Media Manager, Search

Who We Are

As a 100% independent and 100% employee-owned agency, we are driven by an independent spirit and believe in the power of the collective. We foster a culture that enables and expects all departments to make our brands impossible to ignore.

What You’ll Do

As a Media Manager in the Digital Investment department, you will manage sophisticated paid search accounts and YouTube ad campaigns while demonstrating a strong ability to think critically, analytically, and proactively. A passion for search, YouTube ads, quantitative analysis, and serving our client’s goals are highly desirable. This role also requires a willingness to learn and engage with other digital investment channels, including paid social and programmatic advertising.

Responsibilities:

• Provides flawless day-to-day management of paid search and YouTube marketing campaigns with minimal oversight. This can include the following while following best practices:
  • Creating & launching paid search accounts and their structures (campaigns, ad groups, etc.)
  • Scheduling, maintaining, and monitoring ad delivery to ensure successful deployment of ads.
  • Ideating A/B testing on YouTube for campaign and creative optimization
  • Developing assets like keywords, responsive search ads, sitelinks, and more
  • Implementing optimizations related to keywords, copy, bids, audience targets, and more
  • Identifying and executing new test initiatives associated with copy, landing pages, keyword match types, bid strategies, and more
  • Meeting the client’s goals while pacing to an allocated spend
  • Leveraging management tools like SA360, Google Ads, and Microsoft Advertising
• Assists in the development of comprehensive search reports while leveraging tools like Tableau, Looker Studio, Semrush, and publisher platforms
• Develops & presents reporting insights to clients and internal teams in a manner that uses data to tell stories
• Effectively balances workload while meeting deadlines and quality expectations for deliverables
• Helps develop search strategies and recommendations for yearly and ad hoc plans
• Supports others within the search team by providing QAs, maintaining process documentation, and more
• Assists in developing innovative practices that make the team more efficient, serve our client's goals, and more
• Communicates & collaborates effectively with other internal teams (analytics, account management, AdOps) as well as our vendor partners (primarily Google & Microsoft) and external clients
• Remains current with the latest digital marketing trends and practices.
• Contributes positively to our culture. Bring your whole self, be proactive, be kind, and have fun!

Qualifications:

• 2-4 years of digital media planning and buying experience
• Minimum of 2 years experience in activating paid search campaigns and other Google offerings (YouTube, GDN, Discovery, etc)
• Direct experience within paid search and YouTube ads management platforms (SA360, Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel & Google Sheets (i.e. Pivot tables & Vlookups, Slicers, nested IF statements)
• Strong understanding of how to use different YouTube campaign types for different client goals (Awareness, conversion etc)
• Strong organizational, communication, negotiation, and analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Proficiency in critically analyzing and processing data, as well as skillfully developing and communicating insights and recommendations from data through both spoken and written forms
• Knowledge of the following is preferred:
  • Online analytic-focused platforms (Google Analytics, Adobe)
  • Ad serving platforms outside of paid search (CM360 preferred)
  • Tagging and tracking solutions
  • Testing methodologies for statistical significance and quantitative analysis
  • Forecasting performance based on historical data
  • Tableau, MySQL, Datorama, and Looker Studio

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