
Head of Paid Search
KingKong
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: South Yarra • Australia
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About the role
- - Take full responsibility for managing the Paid Search team in their day-to-day responsibilities, including performance management and professional development plans for team members.
- - Mentor and train the Paid Search team, ensuring the quality of work is of a high standard.
- - Establish and document processes for the effective delivery of the Paid Search function.
- - In collaboration with Senior Management, develop and manage an appropriate Key Performance Indicator (KPI) structure for the Paid Search team.
- - Assist your team in troubleshooting client issues.
- - Be the first level of escalation for client-related issues for the Company.
- - Assist in the facilitation of recruitment, onboarding/offboarding and performance management lifecycle of your team members.
- - Lead the growth of the Paid Search division through innovation and results.
- - Distribute and manage client work appropriately across the Paid Search team.
- - Collaborate with other Departments with regards to processes and policies that impact on or are impacted by the Paid Search function.
- - Ensure communication between the Paid Search team and other departments of the business is succinct and proactive.
- - Prepare reporting and feedback for Senior Management on the department's performance to aid in the business decision making process.
- - Perform key responsibilities of a paid search specialist for a portfolio of clients and internal campaigns.
- - Setup, manage and optimise campaigns on Google AdWords and YouTube.
- - Analyse analytics to identify areas of opportunity and utilise conversion rate optimisation tactics (i.e. A/B, split-testing etc) to achieve maximum ROI.
- - Communicate effectively with and educate Account Managers who build the day-to-day client relationship.
- - Be invested in each client's business as though it were your own.
- - Prepare performance analysis reports and make recommendations for corrective modifications with a view to ongoing optimisation.
- - Keep your finger on the pulse of the Paid Search industry to identify opportunities within Paid Search for the benefit of both the Company and their clients.
Requirements
- - 2+ year of experience in a leadership role.
- - 5+ years of PPC experience.
- - Advanced Excel experience.
- - Excellent client escalation abilities.
- - Demonstrated experience in building and managing AdWords campaigns.
- - Google AdWords & Analytics certified.
- - Excellent time management skills.
- - Excellent communication skills.
- - Company First mindset.
- - Data-driven decision making.
Benefits
- **What we're offering:**
- - Extensive training and full support - we take training very seriously and will provide you with the industry's very best training, giving you the knowledge and confidence needed for greatness.
- - Generous salary - we want Australia's best talent and reward as such.
- - Newly renovated headquarters in South Yarra (just off Chapel St.), close to cafes and public transport.
- - Driven and vibrant team of the country's most switched on digital marketers and growth experts (who actually walk the walk).
- - Amazing growth prospects and upward mobility, build an empire within our fine progressive company.
- **We move at a lightning pace! Only successful candidates will be contacted. If you haven't been invited via email to complete an interview kit within 5 business days after submitting your application, unfortunately you haven't been successful this time around!* *
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Hard Skills & Tools
PPCAdWordsGoogle AdWordsYouTubeanalyticsconversion rate optimisationA/B testingperformance analysiscampaign managementKPI development
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationtime managementclient escalationproblem-solvingcollaborationproactive communicationperformance managementinnovation
Certifications
Google AdWords certifiedGoogle Analytics certified