Senior Associate, Paid Search

REP Kinesso Media, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) plans

Flex spending

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee stock purchase program

Paid family benefits

Employee discount program

Job summary

Omnicom Media seeks a dynamic paid search expert to challenge digital norms in a fast-paced environment. You will develop, optimize, and communicate best-in-class paid search strategies across campaigns and clients, turning data into actionable insights.

You will mentor junior team members, coordinate with vendors, and drive performance against benchmarks using tools like SA360, Marin/Kenshoo, Google Ads, and Microsoft Ads while delivering clear client-facing reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and data-driven decision making.
• Ability to translate client goals into media strategy.
• Experience with bid management, keyword research and testing.

Responsibilities

• Mentor/coach junior team members on pacing, optimization, and campaign development.
• Developing, optimizing, and maintaining paid search campaigns for clients.
• Analyzing & reporting data on a weekly/bi-weekly/monthly basis.
• Developing or QAing performance insights and collaborating with vendors.

Skills

Excel

Time management

Communication

Analytical skills

SEM knowledge

Keyword research

Ad copywriting

Landing page optimization

Bid management

Tools

SA360

Marin/Kenshoo

Google Ads

Microsoft Ads

Job description

Agency: Omnicom Media Job Function: Media Job Subfunction: Performance Media Job Description: KINESSO is the technology-driven performance marketing agency that sits at the very heart of IPG Mediabrands, providing actionable growth for both our agency partners and clients. We turn 'action' into 'outcome' for our clients, leveraging our unique capabilities in optimization, analytics, AI and experimentation. KINESSO has brought together the collective power of what was formerly Matterkind, Reprise, P3, and Kinesso under one collective entity that will serve as the most powerful delivery engine in the industry. We have extensive offerings spanning across performance marketing and data and technology. Fueled by a deep understanding of consumer behavior, we offer an end-to-end engine of planning and optimization while also delivering on data-driven strategy for social platforms, actionable growth in e-commerce, and creating curated marketplaces specific to each client's function and needs. The company has more than 6,000 employees operating in more than 60 countries. Learn more at www.KINESSO.com

Position Overview

Who you are: You’re a dynamic paid search expert who is ready to challenge digital norms in a fast-paced and fun environment. Passionate and driven, you excel at developing, optimizing, and communicating best-in-class digital strategies across paid search and enjoy bringing campaigns to life for your clients. You’re excited to take the next step in your media career at an agency which values fresh ideas and creative thinking.

Responsibilities

• Mentor/coach junior team members on pacing, optimization, and campaign development as needed
• Developing, optimizing, and maintaining paid search campaigns for clients
• Analyzing & reporting data on a weekly/bi-weekly/monthly & ad-hoc basis.
• Developing or QAing performance insights
• Familiarity with 3rd-party tracking vendors
• Developing, executing, and testing across campaign variables that create client-specific insight and feed future successions of testing
• Supporting the team leadership and contribute to higher-level strategic initiatives.
• Responsible for leading status meetings with vendors, including proactive optimization efforts, and leading all troubleshooting comms (e.g., makegoods, QA/tracking, etc.) under coaching of manager
• Maintaining and optimizing client campaigns to improve overall performance against pre-determined benchmarks on an ongoing basis

Required Skills and Experience

• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Process oriented, with the ability to juggle many tasks at one time.
• Time management skills are critical
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative analysis skills
• Strong working understanding of the SEM industry, including major players and supporting technology (bid management tools (SA360, Marin/Kenshoo), AdWords, and Microsoft Ads)
• Ability to effectively communicate processes and tactics to clients, peers, and junior members of search team
• Proven ability to understand high-level client goals and how they translate into media strategy when applied via online technologies
• Firm grasp of how to test marketing tactics and achieve performance metrics
• Expert ability in keyword research, ad copywriting, landing page optimization, and bid management

Desired Skills and Experience

• Ample experience in SEM/PPC experience, preferably with agencies, including experience in social media, web analytics, and SEO a big plus
• Experience working on enterprise level PPC accounts with large budgets preferred
• Technical background a plus (conversion tagging, FTP, HTML, etc.)

Wage and Benefits

$70K-$75K

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.

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