Hybrid Paid Search Manager – Data-Driven Performance

Manifest; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in DC

Flexible PTO

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Manifest is seeking a Paid Search Manager to join our Performance Marketing team in a hybrid DC office. You will own hands-on paid search activities and guide bidding, keyword optimization, and KPI reporting while collaborating with cross‑functional teams and clients to deliver measurable impact.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in paid search within agency/client-facing settings, with ecommerce Google focus preferred.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years proven track record running performance marketing programs with focus on paid search
• Experience on ecommerce brands with a Google focus strongly preferred
• Paid social (Meta) and programmatic experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Hands-on keys paid search, with daily responsibilities including keyword analysis and management, bidding strategies, A/B testing and KPI analysis.
• Contribute strategic insights into content planning and recognize opportunities for new content using analytics, search behaviors, intent and trends, social listening, competitive analytics, etc.
• Manage direct client communication, in partnership with account and project management, as it pertains to performance marketing programs.
• Collaborate with other internal teams, such as analytics, creative, account operations, etc., to ensure all media executions ladder to client objectives.
• Partner with Data Intelligence Analysts to develop and deliver weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting including performance measurement, metrics analysis, and insights.

Skills

Paid search

A/B testing

Keyword analysis

Bidding strategies

KPI analysis

Client communication

Analytics

Google Ads

Shopping/Performance Max

DSP management

Paid Social (Meta)

Hybrid teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Google Analytics

Google Ads

Google Keyword Planner

TradeDesk

StackAdapt

Meta Ads Manager

Microsoft Office

Keynote

Job description

Manifest is seeking a Paid Search Manager to join our Performance Marketing team in a hybrid DC office. You will own hands-on paid search activities and guide bidding, keyword optimization, and KPI reporting while collaborating with cross‑functional teams and clients to deliver measurable impact.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in paid search within agency/client-facing settings, with ecommerce Google focus preferred.