Paid Search Manager

Do you love innovative digital marketing environments? Are you fantastically bright, innovative and eager to learn? Would you like to help some of the world’s biggest companies bring their brands to life in search and social media spaces including Google, Bing, Yahoo! Facebook and Twitter, in a fast-paced, award-winning agency?

iCrossing seeks an enthusiastic and confident individual with a good understanding of the online marketing industry to help run our award-winning paid search team. You should possess proven online paid search experience, commercial acumen, the ability to learn and understand quickly and lead a team of exceptional individuals.

Main Duties

· You’ll work on campaigns like this
· You will be an example of excellence in one of the world’s leading digital marketing agencies
· You will share your knowledge through our company blog
· Project manage the Paid Search campaign set ups in search engines including Google, Bing and Yahoo!
· Own supplier relationships and ensure delivery
· Support the Paid Search Analysts to follow and develop company procedures
· Assist with the training of Paid Search Analysts on trading duties
· Work with the Paid Search Analysts to maximise campaigns and over achieve expectations
· Develop solutions for internal and external client issues
· Work closely with the team to project manage the implementation of tools and emerging channels across the client base
· Be proactive and assist with the development of strategic project plans on all campaigns
· Own and develop accounts as specified by the Account Director to exceed client expectations and KPIs
· Trade and audit campaigns daily to explore all bidding opportunities responding to seasonal market and competitor fluctuations and modifying campaigns accordingly
· Follow and develop procedures that portray the company’s values
· Work with Natural Search Analysts to establish joint strategies across the campaigns
· Assist the account management team to help develop strategies across the client’s marketing activity
· Implement and test tracking solutions to report on and optimise campaign performance
· Liaising and building relationships with internal clients and suppliers
· Attend campaign status meetings with clients and media owners as required
· Work with the research and insight team to prepare forecasts and develop up-sell opportunities
·  Identify new business opportunities

Skills, knowledge and experience required

·  Experience of assisting the management of excellent client relationships through achieving KPI’s targets
·  Excellent knowledge of search at strategic level
·  Thorough knowledge of Excel and formula writing
·   Understanding the importance of establishing a strong campaign strategy
·   Understanding of the importance of maintaining accurate/accessible and organised documentation within relevant timeframes
·   Excellent organisational skills, ability to use own initiative
·   Excellent attention to detail, especially when employing individual processes and procedures
·   Excellent telephone manner and communication skills
·   Ability to compose professionally constructed documents using MS Office
·   Ability to use MS Windows operating system and tracking tools to support their role

Skills, knowledge and experience Desired 

·   Proven experience of paid search marketing
·   Ability to effectively communicate daily on campaign performance
·   Ability to analyse results, identify and give reason for variance from goals
·   Ability to work autonomously to achieve and deliver in excess of targets

What we’ll give you in return

·    Training and development at one of world’s leading digital marketing agencies
·    Unrivalled career progression
·    Competitive salary package plus excellent perks and benefits
·    An inspiring team to work with
·    The chance to win awards

Please email your CV and covering letter to jobsREMOVE@icrossing.coME.uk. A member of our recruitment team will be in touch within 5 working days.

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