Location: Belmont, CA
Job code: RPH-sem

about the client

This VPofMarketing.com client company is a large, successful provider of communications products and services.

responsibilities

• Reporting directly to the Sr. Director of Digital Marketing this person will be responsible for managing the US SEM program and is expected to develop and execute a coordinated plan that will drive new leads, acquisitions and recurring revenue.
• Manage daily execution of paid search campaigns
• Write, test, and optimize ad copy
  Hands-on bid optimization; calculate keyword bids based on historical performance data
• Conduct keyword discovery, testing, and optimization; build and execute massive keyword expansions to drive accelerated program growth. Conduct detail-oriented work, organizing our account to avoid keyword overlap and ensuring ad groups are tightly themed.
• Report and analyze campaign and keyword performance, on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
• Provide performance analyses and make spend shift / optimization recommendations
• Develop forecasts and ad-hoc projections for spend, revenue and ROI
• Drive continuous improvement through implementation of new and creative ideas
  A/B test landing pages, messaging and multiple user experiences
• Monitor and manage campaigns to meet and exceed targets for lead/acquisition volume, revenue, and ROI
• Keep up with industry trends and apply learning/best practices to our account. Stay abreast of all Adwords Betas and test in our account if they fit our growth plans.
• Conduct competitive intelligence scans/benchmarking and develop strategies to adapt to changing environment
• Work together with search engine optimization (SEO) team to maximize search engine page results (SEPR) exposure for various search engines, keywords & pages
• Manage multiple vendor/external relationships (Google, Yahoo, Bing)
• Support management and other in-house teams on an ad hoc basis with reporting and special project execution.
• Work closely with our marketing ops and analytics teams to make data-driven marketing decisions.

qualifications

• 10+ years of SEM experience in a fast paced environment
• B2B/lead gen experience. Paid Social experience is a big plus.
• Hands-on experience with Google AdWords, Bing AdCenter, Yahoo Gemini, retargeting and social media platforms.
• Proven analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use data and metrics to tell a story, back up assumptions and develop business cases; ability to track, analyze and report results and provide recommendations to optimize performance.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel; strong working knowledge of other Microsoft Office programs (Word, and PowerPoint).
• Self-directed and enjoys taking initiative.
• Possess the interpersonal skills needed to work effectively throughout the organization as well as with partners and vendors.

education

BA/BS. MBA preferred.

to apply:

Email resume to Dan Green:  dgreen@vpofmarketing.com — please cite job code: RPH-sem