Paid Search Manager

As a Paid Search Account Manager, you will be working with your team to manage the performance of paid search campaigns for clients. You will be a specialist in executing AI-powered search practices and implementing this on your assembly of clients. With your robust platform knowledge, you’ll navigate client and partner relationships, ensuring that your team delivers impeccable operations, innovation, media plans, performance optimisation and insightful reporting.  

You’ll be the guide for a team of Senior and Account Executives, overseeing their work and nurturing their careers in paid search. You are a vital point of contact for your team and clients.  

You will work with your team to manage the account and deliver performance against client business objectives, in line with the strategy that you will help build with your line manager.  

Key responsibilities 

• You are a motivational manager who sets the example to follow. You will support your team in executing & optimising paid search campaigns to the highest standards as per the Assembly formula for paid search success.  
• You will quality control the work produced by your direct team and provide constructive feedback as appropriate for their development.  
• You will fully utilise the available technology to deliver performance for clients. 
• Ensure you are adhering to agreed service level agreements and you are managing your teams’ tasks through our workflow systems to deliver on time.  
• Carry out daily diagnostics to ensure zero errors, manage risks and maintain consistent process adherence. You will fix things before they become a problem.  
• Find the insight that can help us fuel growth for clients. This will require examining data and actionable insight identification and implementation.  
• Engaged member of the wider search community through internal team meetings, training & events. 
• Turning briefs into paid search excellence. You will collate responses effectively for client sign-off.  
• Responsible for managing client’s budget on platforms such as Google Ads and Microsoft Ads.  
• Helping to foster partnership with clients and media owners. 
• You will own presentations and meetings with clients, delegating elements to your team.  
• Collaborate with other teams in your assembly and department to deliver projects. 
• You will develop client and product knowledge by proactively contributing to the search strategy using data and actionable insight.  
• Training of team members. 

Success will be measured by no account errors, constant account monitoring, improved performance and business growth for our clients, timely project completion, effective communication and great client feedback. The development of your team is a key indicator of how well you can line manage. Growth in their development through achieving their objectives is key to success. 

About Search at Assembly 

We are defining a new standard for the search industry. Through innovative operating models, proprietary technology, and amazing talent, our formula enables us to get the most from AI-powered search campaigns for our clients. Our team of up to 60 specialists (across Europe and India) ensure that we are at the forefront of what is possible. We are growing and building a team of diverse paid search professionals for the future. We want people who will question the status quo and strive for continuous excellence in everything they do. 

About Assembly

We find the change that fuels growth. We're a cutting-edge global agency combining data, tech, and top talent to supercharge the world's best brands. With over a decade in social and environmental impact, we clinched Ad Age’s 2022 Purpose-Led Agency of the Year, championing a diverse, purpose-driven culture. 

Join Assembly, and you're instantly with 1,600 digital specialists across 30 global offices, pushing boundaries in omnichannel media, data, and tech to drive brand evolution. 

At Assembly we embody three core values: Show Up - actively contribute to a space of personal and collective growth; Make Change - embrace obstacles as opportunities, taking intentional steps to drive positive change; and Win Well - approach success with integrity, responsibility, and a commitment to collaboration, understanding that the journey is as important as the destination. Together, we create an environment that fosters continuous learning, adaptability, and a shared passion for making a meaningful impact.

Assembly Europe is on its next growth wave. We're blending traditional media with our digital prowess. Ready for this journey? We're expanding our skillset. Join us. 

• You never over-promise and under-deliver. Your work is to the highest standard, and always on time.  
• You are a self-starter with a passion for data and digital marketing.  
• Excellent paid search knowledge, with up-to-date certifications. 
• Operationally proficient with project management skills. You demonstrate a clear ability to manage multiple tasks and differing priorities, not only for yourself but for others.  
• Solid understanding of Microsoft Office such as Excel and PowerPoint.  
• Exceptional attention to detail. 
• An understanding of how to drive insights from data. You can focus on causation, not just correlation in data sets. 
• Evidence of being able to manage large multi-market clients and budget for Search.  
• Effective communicator. You will show an ability to be able to talk to clients about performance of accounts and optimisations.  
• Experience in line management and setting development plans for your direct reports.  
• Excellent knowledge of bid management platforms and other Paid Search technologies (Google Analytics, Google Marketing Platform, Search Ads 360, Adobe etc.).  
• You don’t shy away from taking ownership for you and your team’s output. You identify solutions to problems and are proactive to preventing issues.  

We are committed to empowering workers in the communities local to where we operate, and are mindful of minimising the carbon cost of commuting.  Where a position required regular presence in the office, as in the case of managerial positions, we attempt to hire staff who live within a reasonable commute (<50 miles or 1.5 hours) of the office they will be based in.

Equal Opportunities

Assembly is an advocate for equal opportunity in the workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability and gender identity. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Social and Environmental Responsibility

At Assembly, we have a responsibility to bring impact into our every day. This means we must always look for ways in which to be conscious citizens in our roles to support society and environmental sustainability. We encourage employees to; be a conscious citizen by actively participating in our organisation's sustainability efforts, help us promote environmentally friendly practices within the workplace, collaborate with community organisations and stakeholders to support initiatives aligned with our company's values, participate in volunteer activities that benefit the community. Employees are also encouraged to make suggestions and evaluate our business practices to identify areas for improvement in social and environmental performance. Employees at Assembly demonstrate commitment to sustainability and inclusivity in their actions and behaviours