Associate Manager, Paid Search

Company: Rise
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 7, 2024

Job Description:

Rise Interactive is a full-service digital marketing agency, driving better business outcomes for consumer products, consumer services, and B2B brands with our proven approach to cross-channel media management and customer experience. Rise is the only performance marketing agency powered by Connex -, a cross-channel media optimization platform that enables our analytical marketers to invest each dollar where it will drive the greatest return. We combine media expertise with our award-winning customer experience practice to drive, engage, and convert customers better than our clients' competition. Rise is fueled by the most data-driven marketing minds around the globe, helping leading consumer products, consumer services, and B2B brands make smarter marketing investments and create more relevant experiences for their customers.





Rise is an award-winning, full-service Media Agency of Record that is backed by data and powered by people. We create omnichannel experiences using our proprietary tech stack and advanced analytics capabilities to help solve the unique struggles brands face today. This approach, with transparency at its core, specializes in omnichannel media, commerce and retail media, advanced in-home media, as well as content and creator marketing. - -





We offer "Risers" the opportunity to work in an ever-evolving industry that will foster learning and development, provide an innovative work environment with diverse projects and clients, career advancement paths a collaborative team environment, corporate social responsibility initiatives, an inclusive and diverse culture, plus association with a reputable media agency. - We're looking for talent like you who can continue to elevate our work and culture. - -


The Associate Manager, Search will be responsible for managing a multi-person team owning the execution of paid search strategy across a dedicated percentage of the overall paid search client portfolio. This responsibility can include either one or two large accounts composed of multiple business and stakeholders and/or numerous smaller accounts covering a diverse set of clients and goals. As part of this role, the AM will represent the final owner for all client channel strategy and client performance within their respective portfolios. -
The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record of tactical channel experience, possess a strong understanding of channel strategy and goals, as well as have superior skills managing client risk and human resources. -This includes acting in a client-facing capacity if necessary. They will be held fully accountable working through their teams to effectively drive paid search strategy through the account management teams, manage any client/team risk, and hit all respective client goals across their portfolios. -
Responsibilities

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• Working through their teams to set client strategy while empowering direct reports to deliver on client business goals and fulfill SOW requirements
  
• Understanding their respective portfolios and client SOWs/stakeholders to push strategic account growth initiatives
  
• Working with the account management and strategy teams as well as senior channel managers to nurture potential client upsells and account growth initiatives
  
• Developing direct reports and their larger teams through the application of traditional and skip-level management in addition to Rise tools such as weekly performance reviews
  
  Required Skills
  
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  • 3-5 years of PPC specific experience, additional SEO experience is a plus
    
  • Advanced level understanding of paid search tactics including text search, PLAs, CSEs, GDN, GSP, and Youtube as well as any associated ad tech (DS, Marin, Kenshoo, etc.)
    
  • Experience building media plans and determining budget allocation on a yearly and monthly basis using different forecasting methodologies
    
  • Demonstrated experience managing PPC strategy for a large dedicated client and/or 5+ partially dedicated accounts w/ minimums of $1mm in spend per year, while being held to a strict client goals
    
  • Demonstrated experience developing and managing up to a 4 person team
    
  • Experience building client facing decks and pitching strategy or upsell opportunities
    
  • Significant experience with Excel and building roll-up reporting on team KPIs
    
  • Excellent English presentation and written/verbal communication skills
    
    
    
    We offer "Risers" the opportunity to work in an ever-evolving industry that will foster learning and development, provide an innovative work environment with diverse projects and clients, career advancement paths a collaborative team environment, corporate social responsibility initiatives, an inclusive and diverse culture, plus association with a reputable media agency. - We're looking for talent like you who can continue to elevate our work and culture. - -
    

Keywords: Rise, Downers Grove , Associate Manager, Paid Search, Executive , Chicago, Illinois