Paid Search Manager

Ignite Visibility; Remote; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A top digital marketing agency is seeking a full-time Paid Search Manager to lead media strategy and optimize performance for multiple clients. This role involves significant client interaction and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a fully remote environment. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience in paid search and a proven track record of managing large campaign budgets. This position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, flexible work schedules, and opportunities for advancement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Full health, dental, vision coverage

Flexible work schedules

Generous paid vacation and sick time

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 4+ years of paid media work experience with an emphasis in paid local search and B2B.
• Hands-on experience in managing $100k+ monthly client campaign budgets.
• Proven success with lead generation accounts.

Responsibilities

• Lead Paid Media (search focused) advertising strategy and execution for clients.
• Monitor performance and execute optimizations for clients.
• Coordinate with internal teams including SEO and Analytics.

Skills

Paid search management

Client communication

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Communication, Advertising, Marketing, or related field

Tools

Google Ads

Bing Ads

Google Analytics

Data Studio

Job description

Ignite Visibility is looking for a highly skilled full-time Paid Search Manager to join our fast-growing and fully remote digital marketing agency, based in San Diego. This position is fully remote and is a great opportunity for an individual with demonstrated paid search management excellence to apply and grow their skills on innovative paid media campaigns while working with a talented team, advanced processes, and interesting clients.

The Paid Search Manager will be responsible for leading client media strategy, monitoring performance, executing optimizations and reporting to clients.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead Paid Media (search focused) advertising strategy and execution for six to eight local search and B2B clients
  
• Lead client communication through email, phone, and video
  
• Coordinate with internal Omnichannel, Paid Social, Creative, Reporting, Analytics, SEO, Earned Social and Web Development teams

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of paid media work experience with an emphasis in paid local search and B2B
• Hands on experience in managing $100k+ monthly client campaign budgets
• lead gen paid and local paid search experiences required
• Proven success with lead gen accounts
• Excel / Google sheets competency including pivot tables and v-lookups
• Data studio or similar reporting experience with data visualization
  
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Communication, Advertising, Marketing, or related field
• Strong Presentation Skills, Creative, Customer Focused & Action Oriented
• Critical Thinker, Relentless Learner, Winning Can Do Attitude
• Strong Attention to Detail
• Agency digital marketing experience

Required Ad Platforms & Tools Experience Requirements

• Google Ads / Bing Ads
  
• Google Analytics

Desired Experience but Not Required

• Shopping Ads & Feed Management + Optimization
• Display & Video Ads Experience: Youtube, Google Display, Programmatic
• Google Tag Manager
• Call Tracking / Offline Conversion Integrations
  
• Ad Management tools - Search Ads 360, Optmyzr, TrueClicks
• Ability to provide creative direction to designers
• Paid Social Experience: Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest Twitter, Snapchat, Tiktok
  
• Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) experience
• Landing page platforms - Unbounce

Why Ignite Visibility?

• A collaborative environment focused on client success and career development
• Fully remote workforce with optional San Diego office
• Two-time Landy Award Winner (Search Marketer of the Year & Best Paid Search Initiative)
• Named Fastest-Growing Private Companies in San Diego (2016-2020)
• Named Best Places to Work in San Diego 2017, 2020
• Named Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies 2017-2020
• San Diego Business Journal Best Place to Work, 2024

Benefits

• Competitive salary base + comprehensive benefits
• Full comprehensive health, dental coverage, vision coverage
• Flexible works schedules
• Generous paid vacation and sick time including your birthday off & extra time off around major holidays
• Employee advancement and clear growth potential
• Company-sponsored professional development opportunities
  

Ignite Visibility is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, disability, sex, age, ethnic or national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or presentation, pregnancy, genetics, veteran status or any other status protected by state or federal law.