Sr. Manager, Paid Search

Santa Monica, CA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive client-paid search programs end-to-end, owning strategy, execution, reporting, and client relationships for performance outcomes.

  • Must-have: 3–4+ years in Paid Search with hands-on Google Ads and Microsoft Ads management.
  • Standout: Strong storytelling from data and ability to present insights to clients.
  • Own the client relationship and deliver high satisfaction while mentoring teammates.

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 the 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 e-commerce 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 a 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.
  • High level of emotional intelligence.
  • Ability to provide thought leadership within the search landscape.
  • Perform A/B testing.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Highly experienced in retargeting strategies and tactics.
  • Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
  • 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.
  • Highly experienced with audience creation and segmentation, messaging, scaling and budgeting.
  • Can execute and teach manual bidding for conversions and standard events, ad fatigue and refresh, and general account/campaign optimization.
  • Approaches all challenges as new learning and growth opportunities, with a Solution-oriented mindset.
  • Makes novel and innovative contributions to refine and improve channel onboarding and launch processes based on new platforms and media/market trends, executions, ideologies, etc.
  • Possess solid knowledge of campaign structure, bidding strategies, and feed optimization, offline conversion tracking, advanced remarketing, attribution, etc.
  • Demonstrate a solid understanding of metrics such as MER, ROAS, CPA, etc.

Preferred

  • Broad understanding of all Paid Search functions, fluency in at least 2 Hawke preferred systems.
  • Knowledge of targeting strategies based on product SKUs, conditional logic & predictive analytics.
  • Demonstrate automation building, segmentation, AB testing, data analysis, and creative strategic thinking skills.
  • Understands best practices for campaign/full funnel setup, pixel implementation, testing methodologies, segmentation, deliverability, and reporting.
  • Manage client expectations, assist in project management, research, audience and strategy definition, and other Amazon responsibilities. Track and analyze weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual KPI’s.

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)
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Paternal/Maternal Leave
  • Growth and Development
  • Ongoing Training and Learning Opportunities
  • Career Path Progression
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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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