PAID SEARCH & ANALYTICS SPECIALIST

Chicago, IL (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build, manage, and optimize Google Ads campaigns across Search, Performance Max, Display, Demand Gen, and YouTube as needed.
  • Conduct keyword research, audience research, competitive analysis, and search term analysis.
  • Monitor campaign performance, pacing, budgets, bids, conversion volume, CPA, ROAS, and other key KPIs.
  • Recommend optimizations based on performance trends, including budget shifts, bidding strategy changes, audience refinements, keyword adjustments, and creative recommendations.
  • Support ad copy development and testing across paid search campaigns.
  • QA campaign builds to ensure proper settings, targeting, tracking, budgets, and naming conventions are in place.
  • Set up and troubleshoot conversion tracking using Google Tag Manager.
  • Support GA4 event tracking, conversion setup, and audience creation.
  • Help diagnose tracking discrepancies between Google Ads, GA4, client websites, CRM platforms, and reporting dashboards.
  • Work with internal teams and clients to ensure key conversion actions are being captured accurately.

Requirements

  • 2 to 4 years of hands-on experience managing Google Ads campaigns.
  • Strong working knowledge of Google Ads, especially Search and Performance Max.
  • Experience with Google Tag Manager, including setting up and troubleshooting tags, triggers, and variables.
  • Familiarity with GA4, including events, conversions, traffic sources, and basic reporting.
  • Strong analytical skills and comfort working with performance data.
  • Ability to identify issues, troubleshoot problems, and communicate findings clearly.
  • Strong attention to detail, especially with campaign QA and tracking setup.
  • Comfortable working in spreadsheets, including basic formulas, pivot tables, and data organization.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and client priorities.

Preferred

  • Experience with Funnel.io, Looker Studio, Supermetrics, or other reporting/data aggregation platforms.
  • Experience with Microsoft Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn Ads, or other paid media platforms.
  • Familiarity with offline conversion tracking, enhanced conversions, CRM integrations, or server-side tagging.
  • Experience working in an agency environment.
  • Google Ads and/or Google Analytics certifications.
  • Experience with lead generation, B2B, financial services, healthcare, or other performance-focused accounts.
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M+C Saatchi Group

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M+C Saatchi Group is a global creative solutions company and the world’s largest independent creative network. We connect specialist expertise, powered by creativity, data and technology, to help build famous brands, solve the most complex business and societal challenges, and create and curate Cultural Power for our clients.

Founded in 1995
London, England, GBR
1.3K employees (474 in marketing)
68% recommend to a friend
71% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
52.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.1%
Direct
45.7%
Referral
7.1%
Social
8.7%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
210 (16% of company)
Median Career Experience
7 years
Median Tenure
3.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
9

Funding

Total Funding
$66.5M
Last Raise
$66.5M
Post IPO Debt, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2021
    Post IPO Debt • $66.5M

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