Senior Account Manager

The Candidate Recruitment Agency; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Workplace pension

Holiday allowance

Training and development

Job summary

The Candidate Recruitment Agency is seeking an experienced PPC professional to join a growing performance marketing and technology business. This is a senior client-facing role responsible for managing a portfolio of paid search accounts and driving performance.

Flexible and remote working options are available, with a focus on analytical thinking, strategic direction, and mentoring junior team members to deliver measurable results.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience managing Google Ads campaigns.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience owning client accounts and delivering performance.
• Solid PPC knowledge with conversion tracking and measurement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Experience mentoring junior team members.
• Proficient in Excel and data analysis.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Experience with Microsoft Advertising.
• Scripting: Python, Google Apps Script, VBA.
• Experience with analytics and tag-management platforms.
• Experience with marketing automation/tech.
• Additional language skills.

Responsibilities

• Own performance across a portfolio of PPC client accounts.
• Develop and implement account strategies: structure, targeting, bidding, and budgets.
• Analyse data, identify issues, and implement improvements.
• Plan and prioritise optimization and testing.
• Manage client relationships and share performance updates.
• Identify and test new ad tech and tools.
• Guide and support junior team members.
• Contribute to processes and best practices.
• Influence use of automation and AI in paid search.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced PPC professional to join a growing performance marketing and technology business. This is a senior client-facing role with responsibility for managing a portfolio of paid search accounts, driving performance against targets and providing strategic and technical direction.

The ideal candidate will be highly analytical, commercially minded and comfortable working with large-scale accounts, data and emerging marketing technology. Flexible and remote working options are available.

Responsibilities

• Own performance across a portfolio of client PPC accounts.
• Develop and implement account strategy, including campaign structure, targeting, bidding and budget allocation.
• Analyse performance data, identify issues and implement improvements.
• Plan and prioritise optimisation and testing activity.
• Manage day-to-day client relationships and present performance updates.
• Identify and test new advertising technologies, tools and approaches.
• Brief, review and support junior team members.
• Contribute to internal processes, best practices and account management tools.
• Help shape the use of automation and AI within paid search.

Requirements

• 5+ years' experience working with Google Ads.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience owning client accounts and being accountable for performance.
• Strong understanding of PPC, conversion tracking and measurement.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience managing or mentoring junior team members.
• Good Excel and data-analysis skills.
• Strong organisation, ownership and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently.
• Experience with Microsoft Ads.
• Python, Google Apps Script, VBA or other scripting experience.
• Experience with analytics and tag-management platforms.
• Experience with automation or marketing technology.
• Additional language skills.

Benefits

Flexible working, workplace pension, holiday allowance and ongoing training and development.

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