Associate Manager, Paid Search

New York City, NY (On-site)

$65K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own paid search and YouTube performance for a branded footwear retailer, acting as the SME and cross-functional partner to brand, agency, and data teams.

  • Paid search campaigns: own strategy, execution, and KPI alignment with insights delivered to senior leaders.
  • YouTube and shopping activation: coordinate creative needs, testing plans, and performance optimization with channels and agencies.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Work alongside Sr. Manager of Paid Search to develop and execute paid search, shopping and YouTube campaigns to drive growth in revenue, efficiency and brand consideration for the Foot Locker brand.
  • Serve as the dedicated paid search subject matter expert for Foot Locker brand team on a day-to-day basis. Answering questions, problem solving and serving as a trusted business partner.
  • Align with brand team on creative needs for paid search, shopping and YouTube campaigns and populate creative intake forms.
  • Showcase problem solving skills and work autonomously to accomplish daily tasks with brand team, agency and channel partners.
  • Pull metrics and data from platform and translate insights from internal data team, platforms, and agency to align with KPIs and help answer overall questions for paid search from internal partners and showcase success
  • Work closely with digital marketing agency to oversee paid search campaigns, monitor spend and communicate paid search strategy from the brand to the agency.
  • Effectively communicate performance and strategic direction to senior leadership as needed.
  • Stay up to date with overall trends and changes within the industry to ensure best practices are being met and actively seek out and pursue emerging opportunities.
  • Assist with developing testing plans alongside agency and channel partners to regularly push effective new tactics to maximize performance against KPIs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance or related field from an accredited university or college.
  • 2 years minimum experience in digital marketing with responsibilities in paid search.
  • Fundamental understanding of Google Ads, Bing Ads, Search Ads 360 or other bid management platforms required.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to translate paid search reporting into meaningful insights.
  • Analytical mindset with the capability to identify and speak to insights and observations within paid search.
  • Experience with web analytics tools such as Adobe Analytics preferred.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel with the ability to utilize Pivot Tables in Excel preferred.
  • Certifications in search platforms a plus.

Preferred

  • Experience with web analytics tools such as Adobe Analytics
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables
  • Certifications in search platforms

Benefits

  • Employee Discount
  • Paid Time Off
  • Medical | Dental | Vision Coverage
  • 401(k) | Roth 401(k)
  • Stock Purchase Plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Opportunities for Advancement
  • Tuition Reimbursement for Qualified Courses
  • Strong Company Culture
  • Employee Resource Groups
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Foot Locker

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Foot Locker, Inc. is a leading footwear and apparel retailer that unlocks the “inner sneakerhead” in all of us. With approximately 2,500 retail stores in 26 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, and a franchised store presence in the Middle East and Asia, Foot Locker, Inc. has a strong history of sneaker authority that sparks discovery and ignites the power of sneaker culture through its portfolio of brands, including Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, WSS, and atmos. Our corporate headquarters is in New York City. We have domestic U.S. offices in St. Petersburg, FL; Camp Hill, PA; Junction City, KS; Los Angeles, CA; and Wausau, WI. Our European head office is in Utrecht, The Netherlands and is staffed with professionals from over 30 different countries who live, eat and breathe sneakers. Our Asia Pacific head office is based in Brisbane, Australia. Together, we are a team of customer-obsessed-sneaker-experts responsible for creating meaningful connections and unrivaled experiences with the diverse communities we service. We play to win and succeed as a team. We attribute our success to the drive and intelligence of our team members. We firmly believe that “everyone leads” at Foot Locker and are committed to leveraging the passions of our leaders across the globe. We offer our team members tools and resources to build their capabilities and cultivate a path for their career growth. We have and will continue to succeed as a great company through these ideals and strong leadership. Relentlessly committed to fuel a shared passion for self-expression, we create unrivaled experiences at the heart of the sport and sneaker communities through the power of our people. If you want to be a part of something bigger than you can imagine, you’ve come to the right place. To learn more about the incredible impact we’re making on both our local and global communities, visit our Foot Locker LinkedIn Life pages.

Founded in 1974
New York, New York, USA
11K employees (421 in marketing)
84% recommend to a friend
97% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
53.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.7%
Direct
39.8%
Referral
12.1%
Social
2.8%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
361 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

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