Senior Paid Search Strategist (Contract)
Digital Reach Agency
USA (Remote)
$60/hr - $85/hrAgencyContractSenior level10+ years exp.
7 hrs ago
Search Marketing Manager
Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
$70K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time
Posted 7 months ago
Job Summary
This role leads end-to-end paid search strategy and optimization, with a focus on client growth and ROI. It requires agency-style paid search experience, strong data analysis, and clear client communication. Benefits emphasize health coverage, education, and a collaborative culture.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end paid search strategy, execution, and optimization
- Act as a paid search thought leader for top-tier clients
- Drive client growth by exceeding ROI/ROAS and KPI targets
- Lead daily performance analysis, buying, bidding, and reporting
- Build strong client relationships through insights and results
- Collaborate cross-functionally and help support a fast-growing team
Requirements
- 3+ years of paid search experience (agency side required)
- Expertise in SEM and PPC
- Expertise in Google & Bing (Shopping required; Amazon a plus)
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with large datasets
- Experience with tags, pixels, and Google Tag Manager
- Polished, client-facing communication skills
- A startup mindset and passion for growing with a scaling company
Preferred
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes health, vision, and dental insurance, with generous employer contribution
- Ongoing education & training
- Open office and casual work atmosphere
- Company sponsored events & team building experiences
Scale Marketing
Scale is a marketing laboratory. We’re businessmen and entrepreneurs guided by 20+ years of marketing and business success yet grounded enough to stay agile in today’s dynamic marketing arena. We combine passions in media, creativity, technology and data -- along with a healthy dose of common sense -- to achieve what our partners want most — business results. Scale Marketing doesn't want to be your agency. Agencies are a thing of the past. We want to be your nimble, tech savvy, open and collaborative marketing partner.
Salaries
Posted range
$70K/yr – $85K/yr
Taken straight from the job posting.
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
21 (28% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
5.6 years
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
6.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$40
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.2%
Direct
43.4%
Referral
6%
Social
14.8%
Paid
1.5%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~74
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