Account Manager, Search

The Paid Search Media Activation Manager is accountable for full ownership of their campaigns, responsible for the day-to-day execution of all elements of paid search activity, employing strong platform knowledge to deliver flawless media plans, optimisation, analysis and testing in collaboration with their direct reports. The role involves managing one or several juniors, overseeing their work and development to successfully execute client deliverables and progress all internal projects. You will also work closely with your account lead to deliver first-rate performance which exceeds our client’s expectations. Our clients expect the best and you will be required to work with them closely. Having a strong eye for detail and solid data analysis skills are a must to meet their performance and testing insights.

Responsibilities

Effectively manage your own & your team’s designated search accounts, ensuring your team delivers ongoing and timely optimisation; Be proactive, constantly looking for account optimisation & testing opportunities; Ensure adherence to all channel best practices for the client and contribute to the development of search best practices for the agency; Take responsibility for the data & compliance of your account, managing forecasting and accurate reporting; Develop strong relationships with your client, and key suppliers, leading team communications with these stakeholders; Take responsibility for the delivery of wider client / team deliverables, whilst coaching more junior team members on how this can be effectively achieved; Take ownership of your clients’ testing, organise, execute and evaluate tests that ladder up to wider learning objectives; Be a motivational manager leading by example while encouraging and coaching one or several juniors on the team; Practice gratitude and uplift your colleagues by celebrating their good work; Strong and effective communication across all levels & ability to establish/build good working relationships quickly

Requirements

Proven experience in paid search, ideally agency side; Experience with planning and running larger-scale PPC campaigns, ideally across multiple products and/or markets; Experience with SA360 and other bid management platforms e.g. Marin, Kenshoo; Excellent client relationship and management skills; Strong written and verbal communication skills; Exceptional organisational skills and a proven track record of managing multiple projects, meeting both goals and deadlines; Strong analytical skills and numerical reasoning; Ability to lead and motivate team members in a positive light; An innate curiosity and willingness to learn and develop; You take full ownership of performance, problems and the development of solutions that will get those problems solved

Nice to have

Mastery of SA360; Experience with coding languages such as Javascript, SQL and Python; Experience with Google Analytics

Benefits

competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance; significant paid time off; preferential partner discounts; employee mental health awareness days