, values-driven team with leadership experience from UFC, RFU, Uber, Meta, ATP and Formula 1, all focused on building something ambitious.
The Role
This is a hands-on role focused on managing and optimising paid media across Meta and Google, driving customer acquisition, event participation and revenue across a growing portfolio of sports events and products.
Working closely with the Performance Marketing Manager, you'll take increasing ownership of paid media accounts, using performance data to optimise campaigns, test new ideas and improve marketing efficiency. You'll also gain exposure to wider acquisition and lifecycle marketing strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and optimise paid campaigns across Meta and Google Ads.
- Monitor spend, CPA, ROAS, revenue, new customers and conversions.
- Analyse performance data and turn insights into clear optimisation actions.
- Manage campaign budgets and pacing against commercial targets.
- Support campaign planning and launches across the event portfolio.
- Test and optimise audiences, creative, messaging and campaign structures.
- Work with creative and content teams on campaign briefs, assets and ad copy.
- Produce regular performance reporting, highlighting results, trends and recommendations.
- Support tracking, measurement and attribution across paid media.
- Work with the Performance Marketing Manager to improve acquisition funnels and, over time, support retention and lifetime value initiatives.
About You
- 2-4 years' experience in paid media, performance marketing or digital acquisition.
- Hands-on experience across both Meta Ads and Google Ads.
- Comfortable working with CPA, ROAS, conversion, revenue and other performance metrics.
- Strong understanding of paid media principles and campaign optimisation.
- Commercially minded, with an understanding of how paid media drives acquisition and revenue.
- Experience managing budgets and balancing spend against performance.
- Highly organised, proactive and confident managing multiple campaigns and priorities.
- Strong communication and project management skills, with the ability to work across creative, content and wider marketing teams.
- Experience in sports, events, ticketing, travel or another consumer-focused business would be beneficial.
Experience with creative testing, copywriting, GA4, Looker Studio, Triple Whale, AI tools, lead generation or advertising tracking and implementation would also be advantageous.
The Culture
The client is looking for someone who is:
- Hands-on and accountable: Gets stuck in, takes ownership and wants to make a real impact.
- Innovative: Curious, adaptable and always looking for ways to improve.
- Growth-minded: Embraces challenges and looks for opportunities to develop.
- Collaborative: A positive team player who brings energy and a can-do attitude.
Benefits
- Private health insurance through Vitality.
- Learning & Development budget.
- 25 days holiday + Christmas break.
- Enhanced parental leave.
- Company share option scheme.
- Complimentary / discounted event entries for employees, friends and family.
- Free office snacks and drinks, open-water swim credits and more.
Apply below today to proceed your application!
Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.