Paid Search Specialist

Posted 4 Days Ago
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San Diego, CA
Mid level
Agency • Marketing Tech
The Role
The Paid Search Specialist manages Google Ads and Bing Ads accounts, executing PPC strategies to drive traffic and conversions. Responsibilities include performance reporting, keyword testing, campaign optimization, collaboration with team members, and staying informed on industry trends to achieve positive results.
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Who We Are:

We are a tech-enabled growth firm–at the intersection of marketing, consulting & data intelligence–igniting revenue and brand recognition for leading and emerging companies around the world. As a people-first firm, we value diversity in backgrounds and experiences. We strongly believe our people and culture are key to our success. Our vision is to be recognized as the most valued and respected private growth marketing firm in the world–with a scalable brand, culture and services.

As a full-service growth marketing firm, we offer best-in-class services including: SEO, Content Marketing, Paid Media, Social Media Marketing, Programmatic + CTV, Public Relations, Influencer Marketing, Email + SMS, Conversion Rate Optimization, Retail Marketing, Creative, and Web Development. Here at Power Digital, we are hyper-focused on helping brands drive revenue growth and brand recognition, ultimately driving irrefutable value for our clients. 

At the heart of Power Digital is our proprietary technology, nova, which analyzes businesses through first-party data, simplifying investment planning for marketing and diligence in M&A––putting marketers in a strategic seat at the table––and providing value in unparalleled ways. 

Managing billions in media, our dynamic team––of consultative marketers, creatives, analysts and technologists––challenge traditional ways of planning and measurement through meticulous testing and data science across each milestone of the customer journey.

A day in the life:

  • A Paid Search (PPC) Specialist is responsible for strategizing and executing on our Google Ads and Bing Ads accounts. You’re a seasoned expert at PPC, GDN, Google Shopping, Google UAC, and should hit the ground running. Plus, would be great if you also had experience in SEO optimization marketing and/or programmatic marketing. You’re committed to maintaining successful relationships with our agency partner and team members, and embody a win at all cost mentality. You’re committed to working with the team to learn and to generate positive results as a trusted executor, strategist, and thought leader.

Responsibilities:

  • Fully manage Google Ads accounts from ideation to execution
  • Provide detailed reports to CMO of account performance
  • Communicate with the team about strategy, performance, and other related metrics and requests
  • Spearhead the improvement of PPC strategies and quality of work delivered for our brand
  • Stay informed of industry and channel developments, trends, best practices, and strategies
  • Create, monitor, and optimize paid text and video search campaigns within Google, and Bing
  • Monitor and analyze data from Google Analytics, Facebook Analytics and other tools to gain insights to make informed and strategic adjustments.
  • Actively test and analyze keywords, bid management, ad copy, and landing pages through usage of A/B testing.
  • Develop landing pages for each campaign or assist with specific direction of their development to improve conversions.
  • Communicate regularly with team members on campaign developments, deliverables, and performance.
  • Prepare and present weekly/ monthly reports and make recommendations based on KPI’s, ROI, and other various metrics.
  • Continuously look at avenues to increase performance and experiment with different methods driving traffic and leads
  • Experience with SEO Optimization and Programmatic advertising and a plus

Role Requirements:

  • Expert experience with Google Ads & Bing Ads required
  • Expert experience with Search, GDN, UAC, across several verticals required
  • Expert experience with Excel or Google Sheets required
  • Expert experience with Google Analytics required
  • Proficiency with other analytics tools like Mixpanel, Amplitude preferred
  • 2+ years managing paid media budgets of $50k+ per month required
  • 1+ years in a client facing, customer success, or sales role preferred
  • 2-3 years of experience in Paid Search (PPC/ SEM), preferably within a digital agency or have experience managing multiple brands simultaneously.
  • Experience with how to build campaigns in Google, and Bing
  • Experience handling combined budgets of $1M - $2M annually.
  • Strong familiarity with analytics and tracking tools such Google Tag Manager, UTM and Facebook Pixel.
  • Exceptional critical and strategic thinking skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent project management skills.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • ROI (Return on Investment): Measure the effectiveness of PPC campaigns by tracking the return on investment generated from advertising spend.
  • CTR (Click-Through Rate): Monitor the percentage of clicks compared to the number of impressions to gauge ad performance and relevance.
  • Conversion Rate: Track the percentage of users who complete a desired action (e.g., purchase, sign-up) after clicking on an ad.
  • Quality Score: Assess the quality and relevance of keywords, ads, and landing pages to optimize campaigns for better performance and lower costs.
  • ROAS (Return on Ad Spend): Calculate the revenue generated from ad campaigns compared to the cost of those campaigns.
  • Cost Per Conversion: Determine the cost of acquiring a customer through PPC advertising.

Most Important Things (MITs)

  • Strategic Campaign Management: Develop and execute PPC strategies, including Google Ads and Bing Ads, to drive traffic and conversions.
  • Performance Reporting: Provide detailed reports on account performance to the CMO, highlighting key metrics and insights.
  • Team Collaboration: Communicate with team members about strategy, performance, and requests, and collaborate to achieve positive results.
  • Continuous Improvement: Spearhead the improvement of PPC strategies and work quality to enhance brand performance.
  • Industry Knowledge: Stay informed of industry developments, trends, and best practices to implement effective strategies.
  • Client and Agency Relations: Maintain successful relationships with agency partners and team members, embodying a win-at-all-cost mentality.

Power Digital’s people and culture are at the core of our success, which is why diversity in our team’s backgrounds and experiences are paramount. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who strive to make an impact inside and outside of the workplace. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employees' points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.

Please be aware of fictitious job openings, consulting engagements, solicitations, or employment offers from suspicious sources. These engagements may be an attempt to obtain private information, or to induce you to pay a fee for services related to recruitment or training. Power Digital does NOT charge any application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process. All genuine job openings will be posted on our careers page at https://powerdigitalmarketing.com/company/careers/. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of any messaging behalf of Power Digital, please send us an email at [email protected] before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.

Top Skills

Bing Ads
Excel
Google Ads
Google Analytics
Google Sheets
Seo
The Company
HQ: San Diego, CA
775 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Power Digital is a data-driven, ROI-focused marketing agency. Our team consists of highly specialized marketing professionals who are proven at the large agency level and are experts in their fields. Our mission is to move away from the standardized "one size fits all"​ marketing approach and deliver customized solutions with measurable results.

Just like your business is unique, our digital strategy for you will be too. Our team understands that every business company has different analytics goals in mind and that different routes must be taken to accomplish them. We provide online marketing services & campaigns tailored to your business objectives and specific audience.

Transparency and collaboration are very important to us. We want to be more than just an agency. We want to become an extension of our clients’ marketing teams, delivering online marketing solutions both parties can be proud of. And how can we be an extension if we aren’t connecting and reviewing projects every week? Email updates are nice, but nothing beats hearing the inflection in a client’s voice when we share the good news. It is for this reason that we connect with our clients every single week. You can rest assured knowing that your brand is always on our mind when we’re providing online digital marketing services.

We understand that digital marketing has never been more competitive, which is why we stick to what we have always focused on: driving ROI. How do we do this? We help you connect with the right customers through our internet marketing services. Whether through social media or search engine optimization, we work to increase your brand's online presence in a meaningful way.

One of the reasons we're so confident in our ability to deliver amazing results is that we have experts in each key digital channel. From SEO and PPC to social media and PR, we work together to ensure our clients see the best results of each campaign. For us, efficiency and results are the names of the game.

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