Search Marketing Manager

St Albans, Harrow, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the paid-search engine across university accounts, turning CPL into enrolment-quality outcomes while aligning CRM, analytics, content, and stakeholders to raise lead quality and conversion impact.

  • Growth Infrastructure: Optimize large-scale Google Ads campaigns across Search, YouTube, Display, and Performance Max to improve performance.
  • Cross-stakeholder Collaboration: Align CRM, analytics, content, and university partners to improve lead quality and conversion rates.
  • Strategic Decision-Making: Use data and reporting to shift focus from CPL to enrolment-quality outcomes and guide campaign strategy.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Managing and optimising large-scale Google Ads campaigns across Search, YouTube, Display & Performance Max - Working across multiple university partner accounts, prioritising performance and spend effectively - Driving the shift from CPL metrics to enrolment-quality outcomes - Collaborating with CRM, analytics, content, and university stakeholders to improve lead quality and conversion performance - Using data, insight, and reporting to influence decision-making and campaign strategy Requirements - strong hands-on Google Ads experience within a multi-client or agency environment - Are looking to transition into a more strategic, client-side role - Can combine technical PPC expertise with commercial thinking and stakeholder management - Enjoy working across multiple brands/accounts with differing priorities and objectives - Are comfortable presenting campaign performance to both technical and non-technical audiences Nice_to_have
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Higher Ed Partners

Higher Ed Partners (HEP) is part of a global education group with more than 20 years’ experience helping universities expand access and support student success. HEP builds and operates digital campuses, recruits qualified students worldwide, and supports them throughout their learning and onto graduation. We enable seamless enrolment, global tuition payments, and on-demand access to education, through advanced online learning tools and through our free content library.

Founded in 2017
Brighton, England, GBR
95 employees (6 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
51.3%
Direct
34.8%
Referral
8%
Social
4.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~94

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6 (6% of company)

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2021
    Private Equity