Paid Search Senior Director

USA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expSalaried Ft

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid search strategy and leadership for a multi-account agency setup.

  • Own the paid search strategy for multiple client portfolios and ensure alignment with business goals.
  • Must-have: 8–10+ years in paid search with agency leadership experience.
  • Standout: Proven ability to scale performance across accounts and lead senior teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve paid search strategy across clients, verticals, and teams
  • Ensure alignment between search initiatives and broader business and marketing goals
  • Establish frameworks for planning, testing, optimization, and measurement
  • Guide investment strategy, including budget allocation and prioritization
  • Oversee performance across a portfolio of accounts, ensuring goals are consistently met or exceeded
  • Identify and unlock opportunities for growth, efficiency, and scale
  • Build and implement scalable frameworks to solve complex performance challenges
  • Partner on upsell and new business opportunities to drive account and agency growth
  • Stay ahead of industry trends including automation, AI, and signal loss
  • Define how the team adapts to changes in the search and media landscape

Requirements

  • 8–10+ years of experience in paid search or performance marketing and agency experience
  • Deep expertise across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, and modern search tactics
  • Proven ability to lead teams and manage performance across multiple accounts
  • Strong strategic thinking with a focus on business impact and growth
  • Experience navigating industry changes such as automation and privacy shifts
  • Excellent communication skills with experience presenting to senior stakeholders

Preferred

  • Exposure to internal P&L management
  • Deep knowledge in Social, Organic, and/or Programmatic
  • Experience with third-party attribution or incrementality tools
  • Experience with TrueClicks
  • Experience with Funnel and data automations + proficient in excel
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Go Fish Digital

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Go Fish Digital is a performance marketing agency that helps brands outsmart the market, outplay the competition, and outperform their goals. We partner with companies of all sizes, from ambitious DTC brands to enterprise teams, who need real results. Our work blends sharp strategy, proprietary AI tools, and fast, focused execution across SEO, paid media, digital PR, and content. Follow us for insights into what’s working across Google, Meta, TikTok, and AI-powered search, along with practical strategies to drive visibility, traffic, and revenue. Trusted by brands like Joybird, Chicco, and SimpleTexting.Explore more at www.gofishdigital.com

Founded in 2005
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
114 employees (67 in marketing)
63% recommend to a friend
76% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
55.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$18.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.8%
Direct
41.6%
Referral
9.1%
Social
5.1%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~114

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
61 (54% of company)
Median Career Experience
7 years
Median Tenure
2.8 years