Senior Paid Media Manager, SEM & High Intent

Irving, TX (On-site)

$125K/yr – $155K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end paid search programs across Google Ads and Microsoft Ads, driving performance through rigorous testing, bidding, and audience strategies while coordinating with analytics and leadership.

  • Lead campaigns from setup to optimization across Search, Shopping, and PMax
  • Develop and test audience signals, assets, and bidding strategies
  • Translate insights into in-platform actions and collaborate with the SEM Director

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build campaigns, ad groups, and ads directly within Google Ads and Microsoft Ads — from account structure through keyword research, match types, and negative keyword lists
  • Own day-to-day execution across Paid Search, Local Services Ads, Demand Gen, and PMax, making platform changes when needed
  • Log in daily to manage bids at the keyword, ad group, campaign, and asset group level, adjusting manual or automated bid strategies based on real-time performance
  • Mine search term reports on an ongoing basis to harvest new keywords, add negatives, and keep account structure clean and spend efficient
  • Design, launch, and manage a continuous testing roadmap across ad copy, creative assets, audience signals, and bidding strategies — treating testing as a core part of the role, not an occasional exercise
  • Build and refine audience signals and asset groups (remarketing, customer match, in-market/affinity) and apply them directly within Demand Gen and PMax campaigns
  • Manage day-to-day budget pacing across all high-intent channels, adjusting caps, allocations, and dayparting/ad scheduling by hand as performance shifts
  • Take extreme ownership of campaign performance — proactively identifying underperformance and making the necessary in-platform changes without waiting for direction
  • Set up and maintain conversion actions, UTM tagging, and campaign naming conventions directly within the ad platforms
  • Build and maintain automated rules and scripts to manage bids, budgets, and QA at scale

Requirements

  • 4+ years of hands-on paid search experience with deep, proven expertise in Google Ads — including Search, Shopping, Performance Max, and the Google ecosystem broadly.
  • Expert-level command of Google Ads campaign architecture, Smart Bidding strategies, and keyword strategy across match types.
  • Proven track record of delivering against performance KPIs at scale
  • Solid command of measurement and analytics fundamentals, including Google Analytics, UTM tagging, conversion tracking, and attribution modeling.
  • Experience designing and executing structured A/B and multivariate tests, with the ability to communicate findings clearly and drive action from results.
  • Excellent organizational skills — you manage multiple accounts, deadlines, and workstreams simultaneously with precision and without things slipping.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting performance data and strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders.
  • Experience with Microsoft Advertising (Bing) and/or media channels is preferred.
  • Google Ads certification is a plus

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay
  • Employee Company Ownership Opportunities
  • Industry Leading Training Programs
  • Leadership Development and Career Growth Tracks
  • Comprehensive and Affordable Benefits Package
  • Top Workplace with Award Winning Culture
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Founded in 2016
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
1.3K employees (64 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
267.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$338.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
49.5%
Direct
42.5%
Referral
4.3%
Social
2%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
53 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
3.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2023
    Private Equity

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