Associate Director, Paid Search

Skills & Experience

• Team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills (there is a reason this is the first bullet—it's our most important qualification)
• Comfortability managing budgets of at least 6 figures in ad spend per month
• 5-8 years’ experience in day-to-day management of paid search on Google/Bing
• B2C e-commerce & direct response experience 
• Able to discuss advanced technical concepts and strategic plans in a clear and concise manner to a wide range of audiences
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Excel and formulas to help drive efficiencies for day-to-day tasks; pivot tables, Vlookups, SUMIFS, are your jam
• A working knowledge of Google Shopping campaigns and the components of a product feed
• Analytical thinker—always asking the “why” and not afraid to speak up
• Comfortable taking initiative to create new internal company processes that improve workflows

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day paid search operations, driving continued success for Socium’s largest, most complex accounts
• Collaborate across account teams to create blended paid media strategies that have the client’s KPI and goals as the north star
• Play an integral role as a leader on a number of our larger accounts that spend over $500k/mo
• Create scalable solutions for account work that are translatable to other account teams
• Implement and test new platform betas, channels, and features
• Work alongside Director and senior leadership to develop overarching channel strategy
• Work with Marketing on case studies, blog posts, think pieces/white papers, and other opportunities to showcase Socium’s Search leadership in the industry
• Maintain relationships with partners and vendors
• Stay on top of industry and platform updates, communicating them with the wider team
• Mentorship of junior team members, including troubleshooting complex account or platform issues and creating training modules
• Assist in new business audit and pitch process

Compensation & Benefits

• $110,000 - $135,000 
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid parental leave, inclusive of adoption
• Company-paid healthcare coverage
• Slavik 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• $300 yearly continuing education stipend
• Company donation match of up to $400 a year for any employee donations made to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
• And much more!

Your Career Growth With Socium

• Next position: Director, Paid search
• Expected promotion timeline: 2-4 years; based on our formalized review system and subject to employee development