Manager, Digital Marketing (6-Month Contract)

Please note: This is a six-month contract

Location: London UK (Hybrid Position in office 2 days per week)

With millions of diners 60000 restaurant partners and 25 years of experience OpenTable part of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG) is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most their team their guests and their bottom line while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.

Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. Youll also be part of a global team and its portfolio of metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others and it defines our culture.

About the Job

OpenTables Diner Marketing team is looking for a Manager Digital Marketing to join us on a 6-month contract this role you will own and drive paid social performance across Meta and TikTok managing campaigns end-to-end building and iterating on performance creative and using data to optimize toward measurable business outcomes. This is a fully independent high-impact role designed for a seasoned paid social operator who can plug in quickly and deliver results without a lengthy ramp period. Youll sit within our growth marketing function working closely with creative analytics and channel teams to continuously test learn and scale what works.

Responsibilities

• Own paid social campaign strategy and execution across Meta (Facebook/Instagram) and TikTok managing full campaign lifecycles from initial brief through optimization budget pacing and performance reporting.
• Lead a rigorous creative testing program developing hypotheses briefing assets to in-house designers launching structured A/B and multivariate tests and synthesizing learnings to inform future creative iterations.
• Partner with in-house designers and creative teams to develop high-performing ad creative tailored to each platforms best practices audience behaviors and evolving ad formats.
• Analyze campaign performance on a regular cadence translating data into clear actionable optimizations and confident recommendations for budget allocation across channels.
• Manage day-to-day paid social budgets with a performance-first mindset maintaining pacing and efficiency against key metrics including CPA ROAS CTR and CVR.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Analytics Brand and Growth teams to ensure paid social strategy is aligned with broader diner acquisition and retention goals.
• Monitor platform updates algorithm changes and emerging ad formats across Meta and TikTok to continuously bring fresh informed thinking to the channel.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4 years of hands-on digital ads experience with deep proven expertise in Meta Ads Manager Google Ads and TikTok Ads Manager.
• Demonstrated track record of owning creative testing frameworks and driving measurable performance improvements through structured experimentation.
• Fluency in performance marketing metrics (CPA ROAS CTR CVR) with the ability to use data to make fast confident optimization decisions.
• Experience independently managing significant paid social budgets with a rigorous approach to efficiency pacing and forecasting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills able to clearly articulate performance narratives and creative hypotheses to cross-functional partners and leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in working with Meta product catalog feeds.
• Experience in consumer or diner marketing e-commerce or a two-sided marketplace environment.
• Familiarity with incrementality measurement methodologies (e.g. geo-based lift tests holdout studies) and third-party measurement tools.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced lean team environment where you own your roadmap and manage your own priorities.

Benefits and Perks

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• Focus on mental health and well-being:
• Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
• Company-paid subscription to Headspace
• Annual company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
• Paid parental leave
• 5 weeks paid vacation
• Time off for your birthday
• Paid volunteer time
• Focus on your career growth:
• Development Dollars
• Leadership development
• Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
• Travel Discounts
• Employee Resource Groups
• Private health & dental insurance
• Income protection and life assurance
• Employee Assistance Program - including 24/7 GP & free legal advice
• Pension plan contributions
• Discounted gym membership
• Bike2Work
• Season ticket loan
• Social events & Thursday happy hours
• Free lunch 2 days per week

The best connections happen face-to-face whether youre sitting down to dinner or having coffee with a coworker. Thats why OpenTable has adopted a hybrid workplace model. This role aligns with that approach with an expectation of coming into the office two days a weekgiving employees the best of both worlds: in-person collaboration and flexibility.

Work Environment & Flexibility

At OpenTable we pride ourselves on fostering a global and dynamic work environment. As a team member with us you will benefit from a schedule tailored to accommodate a global workforce operating across multiple time zones. While the majority of your responsibilities may align with conventional business hours there will be instances where you are expected to manage communications - via calls Slack messages or emails - outside of regular working hours to effectively collaborate with international colleagues respond to restaurant partners and/or address urgent matters. OpenTable will always abide by and consider local laws and regulations.

Inclusion

Were committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We know the best ideas come when we bring different voices to the table so were building a team as dynamic as the diners and restaurants we serveand fostering a culture where everyone feels welcome to be themselves.

If you need any reasonable adjustments during the application/interview process or on the job were here to support you. Please reach out to your recruiter to request any accommodations.

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Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Contract
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1