Paid Search Junior Associate

Stafford, Staffordshire, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the core learn-and-deliver loop for paid search campaigns by briefing, building, and optimizing Google Ads and Microsoft Ads while generating performance-ready insights for clients.

  • Campaign builds and optimization: take client briefs and implement campaigns from scratch or improve existing ones while following best practices.
  • Reporting and insights: produce performance reports and translate data into actionable recommendations for campaign effectiveness.
  • Client engagement: maintain regular contact, align on goals, and support strategic decisions with consultative guidance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Innovative Campaign Assistance: Assist in the implementation of high quality, innovative campaigns on Google Ads and Microsoft Ads.
  • Daily Quality Checks: Accurately complete quality checks to ensure we deliver world class campaigns for clients in line with strategy.
  • Client Growth: Provide support across optimisation on client activity and support the team in client growth.
  • Performance Analysis: Responsible for the generation of reports and insightful analysis on effectiveness of campaigns.
  • Qualified Junior Associate: Completion of all relevant training and accreditation e.g. Google, Microsoft.
  • Industry Trends: Keeping up with what’s happening in the world of media marketing and PPC; trendspotting for clients as well as staying up to date on platform updates that may be relevant.
  • Excellent Communication: Relationship building and communication with clients, internal teams, media owners, and industry partners.
  • Training: From your first day you will embark on our extensive training programme. You will quickly be introduced Paid Search through in-person and virtual classroom sessions, online training, and various workshops.
  • Data: You’ll be working with large sets of data from the beginning of your dentsu career! From the outset you will be spending time in Excel to learn where your campaign may need optimisation and spend time analysing your data.
  • Campaign Builds: It will be your responsibility to get a briefing from the client on how they would like to build their campaign. You will advise on our best practice and then build it from scratch or sometimes improve upon existing campaigns. Additionally, you will have increased opportunities to assist wider teams with analysis pieces.

Requirements

  • High level of numeracy and literacy is essential due to the nature of the role being analytical and client-facing.
  • Well-developed logic, problem-solving and reasoning skills, including an aptitude for data analysis.
  • Able to work under pressure with attention to detail as we thrive from being a centre of excellence and provide error-free work for our clients. An eye for detail is key!
  • Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a team; building relationships with your stakeholders is key to being successful at dentsu.
  • Qualified Junior Associate: Completion of all relevant training and accreditation e.g. Google, Microsoft.
  • A strong sense of professionalism, commercialism, and a deep respect for others.

Preferred

  • Experience in Excel would be preferable but not mandatory.

Benefits

  • Happiness: It’s hard to overstate the importance we place on employee happiness. We want all our employees to enjoy coming to work and to work in a super-friendly and supportive team.
  • We recognize the importance of work-life balance and are open to discussing flexible working arrangements for all roles. If you need reasonable adjustments due to a disability or medical condition during our recruitment process, please contact accommodations@dentsu.com, quoting the reference number of the role that you are applying for. Your needs will be handled with respect and confidentiality to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience.
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Dentsu Creative is a global creative agency network designed to unlock exponential growth for clients. We use Transformative Creativity as a differentiating, driving force to bring our capabilities together to positively impact people, business and society. Established in 2022, Dentsu Creative is integrated with dentsu’s Media and CXM businesses in over 145 countries and regions, to offer Integrated Growth Solutions.

6.2K employees (2,643 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
69K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$731
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.4%
Direct
38.7%
Referral
9.3%
Social
2.6%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,306 (21% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
4.2 years

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