Contract - Head Of Biddable - Inside IR35
- £450 - £600 per day + Inside IR35
- City of London, London
- Contract
We're working on behalf of a brilliant agency to help find their next Head of Biddable - a key leadership hire to guide and inspire their platform and performance team during a pivotal period of change.
Head of Biddable - 3 Month Contract / Temp-to-Perm
Location: Hybrid (London-based office)
Start: Mid to Late August
IR35: Inside IR35 if contracting
Introduction
Our client is a creatively-led, digitally progressive agency with an impressive track record of delivering standout brand work across paid media channels. With an upcoming team shift, they're seeking senior biddable talent to bridge the gap and shape the future of their platform and walled garden strategy. This role is essential to maintaining delivery while laying the foundation for longer-term capability growth.
The Role
This is more than just a biddable lead - it's a hybrid strategic-creative role for someone who sees platforms like TikTok, YouTube, Meta, Amazon and Google not just as media spaces, but as environments for culture-making. You'll lead a multidisciplinary team, push creative and performance innovation, and help redefine how this agency builds brands through paid social, search, display, and emerging channels like generative AI.
Responsibilities include:
Leading the Platform & Walled Gardens team across paid search, social, display and commerce
Managing two Biddable Directors and contributing to agency leadership
Driving both creative excellence and performance outcomes in paid environments
Partnering closely with strategy, creative and client teams to shape integrated campaigns
Championing innovation and experimentation within emerging platform capabilities
Presenting to senior clients and guiding campaign strategy at the highest level
You - Skills & Experience:
Strong leadership experience in biddable media, ideally within an agency setting
Hands-on knowledge of paid social, search, display, and commerce platforms
Proven track record in both performance marketing and creative execution
Passion for platform-specific storytelling and audience-first thinking
Able to balance technical know-how with creative collaboration
Confident client communicator and cross-functional team leader
Contract Details:
3-month initial contract, with option to go perm if a great fit
Open to day rate (inside IR35) or pro rata salary - happy to advise on options
2-stage interview process:
Stage 1: Video interview with Digital Director
Stage 2: Task presentation to senior leadership
If you're a platform-native leader ready to build bold, brand-led work in digital spaces - or know someone who is - we'd love to hear from you.
Sphere Digital Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
