Senior Paid Search Specialist

USA (Hybrid)

$80K/yr – $90K/yrSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own SEM strategy and delivery, driving efficient bidding, testing, and cross-functional collaboration to maximize revenue and ROI across Google and Microsoft Ads.

  • SEM Ecosystem: Set up, optimize, and test bidding strategies; monitor campaign analytics to steer budget and messaging decisions.
  • Collaboration & Leadership: Lead cross-functional planning, mentor junior team members, and coordinate with clients and partners on strategy and execution.
  • Insights & Communication: Translate trend and performance data into actionable recommendations and present outcomes to internal and external stakeholders.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage the setup and optimization of SEM campaigns across Google Ads and Microsoft Ads
  • Monitor reporting and deep dive into campaign analytics to find opportunities to maximize revenue and return on investment
  • Monitor search category trends and provide insights that guide our landing page strategy
  • Utilize test-driven marketing strategies to continuously improve marketing messaging, positioning, and budget optimization
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and test new strategies
  • Engage with top industry partners (Google, Microsoft, etc.) and the latest ad products
  • Forecast revenue and pace for weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals by product and campaign
  • Act as the main point of contact for the client, internal departments, and third-party providers; guided by the Paid Search Manager, you will spearhead collaboration, facilitate discussions, planning, and project management
  • Help implement and understand the bidding strategies and goals for client campaigns
  • Attend weekly meetings, ready to give updates on KPIs, performance, launches, traffic changes, and other details on assigned clients

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience managing and executing paid search media campaigns across Google Ads and Microsoft Ads
  • strong knowledge across all search platforms and have planned and placed paid search media buys in excess of $1 million annually
  • strong understanding of best practices across Google and Microsoft Ads
  • exceptional verbal, written, and presentational skills
  • able to work independently and collaboratively with remote team members
  • flexible and have a proven ability to perform in a fast-paced environment with concurrent and competing deadlines
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Experienced in keeping pace with industry trends and campaign coordination (implied)
  • meticulous, conscientious, and work with a sense of urgency
  • good understanding of all digital media disciplines
  • thrive in a client-centric environment
  • superior organizational skills and are attentive to details
  • able to mentor and train search specialists in paid search best practices, with guidance from the manager and director
  • Experience in the insurance industry is preferred

Preferred

  • Experience in the insurance industry is preferred.
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Founded in 1985
Oakland, California, USA
264 employees (101 in marketing)
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100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.1K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$12.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.7%
Direct
45.3%
Referral
7.3%
Social
14.9%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~264

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
77 (29% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2