Paid Search Lead: Growth & Strategy

Publicis Groupe; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401K

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Spark Foundry in El Segundo, CA is seeking an Associate Director, Paid Search to lead strategy, execution, and optimization of paid search programs for assigned clients.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of paid search experience, proven leadership, hands-on experience with Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, and SA360, plus strong analytical and presentation skills. You will mentor juniors and work with cross-functional teams to drive performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Paid Search experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills.
• Hands-on keyboard experience with major search platforms.
• Experience applying search marketing to brand-building and DR.
• Proven ability to lead performance teams.
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of paid search campaigns, including budget management, for assigned clients.
• Leverage search best-practices across all search tactics.
• Ensure all campaign billings are up to date and finance queries are followed up in a timely manner.
• Analyze search campaign performance against client KPI's and report on trends and insights.
• Continuously develop skills by participating in ongoing training and workshops.
• Support in new business pitches and related work as required.
• Responsible for delegating work and managing career progression of direct reports.

Skills

Paid Search

Leadership

Analytical skills

Team management

Budget management

Communication

Tools

Google Ads

Microsoft Advertising

SA360

Job description

Spark Foundry in El Segundo, CA is seeking an Associate Director, Paid Search to lead strategy, execution, and optimization of paid search programs for assigned clients.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of paid search experience, proven leadership, hands-on experience with Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, and SA360, plus strong analytical and presentation skills. You will mentor juniors and work with cross-functional teams to drive performance.