Paid Search Specialist Contractor

Responsibilities

• Paid Search Management & Delivery
• You'll take ownership of day-to-day Paid Search activity, ensuring campaigns are managed effectively and consistently deliver against client objectives.
• - Campaign Management: Managing and optimising Paid Search campaigns across Google Ads and other relevant platforms, ensuring activity is aligned with client objectives and performance targets.
• - Performance Optimisation: Proactively monitoring campaign performance, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, drive results and maximise return on investment.
• - Budget Management: Managing campaign budgets, pacing and spend allocation, ensuring investment is being used effectively and in line with agreed targets.
• - Delivery & Quality Control: Taking ownership of campaign setup, implementation and ongoing management, ensuring all activity is accurate, efficient and delivered to a high standard.
• Technical Expertise & Innovation
• You'll bring strong technical Paid Search knowledge, helping to maintain high standards of execution and identify opportunities to improve performance.
• - Bidding & Automation: Managing bidding strategies, leveraging automation and platform features to improve campaign efficiency and performance.
• - Measurement & Tracking: Ensuring campaigns are set up with the appropriate tracking and measurement in place, identifying and resolving any issues that could impact reporting or performance.

Requirements

• - Confident Communicator: You’re comfortable leading client meetings, presenting insight-led recommendations and navigating difficult conversations. You have the gravitas to manage expectations, influence stakeholders and build trusted client relationships.
• - Solutions-Oriented Mindset: You’re proactive, organised and able to manage multiple accounts, competing priorities and simultaneous deadlines. You thrive under pressure and take ownership of finding solutions that keep delivery on track.
• - Data-Driven & Strategic: You have a strong analytical mindset and can translate complex data into clear, actionable insights. You understand how to use performance data to inform strategy, drive growth and identify opportunities to improve results.
• - Leadership Presence: You know how to motivate, coach and develop others, fostering a positive, collaborative and accountable team culture. You’re confident in delegating effectively and empowering others to deliver their best work.
• - Meticulous Standards: You have exceptional attention to detail and take pride in the accuracy and quality of your own and your team’s output. You proactively identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen QA and raise delivery standards.
• - Commercially Minded: You understand the commercial drivers behind successful client relationships, from account profitability and resource efficiency to client retention and growth. You’re confident in identifying opportunities to add value and develop accounts.

Benefits

• Standard hours are from 9.00am to 5.30pm, there’s flexibility if agreed in advance with your line managers (it may also be necessary on occasions to work outside of these hours).
• Croud is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. All candidates will be assessed based on merit, qualifications and their ability to perform the requirements of the role.