Senior Analyst, Search Marketing

Publicis Groupe • Chicago, IL

79d • $59,850 - $82,740

About The Position

As a Senior Analyst, you'll manage the tactical components within integrated Search Engine Marketing (SEM) campaigns, more commonly known as Paid Search, or Pay-per-Click (PPC). Working with Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo (among others), you'll assist with the strategy, planning and reporting for Digitas clients.

Requirements

• A four-year degree, and 2 to 4 years of analytical or digital marketing experience, preferably in SEM
• Strong ability to work closely within a team structure to problem solve, prioritize and manage time effectively
• Advanced skills within Google AdWords, Bing Ads, Yahoo Gemini and 3rd Party tools such as DoubleClick
• Strong client management and presentation skills
• Expertise in managing numbers and proficiency in executing approved media buys
• A firm pulse on the media marketplace and to provide insights into campaign results
• A detail-oriented and organized approach to achieving objectives
• Solid quantitative and research skills, and proven data interpretation capability
• Strong communication skills - you're clear and thorough, yet concise
• A passion for our industry, building relationships and a desire to contribute to a team
• Exudes confidence and won't hesitate to connect with folks throughout the organization to get the job done right
• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation

Responsibilities

• Serving as the primary contact in fielding SEM challenges, solving issues to achieve (and exceed) campaign goals
• Building and presenting concise program readouts of performance towards key business metrics
• Holistic SEM management including keywords development, ad creative & strategy, trafficking recommendations, optimizing programs towards key business goals and reporting
• Actively participating in meetings and proactively identifying campaign opportunities, challenges and issues
• Assimilating data from multiple sources, compiling the information and drawing actionable conclusions that can be measured and reported
• Bid strategy optimization and testing. Daily checks on program KPIs, thresholds and campaign budget caps.
• Ongoing management of budget and pacing
• Translating campaign/client goals into strategic SEM tactics and effectively executing those tactics against the client's strategy
• Implementing Paid Search best practices, providing refinement and optimization recommendations and proactively identifying campaign execution issues
• Monitoring emerging industry trends and summarizing them for internal and external stakeholders
• Leveraging and developing proficiencies with SEM platforms, tools and resources
• Developing campaign ad copy (text-based titles and descriptions or feed-based images) and tagging traffic or creative elements to sites per creative rotation instructions

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability
• 401K
• Parental and family care leave
• Family forming assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible time off

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree