Paid Digital Media Manager

Job Description

The role of the Paid Digital Media Manager will be to dramatically scale revenue through paid acquisition and conversion rate optimization, and to ensure the highest possible return on investment (ROI)Client DetailsGlobal organisation with rapid growthDescriptionThe role of the Paid Digital Media Manager will be to dramatically scale revenue through paid acquisition and conversion rate optimization, and to ensure the highest possible return on investment (ROI). The role will be a hybrid between remote working andsome time in the office in Wilmslow.You will also be responsible for:

• Lead the day-to-day execution of paid media campaigns, in partnership with external agencies and internal teams
• Regularly provide succinct, data-informed optimization recommendations that demonstrate fundamental understanding of full-funnel, multi-channel digital media programs
• Consistently provide a critical and constructive point of view on digital program performance data and tactical campaign elements, such as keyword development, bidding strategy, campaign structure and ongoing optimizations, all with the goal of exceedingboth campaign-level performance targets, as well as revenue targets
• Manage day-to-day paid media agency relationship, ensuring campaigns are pacing on-target and that campaigns are in a constant state of testing and evolution
• Create ad copy aligned with channel best practices (such as PPC, display and paid social)
• Manage Google Display Network (GDN) strategy and execution, with strong focus on a trigger-based funnel-creation through placement listings, contextual targeting, and a robust remarketing strategy
• Monitor and evaluate search results and performance across the major search channels, and generate scorecards for senior leadership related to all major metrics, goals tracking and revenue tracking
• Recommend and lead creation of landing page experiences in support of all paid media campaigns. Continually test website experiences (calls-to-action, content and messaging) to create the best user experience and generate the most conversions.
• Define a conversion rate optimization (CRO) plan to maximize visitor engagement and the conversion of visitors into sales
• Collaborate strategically with other internal teams and subject matter experts, namely Chemistry, Customer Engagement, Digital Marketing, SEO, Social and Digital Commerce teams to develop and execute fully integrated campaigns. Suggest and develop new campaignsacross multiple channels
• Contribute to the definition of a tracking and attribution model to intelligently determine the source of traffic, leads and revenue
• Perform QA and approve campaigns for go-live
• Keep pace with search engine, PPC, and all other digital marketing trends and developments
• Drive the definition of a global paid media strategy, working closely with counterparts in other regions to adjust for local business goals, languages and search engines.

ProfileIn the Paid Digital Media Manager role, you will have proven success leading large scale paid media campaigns in a B2B environment. You should be well-versed in the principles of search engine marketing (SEM), display, and paid social media. The role willbe partly remote and partly based in the office in Wilmslow.

• Bachelors degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience running successful paid media campaigns in a B2B environment
• Proven experience as a paid digital marketing/paid digital media specialist or manager
• Comfortable with, and motivated by, ambitious performance and revenue targets attributed to paid media programs
• Knowledge of digital marketing best practices (PPC, SEO, Email, Programmatic Display, Social) and proven understanding of paid media strategy and the marketing funnel
• Experience optimizing landing pages and performing A/B and multivariate testing
• Highly analytical and data driven.
  • Expert current knowledge of paid media platforms, such as Google Ads,
  • Microsoft Advertising/Bing Ads, and paid social media platforms. Programmatic experience/experience with DSPs a plus
• Working knowledge of web analysis tools including Google Analytics, SEMRush, Omniture/Adobe Analytics.
• Strong ability to prioritize and respond with appropriate sense of urgency in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Google AdWords and/or Bing certification preferred
• Digital agency experience preferred

Job Offer£65,000 + benefits