Director, Paid Search (Remote)

About this role

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About the Role We are looking for a strong, passionate, and energetic Paid Search professional to drive growth and strategic oversight across the paid search department with a focus of working on our largest accounts. We are looking for someone passionate about search-driven performance marketing and well-versed in other digital acquisition channels. This individual should be a people-focused leader who enjoys hands-on, cross-functional collaboration and wants to join a fast-growing, innovative digital agency that is hyper-focused on client performance and ROI.

Responsibilities: Serve as Paid Search Lead on one or more of the larger search accounts in the agency, delivering strategy and hands-on optimizations with other Paid Search and channel team members Will be responsible for owning Paid Search strategy for multiple accounts Present Paid Search strategy, performance, and tactical priorities to client stakeholders Use storytelling to simplify complex search strategies and present them as clear, impactful campaign recommendations.

Partner with cross-channel leads on creating a holistic media plan, inclusive of forecasting/budgets, testing, tactical plans, and reporting Understanding insights to inform performance changes and direct optimizations Responsible for defining roles & responsibilities for client Paid Search teams, and responsible for delegating work to supporting team members Own pacing across your book of business and ensure all campaigns are spending to the desired target Drive Paid Search strategy, innovation & testing on your book of business while improving performance, developing quarterly or annual roadmaps to keep advanced accounts with the latest trends and opportunities Opportunity to manage others, from Account Managers to Associate Directors Manage your team in advanced SEM skills, multi-channel digital marketing strategy, and client management skills, including projections, analytics reporting, etc.