Job Description
Paid Search Specialist
Location : Hybrid in Culver City, CA
Schedule : 40 hours
Duration : 12 Months; potential to extend
Pay : ~57 / hr, DOE
The Planet Group is looking for a Paid Search Specialist to join our well-known Fortune 500 client on a 12-month contract, working a hybrid schedule in Culver City, CA.
Paid Search Specialist Qualifications :
- BS / BA degree required
- 4+ years of experience in a paid search marketing role, either agency or client-side
- Experience defining and measuring short- and long-term marketing success across paid search
- Strong passion for data storytelling
- Familiarity with paid search self-service platforms (i.e. Google Ads, SA360, Marin, Skai / Kenshoo, Microsoft Ad Center)
- Solid understanding of the principles of PPC campaigns, digital marketing, and web analytics (familiarity with SEO and other digital media channels like programmatic and paid social)
- Expert level understanding of marketing attribution & alternative measurement methodologies
- Ability to build strategic bespoke plans to reach target audiences and deliver media objectives
- Strong data analyzation, visualization and presentation skills; understanding of how to tailor communications to stakeholders with various levels of digital media literacy
- Proven expertise and a dedication to continued education of the comprehensive landscape of paid search platforms and ad types
- Proven ability to build close relationships within and across teams
- A passion and curiosity for digital media
- Excellent social, oral and written communication skills
- Google Ads Certification a plus
Paid Search Specialist Description :
Plan, build, and manage paid search PPC (pay-per-click) campaigns in self service SEM platforms (Google, Bing, and other search engines)Along with campaign planning and setup in platform, continually find ways to improve performance efficiency through ongoing optimizationFocus on in-depth analysis, leading to actionable insights, trend spotting, strategic pacing, and performance optimization of the paid search channelWork hand-in-hand with digital marketing strategy, ad ops, analytics, and measurement teams to deliver end-to-end execution and performance management of paid search campaignsManage day-to-day of search engine marketing (SEM) campaigns for multiple subscription-based lines of businesses, including development of campaign strategies, initial campaign setup, in-market optimizations, tracking creative / copy needs, and delivering performance reportingWork hand-in-hand with counterpart channel specialists, marketing strategists, internal creative teams, measurement, analytics and marketing stakeholder teams to deliver end-to-end execution and performance management ofpaid search campaigns
Actively manage and optimize paid search marketing campaigns, with primary responsibility for several lines of businessGenerate keyword builds and analyze search query reports for new opportunitiesCraft performance-optimized ad copy, analyzing landing page experiences and conversion funnels, making enhancements where possibleWork with the data and operations team and manage trafficking and tagging of campaigns to best track performanceReview campaign structure and performance both within search management platforms (i.e. Google Ads, SA360, Microsoft Ad Center, Marin, Skai / Kenshoo) and via internal reporting dashboardsManage campaign budget trackers, focusing on staying on budget and appropriately forecasting quarterly costs and reconciling any discrepanciesDemonstrate clear and thorough understanding of search marketing, while delivering strategic campaigns to successfully hit directed KPIsValidating campaign performance through strategic testing will be vital to creating successful storytelling of the value of paid search PPC buying practices, so working closely with campaign strategy and analytics leads will be imperativePrepare and present campaign performance reports to internal stakeholdersThe staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process and always double check the email address of the Recruiter to ensure it's from an official Planet domain (@theplanetgroup.com or @launchcg.com) - and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org or .jobs.
The Planet Group and our companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.