We are looking for a talented and experienced Paid Search Manager to join us at Realtime Agency – a fast-growing performance and brand marketing agency.
Reporting to our Head of Search, you will be working on some of our key accounts, where you’ll be responsible for building and implementing state-of-the-art paid search strategies.
You will need to perform in-depth analysis with the aim of delivering strong performance across the KPIs set. You will own day-to-day optimizations on the channels, design and implement innovative test ideas, budget management, performance reporting, and additional duties relating to ensuring performance is on-target or exceeds expectations.
You will need to be curious and not afraid to push the boundaries while thinking of the big picture; someone who can deep dive into the details through proactivity, eagerness, and self-motivation.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the planning, execution, optimization, and reporting of large-scale paid search campaigns across multiple platforms, targeting client KPIs.
- Manage client communications across key accounts and present the strategic vision and current performance at regular client meetings.
- Responsible for driving new ideas to improve the performance of campaigns including account structure, bid strategy, creative, ad copy, keyword expansion, audience management, and landing page optimization.
- Work closely with the reporting team to drive data-backed innovation and strategy.
- Stay at the forefront of industry innovation and best practices, learn and grow your knowledge and bring new findings and ideas to clients and internal teams.
Who We’re Looking For
Realtimers are ambitious, data-driven, and hungry to test the limits of our advertising platforms while finding unique solutions to complex problems. As we expand our client roster, we are looking for highly motivated teammates to lead our client teams, manage campaign execution, and build relationships with some of the largest companies in the world.
We are looking for individuals who demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of one or more advertising platforms, a strong understanding of how to build and execute campaigns, and an aptitude for working both internally with RTA’s product teams as well as externally with clients.
You’re the right person for the role if you have:
- 3+ years of paid search advertising experience (agency experience preferable).
- Degree in business, math, marketing, engineering, science or similar.
- Proven track record of success with advertising campaigns.
- Mobile experience is beneficial.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple accounts and projects simultaneously to meet objectives/key deadlines.
- Experience with website and lead analytics (such as UTM tagging, Google Analytics,).
- Ad platform certifications.
- Outstanding data handling and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Well-organized and flexible; able to move from project to project without delay.
- A passion for Digital Marketing and learning!
About Realtime Agency
Realtime Agency is a global, full-funnel digital advertising agency. We are positioned in the market as the go-to agency solution for the ‘Privacy age’. We have special labs teams leading in measurement (with MMM), Audience, Performance Creative, and Marketing Analytics as well as all the traditional media buying teams in Programmatic, Google, Social, Affiliates, SEO, Influencer Marketing, and product feed management.
We help businesses transform their digital buying processes to drive cost efficiency and significant growth by providing a unique, data and audience-driven approach to digital buying.
We support clients in the B2B, DTC space in verticals across retail/e-commerce, healthcare, entertainment, financial/fintech, publications, and much more!
An independent agency based in the U.K. but with a global footprint, our company has grown to more than 60 Realtimers in Denver (Colorado), DC, London, and Manila since our founding in 2018.
As Realtime continues to expand into the leading edge of digital advertising – everything from programmatic linear television, CTV and podcasts, to conversational commerce on social channels – we are looking to expand our team ahead of what we aim to be our most productive year ever in 2022.
As a services company, we are focused on our people. We introduced a Culture coordinator in 2021 to ensure the fun, wellbeing, and development of every individual was supported.
Build your future with Realtime and progress down a path that brings you the most happiness and success!
What does RTA offer?
- People first Culture; in the last year we increased our staff happiness by 20%, we have a culture coordinator, team events, learning opportunities and training, company mid-year kick-off, individual awards, Class Pass, and much more.
- Private medical insurance
- 20 days paid time off – excluding federal bank holidays!
- A birthday lie in
- Growth company; we are positioned well in the market as leaders in ‘the privacy age’
- We’re a global company with international work and travel opportunities
- Digital learning opportunities – programmatic, Google, Influencer, SEO, Affiliate marketing to really understand the full marketing mix, allowing you to go on and excel as a fully rounded digital leader
- Be in the mix of industry change and trends – learn how we have pivoted into the privacy age and our plans for moving into the next wave of web3.0 and Metaverse.
- Fast progression routes as the company continues to rapidly grow.
- An excellent bonus scheme!
- A fun, friendly working environment!
Realtime Agency
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