Account Manager, Paid Media

New York City, NY (Remote)

$60K/yr – $70K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own paid media performance across client portfolios by turning channel know‑how and data into optimized spend and growth through strategic roadmaps, QA, and executive updates.

  • Own the paid media strategy and roadmaps across Google, Microsoft, and Apple Search Ads, coordinating with growth teams to meet client targets.
  • Drive QA‑driven optimization and the creation of roadmaps, testing plans, dashboards, and QBRs to demonstrate impact.
  • Lead platform partner relationships (Google, LinkedIn) to identify opportunities while upholding best practices.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Maintaining an advanced understanding of primary paid media channels and how they fit within the funnel – to include Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Apple Search Ads, etc.
  • Driving account strategy geared towards achieving or exceeding client efficiency and growth goals.
  • Developing and executing the appropriate account management monitoring and optimization techniques to drive performance toward client targets and budgets.
  • Quantifying and prioritizing initiatives that will have the greatest impact on account performance.
  • Driving the creation of client roadmaps, testing plans, reports/dashboards, and QBRs/FBRs to meet client needs.
  • Managing the performance of designated client portfolio to client performance goals and practicing good stewardship of client budgets.
  • Writing, reviewing and ensuring that agendas meet client needs for status calls and adhere to all important and upcoming management updates.
  • Effectively leading client calls, speaking to completed projects, performance, and planned initiatives/long-term optimization strategy.
  • Ensuring all account management efforts go through a QA process and are executed/delivered error-free.
  • Owning the relationship between DEPT® and dedicated platform reps (i.e. Google, LinkedIn, etc.). Working with reps to identify and vet new opportunities while maintaining platform best practices, etc.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 3 years of paid search experience and comfort with topics such as budgeting, bidding, and testing methodology
  • Experience across all Google network types is ideal - display network and search network, inclusive of app campaigns
  • Experience with a combination of these campaign types: UAC (universal app campaigns), ACi (app campaign install), Google app campaigns, GDN campaigns (Google Display Network), performance max, discovery campaigns
  • Experience with A/B testing
  • Proven prior work experience presenting findings and making recommendations for account optimizations to internal or external clients
  • Strong analytical and reporting skills and be proficient in Excel
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

  • You are an energetic and creative marketing enthusiast; eager to roll up your sleeves and be hands on, learn, and grow in the marketing space.
  • You are entrepreneurial spirited and a self-starter; able to work both independently and in a team environment

Benefits

  • Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • 401k plan, plus matching
  • PTO
  • Paid Company Holidays
  • Parental Leave
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DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Coach, eBay, and OpenAI. Certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

Founded in 2016
Amsterdam, North Holland, NLD
4.5K employees (1,449 in marketing)
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85% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
186.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40%
Direct
50.1%
Referral
7.4%
Social
1.8%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
850 (19% of company)
Median Career Experience
8 years
Median Tenure
3.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
24

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