Paid Search Specialist

Buffalo, NY (On-site)

$60K/yr – $90K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize a portfolio of home services Google Ads accounts end to end, shaping campaigns, tracking, and client outcomes.

  • Lead onboarding and quarterly reviews with clients.
  • Own conversion tracking accuracy and data-driven optimization across accounts.
  • Drive testing, SOP improvements, and adoption of new tools and AI approaches.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own a portfolio of home services Google Ads accounts end to end — performance, pacing, and client outcomes
  • Build and launch campaigns: keyword research, account structure, ad copy, extensions, conversion actions, geo-targeting, and budget allocation across services
  • Run continuous search term analysis and negative keyword management to protect budget from waste
  • Manage bids, budgets, and pacing to hit cost-per-lead and spend targets month after month
  • Diagnose underperforming accounts — is it the market, the offer, the landing page, the tracking, or the call handling? — and drive the fix, even when it's outside your lane
  • Write and test ad copy, RSAs, and landing page messaging with our content and web teams
  • Own conversion tracking accuracy: call tracking, forms, offline conversion imports, and lead quality feedback loops
  • Review lead quality and call recordings with account managers so we're driving booked jobs, not junk form fills
  • Build Looker Studio reporting and present performance directly to clients — what happened, why, what's next
  • Lead paid search discovery and strategy conversations during onboarding and QBRs

Requirements

  • Have 3+ years of hands-on Google Ads experience managing live accounts and meaningful budgets
  • Have definitively run paid search for home services or local lead generation — roofing, HVAC, plumbing, restoration, remodeling, or similar
  • Can talk through specific accounts you've turned around, with real numbers, and explain what you changed and why it worked
  • Are fluent in Search and Performance Max, and have an actual opinion about when PMax helps a contractor and when it hides waste
  • Understand conversion tracking end to end — GA4, GTM, call tracking, offline conversions — and can tell when the data is lying to you
  • Can sit across from a business owner, explain a bad month honestly, and keep their trust
  • Do what you say you'll do, when you said you'd do it, across a full book of accounts
  • Are ambitious about your own growth and want a seat where performance actually changes your comp and your scope

Preferred

  • Experience with Local Services Ads and Google Business Profile
  • Hands-on with call tracking platforms (WhatConverts, CallRail) and lead quality scoring
  • Agency background managing 10+ concurrent client accounts
  • Experience with CRM/lead pipeline data (AccuLynx, JobNimbus, Zoho, HubSpot) and closing the loop from click to contract
  • Comfort with WordPress, landing page testing, and CRO fundamentals
  • Google Ads certifications or Microsoft Advertising experience
  • Exposure to paid social, OTT/CTV, or emerging AI ad placements — search is the job, but these opportunities open up over time

Benefits

  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
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Ascend Digital Agency

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Ascend Digital Agency is a premier roofing-exclusive marketing agency founded by Michael Stearns, host of the Mission Control Podcast. Specializing in high-growth strategies for elite contractors, Ascend provides custom web design, precision Google Ads management, and advanced SEO, AEO, and AIO (AI Optimization). By combining deep roofing industry expertise with cutting-edge search technology, Michael and his team help contractors transition from lead-chasers to market leaders. Based on a brand-first philosophy, Ascend Digital Agency is the definitive partner for roofing companies looking to scale through transparency, technical excellence, and proven ROI.

Buffalo, New York, USA
14 employees (8 in marketing)
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Paid Search Specialist

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