Search Marketing Specialist

Denver, CO (Remote)

$55K/yr – $60K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own paid search campaigns across multiple engines, optimize with analytics, and deliver proactive strategies that drive direct-response results for diverse clients.

  • Campaign ownership: manage PPC, Display, Mobile, YouTube, and shopping across industries with data-backed optimization.
  • Performance focus: leverage Google Analytics and proprietary tools to drive improvements and provide regular strategic recommendations.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Creating and managing a book of paid search campaigns (PPC, Display, Mobile, Microsoft, Google Ads) across a variety of industries and utilizing various internal web-based systems
  • Analyzing campaign performance using Google Analytics and Adtaxi’s proprietary tools
  • Keyword research and expansion, ad copy creation, competitive benchmarking, bid management and budget pacing of accounts
  • Provide proactive and strategic campaign recommendations on a regular basis
  • Implementing advanced campaign additions including Pmax, dynamic remarketing, YouTube advertising, shopping campaigns, advanced bidding strategies and Conversion Tracking
  • Work closely with other departments in the company and vendors to ensure a successful campaign and holistic experience for our clients
  • QA campaigns before launching
  • Assess landing pages used in search engine marketing campaigns
  • Create campaign reports
  • Monitoring of new trends in Search and making recommendations to client-facing staff

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • 3-5 years managing campaigns on Google Ads and Microsoft Ads (Analytics certification preferred)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a strong attention to detail
  • Extensive knowledge of Google Analytics or other third party analytics and optimization tools
  • Ability to multi-task and work within firm deadlines
  • Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
  • Prior experience with PPC and SEO management platforms
  • Proficiency in Excel and strong quantitative skills
  • Agency experience or experience working with multiple direct response advertiser accounts

Preferred

  • Basic HTML and CSS knowledge, and experience with tag managers is a plus

Benefits

  • medical, dental, life and disability insurance, 401k, as well as paid time off and select paid holidays (all benefits are based on eligibility)
  • The annual salary is $55,000 - $60,000 + potential annual bonus (OTE $70,000)
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MediaNews Group

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MediaNews Group MediaNews Group is one of the largest media groups in the U.S., serving high-value audiences in their preferred environments, and connecting advertisers to them. AdtaxiMediaNews Group's Adtaxi is a client-centric digital organization that brings scale, precision, and sophistication to digital marketing. We help advertisers solve complex challenges with custom, performance-driven solutions. Adtaxi posts a hard-to-beat potential reach of over 200M U.S. adults each month.NEWS SITESMediaNews Group publishes award-winning content that amasses a national digital audience of 50M+ via 800 multi-media platforms. We partner with advertisers to provide targeted, (re-targeted), and engaged audiences from coast to coast.PUBLICATIONSTrusted, local community newspapers (49 Pulitzers), allow MNG to extend it's reach and super-serve high-value consumers in key markets. -----------------------------------------------------Sales + General Info: info@adtaxinetworks.com

Founded in 1985
Denver, Colorado, USA
804 employees (313 in marketing)
37% recommend to a friend
34% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$55K/yr – $60K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Paid Search median pay in the United States

$89K/yr

Most pay falls between $73K and $110K. Based on 1,169 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
284 (35% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
149.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
8.5%
Direct
48.2%
Referral
41.6%
Social
1.4%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~804
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Search Marketing Specialist

MediaNews Group · Denver, CO · Remote