Paid Search Supervisor

The Tombras Group; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dog-friendly offices

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

The Tombras Group in the United States is seeking a Paid Search Supervisor to lead SEM/ PPC and Shopping campaigns for one of our largest performance media clients. You will also mentor analysts, develop client relationships, and drive optimization across multiple verticals.

You'll collaborate with internal teams and stay current on industry trends to improve ROI and campaign efficiency. This role offers relocation assistance and multiple city locations including Knoxville, Atlanta, or Portland.

Qualifications

• 3–4+ years of Paid Search experience in an advertising agency.
• Google Ads certifications and 2+ years leading a team.
• Experience managing multi‑million dollar campaigns for enterprise clients.

Responsibilities

• Architect SEM/PPC and Shopping campaigns with guidance from the Director of Paid Search.
• Present tactical paid search plans and campaign status reports to clients.
• Mentor Paid Search Analysts and Strategists to strengthen the team.
• Analyze keywords, conduct competitive analysis, and optimize landing pages.
• Manage bid strategies, budgets, and conversion rate improvements across clients.

Skills

Paid Search

Team Leadership

Google Ads

Analytics

SEM / PPC

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Advertising/Marketing, Business, PR/Communications or related field

Tools

Google Analytics

Adobe Analytics

Excel

PowerPoint

CMS platforms (WordPress etc)

Job description

About this position

Tombras, a 600+ person, full-service, national advertising agency with a digital mindset, is seeking a Paid Search Supervisor to join our 18X US Search Award winning Integrated Search department.

You’ll be joining one of the top independent agencies in North America.Connecting Data & Creativity for Business Results® is working for our clients and creating a flywheel affect fueling both client and agency growth. You’ll be a part of a highly creative agency that has been recognized by AdAge, Adweek, Communication Arts, Fast Company, Forbes and Fortune. Tombras was recently named 2025 AdAge Agency of the year and 2024 AdAge Independent Agency of the Year.

Why Join Tombras’ Integrated Search team?

We’re a nationally recognized team of elite search engine marketers. Our team has won seven US Search Awards in the past two years, including:

Best Use of Search – Retail/Ecommerce

This position will lead the paid search strategy, implementation, optimization and client performance reporting for one of the agency’s largest performance media clients. A Paid Search Supervisor will be responsible for helping create, implement, execute and continually optimize effective paid search campaigns. In addition to strategy, this position will be responsible for developing strong client relationships, training paid search analysts and strategists, leveraging tactical expertise to optimize existing campaigns, and ensuring campaigns are meeting client objectives.

Where you'll be working: Knoxville, Atlanta or Portland. Relocation Assistance may be provided.

What you'll be doing:

• Architect effective Search Engine Marketing (SEM) / Pay-Per-Click (PPC) and Shopping campaigns with direction from the Director of Paid Search
• Deep experience with lead gen clients. Experience with Local Service Ads (LSAs) is a plus.
• Exhibit confident communication skills to effectively present tactical paid search plans and campaign status reports to clients on a daily and weekly basis Manage paid search bid management using best-in-class match type strategies, campaign settings, demographic targeting, remarketing, custom audience lists, and custom-built automation
• Research keywords, analyze their relevance and perform competitive analysis. Recommend landing page strategies and consult on landing page planning and optimizations
• Possess a well-developed analytical ability and a proven track record of extracting tangible insights from large data sets
• Test a multitude of campaign variables to increase the efficiency of campaign budgets to drive leads/conversion improvements, expand search impression share and drive higher ROI for our clients
• Administer bid management tools and automated bid strategies to accurate pace daily paid search budgets
• Implement and test strategies designed to increase conversion rates and lower cost-per-lead across multiple clients in multiple verticals
• Mentor, train, and develop Paid Search Analysts and Strategists to continually strengthen your team members
• Work with Paid Search Analysts to ensure billing and budget pacing is handled accurately and in a timely matter
• Work closely with other internal departments to develop fully integrated search campaigns
• Champion department processes, stay current on search marketing industry trends and best practices

What you bring:

• 3-4+ years of Paid Search experience within an advertising agency Experience with Shopping campaigns (Performance Max with Google Merchant Center Feeds)
• Google Ads certifications
• 2+ years leading a team
• Experience managing multi-million dollar campaigns for enterprise clients Proven track record of successful client relationship development Proven success leading a team
• Strong analytical thinker
• Excellent communicator, team player and collaborator
• Skilled in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint or Keynote
• Intimate knowledge of website analytics programs (Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, etc.)
• Experience working with various CMS environments is a plus (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, MODX, Magento, etc.)
• Bachelor's Degree in Advertising/Marketing, Business, PR/Communications or related field.

Why you'll want to work at Tombras:

• Family - It comes first, on every list. Tombras has been family-run since day 1, we strive to facilitate a family-oriented environment rooted in supporting one another.
• Dog-friendly offices
• Flexible PTO
• Generous parental leave for primary and non-primary caregivers
• Medical (PPO or High Deductible option) for employee + dependents
• A company culture of promotions from within and an atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career development.

Tombras is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

Tombras is an E-Verify employer and participates in the E-Verify program.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Job may require traveling overnight, driving long distances as required and sitting for extended periods of time with occasional walking and standing and occasionally lifting or carrying articles weighing less than 10 pounds.