(Remote) Paid Search Manager

Santa Monica, CA (Remote)

$70K/yr – $75K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid search program leadership for client accounts, owning Google Ads and Microsoft Ads tactics and client communications.

  • Own client relationships, deliverables, and weekly updates.
  • Must-have: 3-4+ years in Paid Search with KPI-driven optimization.
  • Standout: Experience across ecommerce/lead gen with data storytelling and strategic thinking.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the client-facing point of contact for Paid Search strategies.
  • Develop, execute, and manage Google Ads & Microsoft Ads tactics for client portfolios on a day-to-day basis.
  • Take responsibility for all client deliverables, campaign performance, and reporting.
  • Regularly communicate with clients through weekly video calls and emails.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of both ecommerce and lead generation strategies.
  • Establish strong interpersonal relationships with clients.
  • Effectively tell a story from the data in clients' accounts.
  • Professionally overcome objections via email or calls.
  • Be accountable for thought leadership activities with clients and internally, proposing new topics and championing creative strategic thinking.
  • Own the client relationship, aiming for high satisfaction and retention.
  • Work at all levels with an eye for detail to achieve quality & process goals, actively translating Hawkes' core values into everyday practices.

Requirements

  • 3-4+ years of experience in Paid Search or Paid Media related position managing accounts
  • Build, launch, and continuously monitor/optimize Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, and other Paid Search platforms toward client-driven KPIs such as CPL, ROAS, etc.
  • Advanced knowledge of Search, Shopping, Performance Max, Demand Gen, YouTube, Google Merchant Center
  • Impeccable time management skills, including the ability to handle multiple direct reports, projects and ongoing operational tasks, while effectively managing changing internal and client-facing priorities
  • Possess solid knowledge of campaign structure, bidding strategies, feed optimization, offline conversion tracking, advanced remarketing, attribution, etc.
  • Demonstrate a solid understanding of metrics such as MER, ROAS, CPA, etc.

Preferred

  • High level of emotional intelligence
  • Ability to provide thought leadership within the search landscape
  • Experience with audience creation and segmentation, messaging, scaling and budgeting
  • Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

  • Health and Wellness
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Financial Benefits
  • Competitive Base Salary
  • 401(k) with Company Match
  • Life and Disability Insurance
  • Time Off
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
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Hawke Media is Your Outsourced CMO®, utilizing AI and proprietary technology partnerships to redefine the landscape. We've grown 5,000+ diverse brands over the last decade. Our offerings include a complete suite of expert-led marketing services and the transformative Hawke AI platform that continuously processes data from 8,000+ brands and over $500M in media spend to help brands beat the market.

Founded in 2014
Santa Monica, California, USA
233 employees (83 in marketing)
82% recommend to a friend
84% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
21.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$625.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45.7%
Direct
45.1%
Referral
5.6%
Social
2.1%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~233

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
78 (33% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Last Raise
Series Unknown, 10 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2016
    Series Unknown

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