Senior Paid Search Executive

Live Nation, Inc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Ticketmaster International, a Live Nation Entertainment company, is seeking a Senior Paid Search Exec to join the International Marketing team in London. You will own paid search campaign execution across 30+ markets and partner with local stakeholders while driving ROI on campaigns and leveraging AI to optimise performance.

You will work in a dynamic, international team with a focus on efficiency, reporting, and scalable growth across EMEA, APAC & LATAM.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience executing, optimising and reporting on paid search campaigns using SA360 or equivalent.
• Experience using product feeds to automate paid search campaigns.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on day-to-day execution and optimisation of paid search campaigns across EMEA, APAC & LATAM.
• Independently improve our use of campaign automation and run smarter, more effective campaigns.
• Leverage AI to improve our campaign performance, reporting, testing roadmap and to find optimisation opportunities in your campaigns.
• Own weekly reporting against commercial objectives within the team, with monthly and quarterly reports to stakeholders.
• Regularly conducting hygiene checks and account maintenance to protect performance.
• Drive a rigorous testing and optimisation culture, implementing a framework to continuously drive incremental campaign impact and identify areas of opportunity
• Monitor competitor and industry trends to inform investment, including emerging channels and measurement changes.

Skills

SA360

Campaign optimisation

Data-driven decisions

Google Analytics

Excel

DOMO

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SA360

Google Ads

Product feeds

Job description

Job Summary

Location: London, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Division: Ticketmaster International

Line Manager: Associate Director Paid Search

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

The Team

Ticketmaster International, a Live Nation Entertainment company, is currently seeking a highly motivated and data-oriented Senior Paid Search Exec to join the International Marketing team. Our mission is to grow Ticketmaster’s EMEA, APAC & LATAM business by delivering efficient and creative solutions to all 30+ markets we support. As Senior Paid Search Exec you will be at the forefront of this exciting new phase of our journey, working closely with your line manager to deliver results while broadening and deepening your skill set; all to make sure fans around the world find the tickets they are looking for and clients receive the highest return on their investment with us.

The Job

Reporting into our Associate Director Paid Search, you will own paid search campaign execution and performance across our international markets. You’ll be a member of a dynamic, international team while working for one of the biggest names in live entertainment. You will maintain strong working relationships with the broader international team, local market stakeholders around the world as well as our platform partners. You will be the hands‑on expert when it comes to the campaign creation, optimisation, measurement and reporting of Paid Search; constantly informing best practice and strategies to drive better efficiency and scalability. To be successful in this role you should have excellent communication skills, data‑driven decision‑making skills and strong attention to detail. You will be challenged to propose and execute new ideas and establish best practices for campaigns and the teams. You’ll get to see your campaigns live across 30+ different countries, reaching more than 50 million fans a year, whilst enjoying a great and supportive working environment.

What You Will Be Doing

• Hands-on day-to-day execution and optimisation of paid search campaigns across EMEA, APAC & LATAM
• Independently improve our use of campaign automation and run smarter, more effective campaigns
• Leverage AI to improve our campaign performance, reporting, testing roadmap and to find optimisation opportunities in your campaigns.
• Own weekly reporting against commercial objectives within the team, with monthly and quarterly reports to stakeholders.
• Regularly conducting hygiene checks and account maintenance to protect performance.
• Drive a rigorous testing and optimisation culture, implementing a framework to continuously drive incremental campaign impact and identify areas of opportunity
• Monitor competitor and industry trends to inform investment, including emerging channels and measurement changes.

What You Need To Know (or Technical Skills)

• Hands‑on experience executing, optimising and reporting on paid search campaigns using SA360 or equivalent.
• Experience using product feeds to automate paid search campaigns.
• Previously worked on medium to big paid media budgets with a strong record of delivering growth and ROI improvement through data-driven decision making.
• Strong project management and time management skills, ability to respond to shifting priorities in a fast‑paced working environment.
• High attention to detail and strong analytical ability when dealing with large data sets (preferred tools: Google Analytics, Excel, DOMO…).
• Creative thinking with a track record of driving adoption of new ideas and concepts, and pioneering new approaches within your team or company.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Desired Requirements

• Experience working on e-commerce businesses or equivalent industries with large inventory. Google Skillshop Certification a plus

YOU (BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS)

You have strong paid search experience, preferably in an international setting. Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills - you will be the go-to person for campaign and channel insight. You are able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, with various teams around the world, where you can continue to improve and progress your marketing knowledge of paid search and analytics. Exceptional interpersonal skills are a prerequisite for success. Proven ability to influence stakeholders. Enthusiastic, self-motivated individual Ability to effectively manage targets and deadlines.

Life at Ticketmaster

We are proud to be a part of Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s largest live entertainment company. Our vision at Ticketmaster is to connect people around the world to the live events they love. As the world’s largest ticket marketplace and the leading global provider of enterprise tools and services for the live entertainment business, we are uniquely positioned to successfully deliver on that vision. We do it all with an intense passion for Live and an inspiring and diverse culture driven by accessible leaders, attentive managers, and enthusiastic teams. If you’re passionate about live entertainment like we are, and you want to work at a company dedicated to helping millions of fans experience it, we want to hear from you. Our work is guided by our values:

• Reliability - We understand that fans and clients rely on us to power their live event experiences, and we rely on each other to make it happen.
• Teamwork - We believe individual achievement pales in comparison to the level of success that can be achieved by a team.
• Integrity - We are committed to the highest moral and ethical standards on behalf of the countless partners and stakeholders we represent.
• Belonging - We are committed to building a culture in which all people can be their authentic selves, have an equal voice and opportunities to thrive.

Equal Opportunities

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

Hiring Practices

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Ticketmaster recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Ticketmaster may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms. Ticketmaster may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support application screening and assessment. All hiring decisions are made with human review. Live Nation Entertainment will never request payment or equipment purchases as part of the hiring process. Recruiters will only contact candidates from official Live Nation or affiliated brand email domains. Our many unique benefit programs are designed to help our teams live life to the fullest including generous vacation, healthcare, retirement benefits, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, six months of paid caregiver leave for new parents including fostering and perks like Roadie Babies helping new parents care for their babies on work trips. And of course, access to free live events through our exclusive employee ticketing program.