PPC Career AcademyPaid media · Hired
The programme

A focused path to becoming a paid media specialist

8–12 weeks of practitioner-led training across Google, Meta and Microsoft Ads, analytics and reporting — finishing with a portfolio and a placement.

8–12 weeks💻 100% online · live + self-paced🎓 2 certifications included

Campaign strategy

Plan account structures, choose campaign types and set budgets that perform.

Data & analytics

Read GA4, track conversions and turn numbers into optimisation decisions.

Creative & copy

Write high-CTR ads and run structured creative tests across platforms.

Certifications

Graduate Google Ads and Meta certified — credentials hiring managers recognise.

Week by week

The full syllabus

01

Paid media foundations

Weeks 1–2
  • How the paid media industry and agencies actually work
  • Auctions, bidding, Quality Score and the metrics that matter
  • Account structure, campaign types and budgeting fundamentals
  • The role of a PPC executive and what agencies expect day one
02

Google Ads mastery

Weeks 3–5
  • Search, Performance Max, Display, Shopping and Demand Gen
  • Keyword research, match types and negative keyword strategy
  • Writing high-CTR responsive search ads and assets
  • Conversion tracking, bidding strategies and optimisation
  • Prep & sit the Google Ads Search certification (free)
03

Meta & Microsoft Ads

Weeks 6–7
  • Meta campaign objectives, audiences and the ads manager
  • Creative testing, the Pixel and Conversions API basics
  • Microsoft Ads import, differences and where it wins
  • Prep & sit the Meta certification (free)
04

Analytics & reporting

Weeks 8–9
  • GA4 fundamentals for paid media analysts
  • UTM tracking, attribution and reading the data
  • Building clear client-ready reports and dashboards
  • Turning data into optimisation decisions
05

Portfolio & job placement

Weeks 10–12
  • Build and present a full portfolio campaign
  • CV rewrite and an optimised LinkedIn profile
  • Mock interviews and agency-style technical tasks
  • Direct introductions to hiring agencies + job guarantee
Roles you'll be ready for

Where graduates land

Entry-level paid media roles — primarily at agencies, where most PPC careers begin and progress fastest.

PPC ExecutivePaid Media AssistantGoogle Ads SpecialistDigital Marketing ExecutivePerformance Marketing AssociatePaid Search Analyst
Included with every place

What you get

  • Live + self-paced curriculum
  • Google & Meta certifications
  • A real portfolio campaign
  • CV & LinkedIn support
  • Interview & technical prep
  • Job placement assistance
  • The job guarantee
  • Lifetime community access
10 seats · £497

Ready to start your paid media career?

Join the next cohort and go from no experience to job-ready — backed by a genuine job guarantee.

No experience needed · Certifications included · Full refund if you're not placed