Manager, Paid Search SEM

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$75K/yr – $108K/yrManager3+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the paid search practice with end-to-end ownership of strategy to day-to-day execution, including budget pacing, bid management, and campaign optimizations across clients.

  • Own search strategy and budget management with day-to-day oversight of pacing and billing.
  • Lead keyword and audience research through the Search Analyst to build and test campaigns.
  • Develop optimizations and testing plans and tailor agency POVs for client delivery.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Actively contribute to account strategy, including annual budget development, KPIs, partner selection, new tactics, and tracking industry developments
  • Gather the research and data needed to formulate tactical plan development and recommendation for client delivery
  • Lead client relationship with day to day contact and partner agencies (where applicable) by ensuring a seamless communication process
  • Provide direction to Search Analyst to conduct and analyze keyword and audience research necessary to build a new campaign
  • QA and oversee trafficking of approved plan into search platforms
  • Ultimate oversight for all day to day budget and billing activity (pacing, Prisma management, draft billing, accuracy of budgets vs. strategy flowcharts)
  • Responsible for Search Analyst’s management of campaign budgets, pacing and bid adjustments
  • Development and recommendation of optimizations and/or testing plans
  • Pull data and research components needed for new business pitches
  • Contribute to development of agency level POVs on industry happenings

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of paid search experience, ideally in an agency environment
  • Mastery of search platforms
  • Mastery of all relevant tools for reporting, analytics, and competitive analysis
  • Demonstrated expertise in core MS Excel functions (vlookup, pivot tables, data visualization)
  • Proven leadership ability
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Presentation skills are a must
  • Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving skills
  • Excellent project management and organization skills
  • Ability to work successfully with teams on multiple projects under tight deadlines

Nice to have

  • SA360 experience (preferred)
  • Kenshoo experience (preferred)

Benefits

  • Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
  • Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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Publicis Media harnesses the power of modern media through leading agency brands Dysrupt, Infinite Roar, Publicis Collective, Publicis Health Media, Spark Foundry, Starcom and Zenith, as well as global accelerator PMX; immersive experience group PMCI (inclusive of Picture Motion and RDL Worldwide); and access to integrated platform-based technologies and offerings from CJ, Epsilon and Influential. A key business solution of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]), Publicis Media’s digital-first, data-driven global solutions deliver client value and drive growth in a platform-powered world. It is present in over 100 countries with over 23,000 employees worldwide.

London, England, United Kingdom
11K employees (3,008 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
526.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.4%
Direct
38.4%
Referral
11.8%
Social
15.8%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2,719 (25% of company)
Median Career Experience
13.5 years
Median Tenure
4.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
215