Lead, Paid Search

USA (Remote)

$106K/yr – $128K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 9 hrs ago

Job Summary

The role owns the strategic leadership of paid search across multiple platforms, delivering activation excellence and ongoing optimization for client portfolios across Brand, Non-brand, Shopping and more. It leads research, bidding, feed management, and cross-functional collaboration while seeding innovation and mentorship across the team.

  • Own the paid search strategy and activation across multiple platforms
  • Drive performance insights, optimization, and cross-team collaboration
  • Scale automation and emerging technologies while guiding client partnerships

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the overarching paid search strategy on your portfolio of accounts and deliver activation excellence across search platforms (Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!) and tactics (Brand, Non-brand, Shopping, PMAX, Demand Gen, Competitor)
  • Conduct keyword research, writing ad copy, optimizations and establishing bidding strategies to meet and exceed client KPIs
  • Leverage a solid understanding of feed management including strategy and build within platforms (e.g. Feedonomics, Shopify) in order to guide clients, managed service teams and agency team in driving shopping campaign performance
  • Provide both proactive and reactive performance insights and optimization recommendations leveraging robust data sets and tools.
  • Actively identify, test, and scale innovative approaches, automation opportunities, and emerging technologies (including AI applications) within paid search across your accounts to maintain a competitive edge
  • Be a collaborative partner between your peers in client partnership, creative, growth and activation teams to ensure proper execution of strategy and client stewardship
  • Be a storyteller: turning complex search strategies into compelling campaign recommendations
  • Maintain best practices on your accounts in media planning, forecasting, budgeting & setup best practices, developing learning agendas, and performance analysis
  • Cultivate strategic partnerships with clients, acting as a trusted advisor on search and digital marketing
  • Provide critical perspective and stay ahead of platform updates, industry trends, and emerging technologies

Requirements

  • 5+ years of proven experience in developing paid search media plans, strategic presentations
  • Experience contributing to new business pitches
  • Ability to anticipate client requests, team and agency needs and provide proactive solutions
  • Proficiency in research platforms, paid search platforms and analytics dashboards

Preferred

  • Certifications in digital marketing and/or paid search media strategy are a plus ( Google Analytics Certification, Microsoft Advertising Search Certification, Google Ads Search Certification, Google AI Powered Shopping Ads Certification etc.)

Benefits

  • Full medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as generous retirement program
  • Thoughtful parental leave and return program
  • Flexible Time Off, holidays, quarterly Company “Recharge” Days, and holiday closure in December
  • Ongoing learning and development opportunities
  • Commitment to transparent DEIB practices
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Code3

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Code3 (formerly SocialCode) is a performance marketing partner working at the intersection of media, creative, and commerce, to help brands succeed faster. With more than a decade of experience, Code3 manages digital advertising for disruptor and global brands, across the world’s most powerful platforms including Amazon, Facebook, Google, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging channels like Voice and OTT.

Founded in 2009
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
189 employees (45 in marketing)
51% recommend to a friend
41% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$106K/yr – $128K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
35 (19% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
12.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$19.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.2%
Direct
47.3%
Referral
8.3%
Social
6.6%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~189
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Lead, Paid Search

Code3 · USA · Remote