Associate Media Director, Paid Search

Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $110K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

Job Summary

Owns end-to-end paid search client programs, leading strategy development, cross-functional collaboration, and performance optimization across multiple accounts and teams.

  • Manages daily account delivery and media strategy execution
  • Drives insights, testing, and client objective alignment across teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The paid search associate media director is responsible for the daily management of assigned accounts and media teams.
  • This role oversees the development, presentation, implementation and optimization of the Media strategy within the framework of the overall plan.
  • This role is the key facilitator of cross-functional collaboration within the agency.
  • In addition, this role is responsible to support business improvement by meeting personal and departmental goals and objectives timely and effectively.
  • Ensures paid search accounts are delivering on client expectations
  • Collaborates with integrated media and analytics teams to develop recommendations as well as provide analysis and actionable insights
  • Forms decisive and insightful strategies to meet client objectives
  • Helps craft client objectives based on business and marketing knowledge
  • Demonstrates thorough understanding of client business and how to achieve results
  • Builds options to address objectives, works with internal teams to bring to life

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree in a related field.
  • 8-10 years of hands-on paid search/SEM experience (current title should be Supervisor level or greater).
  • Working knowledge of Google Ads and Microsoft Ads
  • Experience managing multiple paid search accounts and thought leadership on the effects of A.I. on Search
  • Experience using Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
  • Experience with organic search/SEO principles, third-party bidding tools (e.g., Search Ads 360), Google Looker Studio, and competitive insight tools (e.g., SEMRush)
  • Proficiency in Google Shopping and Performance Max (PMAX)
  • Local market planning/buying exposure a plus.
  • Experience managing multiple clients
  • Experience in personnel administration, staffing, recruitment, and training.

Preferred

  • Local market planning/buying exposure a plus.
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Founded in 1962
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
341 employees (184 in marketing)

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$100K/yr – $110K/yr

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129 (38% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
12

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29%
Direct
54.9%
Referral
5.7%
Social
9.3%
Paid
1.2%

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Associate Media Director, Paid Search

Carmichael Lynch · Minneapolis, MN · Hybrid