PPC Manager

Realtime.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Realtime is seeking a PPC Manager who blends hands-on platform expertise with strategic thinking to lead paid media for major brands. You’ll own campaigns across Google and Bing, optimize Shopping, and drive measurable growth.

You’ll test ideas, analyze results, and translate insights into recommendations that move budgets and objectives. This role rewards curiosity and rapid experimentation, with a focus on scale and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• At least two years of advertising experience with exposure to PPC, shopping, or app-based advertising.
• Proven track record of success in paid media campaigns.
• Ability to manage multiple accounts and projects to meet deadlines.
• Experience with website and lead analytics tools such as GA, GTM, Salesforce, and Tableau.
• Strong data handling and analytical skills; excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Work daily with large brands on brand and advertising campaigns that drive revenue and growth.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations across social and programmatic channels.
• Own the PPC approach across key accounts in Google, Bing, and other ad platforms.
• Lead day-to-day client conversations and translate insights into recommendations.
• Oversee budgets, pacing, forecasting, and performance delivery aligned with objectives.
• Maintain high standards for campaign setup, QA, trafficking, tracking, optimization, and reporting.
• Learn and apply advanced measurement tactics (MMM, MTA, DDA) to bridge investment and measurability.
• Bring innovation and new ideas to clients and the agency; drive testing and learnings.
• Drive adoption of Realtime’s AI tools to improve efficiency and scalability.

Skills

Paid media expertise

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Test & learn mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Google Analytics

Google Tag Manager

Salesforce

Tableau

Job description

Realtime is searching for a PPC Manager that is an emerging expert across Google and Bing with disciplines in traditional PPC, Shopping, and Product Feed media buying. In this role, you will work on a daily basis with large brands on performance and mid-funnel advertising campaigns that drive impact, revenue, and growth - helping to shape the strategies and executions that make our clients succeed.

This is a hands-on role for someone who loves being in platform, testing new ideas, and using analytical skills to drive impact for our clients. If you thrive in fast-paced, data-driven environments and are energized by scale and innovation, this role is for you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work on a daily basis with large brands on brand and advertising campaigns that drive impact revenue, topline growth, and impact.
• Cross functional work with operations teams across social, and programmatic channels on key accounts at Realtime.
• Own the PPC approach across key accounts, working hands-on-keyboard within Google, Bing and other key ad platforms to build and execute channel strategies that deliver against clients’ business objectives.
• Lead day-to-day client conversations, translating performance insights into clear recommendations, strategic actions, and future planning.
• Oversee media budgets, pacing, forecasting, and performance delivery to ensure activity remains aligned with client objectives and commercial targets.
• Maintain high standards across campaign setup, QA, trafficking, tracking, optimization, and reporting accuracy.
• Learn and execute on advanced measurement tactics and tools like MMM, MTA and DDA to bridge the gap between investment and measurability.
• Bring innovation and new ideas to the table for both your direct clients and accounts, as well as the agency more broadly.
• Build and execute tests - then report on those findings and make recommendations on how those tests should be interpreted, iterated, and improved.
• Drive the strategic adoption of Realtime’s proprietary AI tools, embedding them into key processes and workflows to improve campaign efficiency, optimization quality, and scalability.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• At least two years of advertising experience, with exposure to at least two of the following paid media channels: PPC media, paid shopping, app-based advertising.
• Proven track record of success within paid media campaigns.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple accounts and projects simultaneously to meet objectives and key deadlines.
• Experience with website and lead analytics (UTM tagging, Google Tag Manager, Salesforce, Google Analytics, Tableau).
• Outstanding data handling and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with deck creation and presentation.
• Well-organized and flexible; able to move from project to project without delay.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
• A passion for doing the “cool s*** that wows.”

WHY REALTIME

Realtime is a global challenger agency that uses tech, innovation, and agility to out-punch the incumbents and bring real, effective change to the brands with which we work. Our motto is simple; “build cool s*** that wows”. To accomplish that, we lead the way with full-funnel strategic thinking, AI-backed advertising technology, and award-winning measurement strategies that take our brand partners to the next level.

Realtime is built for the AI era, and is backed by Pixis – the industry leader in AI advertising and creative tech that is trusted by thousands of brands and agencies globally. As part of the Pixis team, Realtime is the first-mover on the latest and greatest in AI adtech products and testing – and we take those advancements directly to our clients.

As part of the Realtime and Pixis team, candidates exploring opportunities with Realtime should expect to find a dynamic, uniquely positioned, and future-oriented organization that loves our people just as much as our clients.