Paid Search Manager - Marketing for Consumer Brands

Are you looking to accelerate your skills in an agile and fun-loving digital marketing agency that’s really making a name for itself in the home, gardens, lifestyle space?

Are you looking for a gig that supports your working style and career goals?

Do you love seeing businesses flourish & grow as a result of your hard work?

If you do, then you might be a good fit for our Paid Marketing Account Manager role…

We are looking for a full-time, creative and proactive Paid Search Manager to join our rapidly growing digital marketing agency based in a beautiful Oxfordshire location.

Ready to have some fun…

The Role at a Glance:

Paid Search Manager (Google Ads)
Bicester, Oxford / Home Working 2-3 days Per Week
£30,000 - £38,000
Plus Benefits & Perks + Flexi-Working

Service: Growth marketing for home, garden & lifestyle brands
Our Values: Honest. Caring. Innovative. Passionate. Have fun
Pedigree: Award-winning. 5 Star Rated. BrightonSEO Speakers
Clients: Eclectic mix of SME, Retail & Consumer Brands

Our Story:

Founded in 2013, we are a creative digital marketing agency based in Oxfordshire headed-up by our founders Aaron & Harriet who evangelise about all things digital marketing and stunning content that converts. We practise our trade at the highest level and have an exceptional team of talented individuals delivering impactful campaigns & results for retail and consumer brands across the UK. Variety guaranteed!

As we continue our meteoric growth to become Oxfordshire’s No.1 creative marketing agency we are hiring more exceptional talent who subscribe to our values and want to be part of a really exciting journey. And we promise you’ll have a lot of fun along the way.

We call home a beautiful converted barn between Bicester and Buckingham. With living walls, indoor trees, break-out areas, tons of natural light and the latest tech we’ve created an inspiring workspace to help us (and you) deliver our best work.

We are looking for someone to start straight away (or notice period pending) as we’ve just onboarded a whole host of exciting new clients, so we’d love to hear from you if the above sounds up your street.

The Paid Search Manager Opportunity:

This is an excellent opportunity that would suit someone with at least 2-3 years of previous PPC experience in either an agency or in-house role. Ideally suited to someone looking for their next career challenge, the role is fast-paced, client-facing and requires the ability to multi-task and manage multiple client accounts.

We offer an office/WFH split of 2-3 days in the office and 2-3 days working from home per week.

What your day looks like - you know the drill…

Day-to-day activity will vary depending on the requirements of our clients, but will include:

1. Taking end-to-end ownership of our client’s PPC accounts - managing the account strategy, optimisations, test schedules, identifying growth opportunities and working to quickly and positively resolve any performance issues
2. Planning, building and activating best-in-class PPC campaigns that align with our client’s wider paid media strategies
3. Working towards specific ROI objectives for each client, maintaining an awareness of their overall commercial goals
4. Carrying out day-to-day monitoring of budgets and performance across our client portfolio
5. Collating activity and performance reports for both internal and client stakeholders
6. Developing a solid relationship with our clients through regular communication, calls and meetings
7. Actively managing task lists with multiple priorities and stakeholders

About You:

1. At least 2-3 years experience working in a dedicated PPC role
2. You’ll be highly proficient in Google Ads & Microsoft Ads with proven experience managing PPC campaigns for clients across a range of sectors
3. Experienced in using Google Ads Editor to build and optimise campaigns
4. Able to demonstrate commercial awareness with a deep understanding of how paid media fits into a wider marketing strategy to achieve a client’s commercial objectives
5. Hands-on experience using the wider Google ecosystem, including; Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console, Google Merchant Centre, and Google Analytics 4
6. Experience using Shopify and implementing product feed optimisations would be advantageous
7. Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
8. Strong time management with the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a busy agency environment
9. Excellent writing, proofreading skills and attention to detail are essential
10. Experience working in an agency environment is desirable but not essential

Perks include:

1. Work for the ‘Paid Media Agency of the Year 2024’
2. A stunning Oxfordshire countryside office in a converted barn
3. 23 days holiday + birthday off + additional holiday for tenure
4. Regular team socials and events (go-karting, theme parks, dinners, etc.)
5. Clear career growth paths
6. Learning resources and personal development plans
7. Free snacks, drinks, and on-site parking
8. Company pension contributions

Your Background / Previous Roles May Include:
PPC Executive, Google Ads Executive, Senior PPC Executive, PPC Specialist, PPC Manager, Google Ads Manager, PPC Account Manager.