Manager, Paid Search

DEPT®•San Diego, CA

19h•Remote

About The Position

As a Manager specializing in Paid Search, you drive growth by orchestrating campaigns that exceed client expectations. Your strategic vision and deep understanding of SEM, bid strategies, and client goals enable you to craft tactical roadmaps, dashboards, and compelling presentations that keep stakeholders informed. You effectively prioritize impactful initiatives for error-free delivery and mentor team members to refine their craft. Contributing to agency thought leadership; you help build a thriving team that delivers outstanding results.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of hands-on paid search experience across Google Ads, Bing Ads, and analytics platforms.
Advanced understanding of paid search strategy across the funnel, including experience with bid management platforms such as SA360.
Experience managing campaigns across Google Search, Display, and App campaigns, with a strong grasp of full-funnel activation.
Proven experience designing and analyzing A/B tests to inform optimization and strategy decisions.
Demonstrated ability to analyze performance, present insights, and make clear optimization recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
Strong analytical and reporting skills, with proficiency in Excel for data analysis and performance tracking.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience contributing to client-facing presentations and strategic narratives.
Experience mentoring or managing junior team members, supporting skill development, performance growth, and team engagement.

Responsibilities

Lead paid search strategy and execution across a portfolio of clients, ensuring performance meets or exceeds efficiency, growth, and budget targets.
Develop and implement channel-specific optimization and monitoring strategies, leveraging bid management platforms such as SA360 to drive results.
Own paid search contributions to client roadmaps, testing plans, dashboards, and QBRs/FBRs, ensuring alignment with overall account strategy.
Quantify, prioritize, and execute initiatives with the greatest potential impact on account performance and client objectives.
Partner closely with Client Partners to deliver clear, strategic paid search recommendations and support client-facing communications.
Contribute high-quality paid search content to critical client deliverables, including tactical plans and business reviews, meeting all deadlines and QA standards.
Ensure all paid search work undergoes rigorous QA and is executed accurately, maintaining strong stewardship of client budgets.
Coach and mentor team members by supporting onboarding, providing account-level context, and developing both technical and strategic paid search capabilities.