Paid Search Supervisor (SEM)

You Will:

• Balancing team leadership with hands-on campaign execution, ensuring both team development and effective campaign performance.
• Lead/oversee the ongoing development, implementation, and optimization of SEM strategy for a US brand with $1M+ budgets
• Work as part of a larger Media team, aligning your campaigns with your colleagues’ strategies to reduce costs & improve performance by sharing learnings
• Translate business goals to SEM platform activation strategies/tactics
• Own the hands-on execution and management of day-to-day performance for multiple campaigns, including budget pacing, campaign setup, account structure, targeting strategy, bid strategy, platforms, data usage, performance optimizations, testing strategy, troubleshooting, and downstream client funnel optimization
• Clearly communicate paid search best practices and strategies, both internally and externally
• Create and share search POVs and case studies across the agency
• Develop consistent account processes and procedures
• Craft compelling ad copy and guide CRO strategies to drive high-quality traffic and conversions
• Deliver actionable insights to clients through insightful, visually compelling reports (including analysis and strategic recommendations)
• Identify market and consumer trends, telling a story with search data
• Run iterative testing strategies to drive incremental performance lifts
• Map out search tactics and strategies on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Conduct regular SEM audits and competitive analyses to identify net-new opportunities and recommendations to clients
• Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to refine our strategy and improve campaign performance
• Stay on top of the latest trends in the SEM landscape, keeping clients educated and adapting our search strategies as needed in response

You Have:

• 6+ years of hands-on experience managing and optimizing paid search campaigns, including Google Ads, Bing Ads, and Search Ads 360.
• Proven leadership experience, managing a team, providing guidance, performance coaching, and driving team success while overseeing key accounts.
• Client-facing experience, leading strategy development, owning client accounts, and ensuring team delivers results while facilitating daily stand-ups and managing client expectations.
• Managing workflows and collaborating across departments to drive team alignment and deliver on campaign objectives and client goals.
• Coaching and mentoring both senior and junior team members, fostering professional growth and ensuring high performance.
• Expertise in technical execution and reporting, with platform management experience across SA360, Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, and other SEM tools, and drive actionable insights.
• Managing monthly and yearly campaign budgets, including forecasting, pacing, and collaborating with finance teams to manage financial reporting.
• Leveraging performance data and analytics to make informed decisions, optimize campaigns, and provide actionable recommendations to improve ROI.
• Strong ability to prioritize tasks effectively and remain flexible in a dynamic, fast-changing environment.
• Leading conversion rate optimization efforts and A/B testing strategies to drive improved campaign performance.
• Creating and presenting detailed reports and performance updates to clients, internal stakeholders, and senior leadership, with a strong focus on data visualization and actionable insights.
• Proficiency in Excel and spreadsheet management, including advanced functions for data analysis and reporting.
• Agency experience preferred, with a strong understanding of fast-paced environments and client deliverables.
• Automotive industry experience preferred.

What We Offer 

• Global maternity and parental leave 
• Competitive benefits packages 
• Vacation, compassionate leave, wellness days, and flex days 
• Six free therapy sessions through Therify  
• Access to online services for families and new parents  
• Hybrid work options* 
• Extensive winter holiday office closures
• Summer Fridays (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday)
• Diversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groups
• Funding towards internal learning and development
• Enterprise-wide employee discounts  

Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 2 days a week.