Senior Manager, Paid Search

TITLE Senior Manager, Paid Search 
DEPARTMENT Paid Media 
DIVISION NPD  
LOCATION Remote - US 

ABOUT OUR COMPANY 

NP Digital (NPD) is a global award-winning performance marketing agency. In 2024 Campaign Magazine labeled us the Global Agency of the Year in two categories, and The Drum awarded us the Agency Business Award for Global Development. Google recently handed us the Agency Excellence Award for Media Unification and AdAge listed us on their Best Places to Work list in 2024.

NP Digital combines proprietary platforms with best-in-class talent to deliver leading edge experiences centered around: paid and organic search, social, content, retargeting, performance display, feed management and conversion rate optimization.  

NP Digital focuses on creating innovative, adaptive, and data-driven digital marketing plans for our clients. Obsessed with helping companies grow and exceed their goals, NP Digital delivers on the mission of continually helping brands connect and engage with their audience.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY  

NP Digital is seeking an energetic, data-driven, and innovative Senior Manager, Paid Search to join our remote Paid Media team. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of managing paid search campaigns with budgets exceeding $500K per month. Candidates should have strong knowledge of Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, and Search Ads 360 as well as a good grasp on how to structure campaigns to optimize performance based on each platform’s best practices. Equally important to paid search experience is the ability to communicate recommendations and analysis of performance to clients and colleagues alike. 

To qualify, candidate must reside and be eligible to work in the US. 

ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Deliver paid search strategy and tactical recommendations for clients, including performance max campaigns
• Evaluate ad platform updates and how to apply them to clients’ campaigns
• Project estimated campaign performance results based on client budgets and benchmark costs and rates
• Develop & implement paid search campaign structures to manage and optimize against performance goals
• Follow department media buying and quality assurance processes to ensure campaigns run accurately
• Steward clients’ budgets through meticulous management of daily or lifetime spending and monthly, quarterly, or annual pacing and actualize budgets for client invoicing
• Improve campaign performance by making optimization recommendations and using paid search campaign management checklists to identify opportunities
• Meet internal and external deadlines for assigned tasks
• Develop testing roadmap and implement split testing to continuously improve campaign performance
• Create, deliver, and present client reporting on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis in a storytelling format with insights and recommended next steps
• Collaborate with internal teams and departments to share paid search insights that can be leveraged across SEO, marketplaces (Amazon, Walmart), paid social, and programmatic efforts
• Respond to client questions and ad hoc requests in a timely manner

ABOUT YOU 

• Minimum of 5+ years of paid search experience across both Google and Microsoft Ads
• Experienced in managing monthly budgets exceeding $500K
• Thrives off improving paid search campaign performance and the opportunity to drive growth for clients
• Uses platform and third-party data to understand what may be impacting campaign performance
• Understands how to determine when ad copy needs to be updated
• Strong communication and presentation skills to both external and internal stakeholders
• Excellent attention to detail and data analysis to ensure campaigns run accurately and insights are uncovered that lead to campaign recommendations
• Strong organizational skills with the ability prioritize time and workload efficiently
• Team player who is willing to help others whenever needed
• Responsive to constructive feedback to foster personal and professional growth

BONUS POINTS 

• Hands-on experience in Search Ads 360 in the past year
• Experience discussing and implementing offline conversion tracking with clients’ CRM metrics
• Certifications from Google Ads, Google Marketing Platform, and Microsoft Ads 
• Additional professional certifications, such as Google Analytics
• Experience in Apple Search Ads and Google App Campaign management

ABOUT YOUR GROWTH 

As an organization we support your growth and development by investing in your learning to advance your career. We believe in empowering you to showcase your knowledge and skills to win together. Career path opportunities for this department includes: 

• Associate Specialist (typically 6+ months experience) 
• Specialist (typically 1+ years) 
• Senior Specialist (typically 1.5+ years) 
• Manager (typically 2+ years) 
• Senior Manager (typically 5+ years)
• Associate Director (typically 6+ years)
• Director (typically 8+ years)
• Senior Director (typically 10+ years)

ABOUT OUR BENEFITS  

We offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. Benefits include but not limited to:  

• National Anthem Blue Cross medical plans; EPO, PPO and HDHC options available
• Flexible paid time off; 16 weeks Maternity and 6 weeks Paternity leave
• Health Savings with employer contribution, Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent FSA
• Vision and Dental coverage
• Employer paid short term disability, life and AD&D insurance, as well as Rocket Lawyer
• Voluntary pet insurance for your furry family members
• Voluntary hospital indemnity, critical illness, and supplemental life insurance
• New hire technology stipend to set up home office
• Employer-Sponsored 401(k) and roth retirement

 ABOUT THE COMPENSATION 

• Base Salary: USD $100,000.00 to $115,000.00; depending on experience and skills
• Discretionary annual bonus: Up to 10% of annual salary

ABOUT OUR CULTURE  

When you work with great people and leaders that support you, there is no end to what you can accomplish. We encourage and celebrate different backgrounds and perspectives from our team members, but one thing we all have in common is a core set of values:

Think Big “Think Big” challenges our teams in all aspects of the business. For our clients, it requires that we expand their vision beyond what’s expected, while pushing us to become a committed partner who provides strategic recommendations and measurable outcomes.  

Own It  “Own It” plays a key role in encouraging employee autonomy. We believe owning it inspires employees to build skillsets within their roles and beyond to drive their career where you want. “Own It” highlights ability to make the work yours and deliver creative results. 

Have Fun  “Have Fun” means we enjoy working together and cultivating a great work experience for everyone. Our passion for what we do is visible throughout the organization. Anything we enjoy, we are naturally going to do better, so we make our work something we look forward to, rather than simply something we have to do.  

NP Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer, proud of our diversity and inclusive culture! Our goal is to positively impact change through our actions, and we’re committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.