SEM Specialist

Ford; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford in St. Paul, MN is seeking a SEM Specialist to own the end-to-end optimization of search engine marketing initiatives. You will work closely with stakeholders in St. Paul to drive results, ensure data-driven decisions, and continuously improve campaigns in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes ownership, mentorship, and a growth ladder, with the flexibility to clock in from St. Paul or from home. A 1+ year track record in SEM or related fields is preferred.

Qualifications

• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back.
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure St. Paul, MN deadlines bring.
• 1+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, calmly-fast-moving environment.
• Hands-on proficiency with Decision Making, ideally paired with Resilience.
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action.
• A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume.

Responsibilities

• Chase down the root cause instead of slapping on a patch.
• Run point on general incidents until they're truly resolved.
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality.
• Keep St. Paul, MN stakeholders briefed without burying them in updates.
• Refuse to let Mentoring debt quietly accumulate on your watch.
• Field curveballs from St. Paul clients without losing the thread.
• Keep a Ford accounts when volume spikes.

Skills

Time management

Decision making

Resilience

Bias toward action

Job description

Here's the deal: Ford needs a SEM Specialist, you bring 1 of Facilitation, and together we make St. Paul, MN a little less ordinary. Picture this: a contract SEM Specialist seat in St. Paul, paying $51,000 - $76,000, where 1 years of doing the work earns you real say over how it gets done.

Key Responsibilities

• Chase down the root cause instead of slapping on a patch
• Run point on general incidents until they're truly resolved
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality
• Keep St. Paul, MN stakeholders briefed without burying them in updates
• Refuse to let Mentoring debt quietly accumulate on your watch
• Field curveballs from St. Paul clients without losing the thread
• Keep a steady hand on Ford accounts when volume spikes

What You'll Bring

• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure St. Paul, MN deadlines bring
• 1+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, calmly-fast-moving environment
• Hands-on proficiency with Decision Making, ideally paired with Resilience
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
• A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume

Ford is where curious, flexible people come to build the future of general. Trust, transparency, and steady momentum are the three things we protect above all else.

Our $51,000 - $76,000 package travels with real mentorship, a growth ladder you can see, and the flexibility to clock in from St. Paul or home.

Freshly active this morning, the junior SEM Specialist role wants candidates now.