PPC Account Manager

PPC / Paid Search Account Manager

Location: Remote with once monthly travel to London and Hull
Salary: £28000-£33000 pa DOE + Flexible Working, *Every other Friday off and Excellent Benefits

Are you ready to be a changemaker in performance marketing? Do you have experience in Paid Search? If so, Summit has an exciting opportunity for a Paid Search Account Manager to join us on a full time remote basis, with monthly travel to Hull and London. 

As the Paid Search Account Manager you’ll be working with one of our blue chip clients, led by and reporting to the Account Director.

The Paid Search Account Manager will work with a wider team of managers and executives who activate paid social and search in the UK and international markets. The role will report to the account director to deliver best in class campaign strategy, overseeing execution and delivering brilliant client service. You will work with partners including Google and Bing and be exposed to social platforms should you wish to learn more.

You will caretake the search strategy and ensure it is executed and optimized such that client targets are met as efficiently as possible. Campaigns will be a mix of branding and direct response.

On a day-to-day basis you will be responsible for:

• Be responsible for campaigns’ overall activation and performance on search

• Serve as day-to-day contact for the internal planning/account teams and the client

• Manage junior team members to upskill and support their development

• Implement a test and learning plan

• Present performance reporting on a weekly and ad hoc basis

• Proactively find new and innovative ways to drive forward the strategy for each client

• Strong financial and operational management

About you

Drive, determination, and a self-disciplined approach are vital to be effective in this role. You will enjoy and be able to easily adapt to different personalities, being a proactive team player who is motivated and highly organised, enabling you to manage a diverse and busy workload. We are looking for a new or experienced Account Manager, to lead the strategic and tactical execution of the search campaigns.

The ideal candidate will enjoy working with data and have very strong attention to detail. You will be a team player who is keen to learn and is results-driven. You will be ready to take responsibility for the effective implementation of activity within their accounts and be eager to share their knowledge with the wider team and be an effective mentor and role model to their team. Other skills / experience required include:

• Agency experience desirable
• Paid Search related experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with clients, particularly explaining technical concepts to those in non-technical roles
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, across multiple stakeholders
• Keen attention to detail and an analytical approach to achieving objectives
• Strong communication and presentational skills
• Being a team player
• Adaptable to change
• Agency experience desirable

On offer is a salary of £28000-£33000 per annum depending on experience, as well as a range of benefits including:

• Flexible working: From flexible start and finish times, to having every other Friday off*. We trust our people to work flexibly around their lifestyle and family arrangements.
• Up to 29 days' holiday per year (plus bank holidays): Our employees start with 25 days' holiday per year, increasing to up to 29 days with long service. You would also have the opportunity to purchase additional holidays with our holiday purchase scheme.
• Free parking: 3 minute walk from the office!
• Milestone days off: Whether it’s your birthday, you’re getting married, or it’s your child's first day at school, we want you to take the time off work to enjoy these special moments.
• Bupa health cash plan: We understand that everyday healthcare costs can quickly add up. We offer a cash plan through Bupa to claim back those costs such as a prescription or trip to the dentist.
• Bonus scheme: When Summit do well, we want our teams to reap the rewards, so we have an annual bonus scheme based on company profits.
• Life assurance: Your family matters to us, if something terrible happened, we want to make sure they are looked after.
• Religious holiday swaps: As some of our UK bank holidays are traditionally based around Christian events, we want to ensure we’re being inclusive and letting people celebrate religious holidays that matter to them.

Additional keywords: paid search, PPC, account manager, digital marketing, performance marketing, retail

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical belief; race; age; sexual orientation; or disabilities.

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Please note, in line with GDPR, your details will only be retained for a period of 12 months from application date and then deleted, unless advised otherwise.