Paid Search Strategist

Want to join an agency where your hard work will be recognized? An agency where you’ll have abundant opportunities to learn and grow while significantly impacting your skillset and your client’s bottom line? If so, hi, we’re Socium Media! We’re a performance marketing agency recently awarded as one of Adweek’s Fastest Growing Agencies in the U.S. 👋🏻 

As a remote-first agency, our commitment to employee well-being is the key to our sustainable growth, and we’ve got the chops to show for it.

Skills & Experience

• Team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills (there is a reason this is the first bullet—it's our most important qualification)
• 2+ years of experience in day-to-day management of paid search on Google/Bing
• B2C e-commerce & direct response experience
• Able to discuss advanced technical concepts and strategic plans in a clear and concise manner to a wide range of audiences
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Excel and formulas to help drive efficiencies for day-to-day tasks; pivot tables, Vlookups, SUMIFS, are your jam
• A working knowledge of Google Shopping campaigns and the components of a product feed
• Analytical thinker—always asking the “why” and not afraid to speak up
• Comfortable taking initiative to create new internal company processes that improve workflows

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day paid search operations for clients that could span across multiple verticals
• Fully manage and take sole “ownership,” as an account lead, of at least one client within the first two months, depending on business needs
• Launch, manage, and conduct frequent testing on campaigns
• Lead weekly touchpoint and strategy calls for your client(s)
• Collaborate across channel teams to create blended paid media strategies with the client’s KPIs and goals as the north star
• Stay on top of your clients’ competitive landscape and industry changes
• Prioritize knowledge sharing with channel and account teams, step in to offer a helping hand to channel team members when appropriate
• Play an integral role as a team member on a number of our larger accounts

Compensation & Benefits

• $60,000 - $75,000
• Eligibility into Socium’s profit sharing program (up to $21,600 a year)
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid parental leave, inclusive of adoption
• Company-paid healthcare coverage
• Slavik 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• $300 yearly continuing education stipend
• Company donation match of up to $400 a year for any employee donations made to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
• And much more!

Your Career Growth With Socium

• Next position: Paid Search Senior Strategist
• Expected promotion timeline: 12-24 months; based on our formalized review system and subject to individual development

In alignment with our core value to become 1% better every day, we are committed to creating and cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aren’t cookie cutters—we offer a workplace where *everyone* can flourish and grow, regardless of background and identity. If you don’t meet 100% of the criteria above but are excited about the opportunity and what you could contribute, we encourage you to apply!