Paid Search Media Specialist

Plan, develop, execute, track and report across paid search and digital display campaigns. Manage key media strategies across paid search, social and display channels, as well as effectively manage and optimize each channel and display campaigns. Possess a firm understanding of the primary online marketing channels: SEO, paid search, social platforms, content marketing, targeting, and retargeting. Have working knowledge of the paid search platforms and implement campaigns and have the ability to work across multiple accounts.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for the development of marketing campaigns using paid digital channels.
- Working closely with all media platforms such as Google, Facebook, Social Media
- Developing and implementing campaign plans to achieve key performance metrics by brand
- Partner with marketing team members to develop integrated efforts across channels, on new and upcoming campaigns
- Develop a total understanding of digital audiences marketing thought targeting technics
- Provides campaign performance reporting and analysis on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
- Ongoing audits of search and display channels for each brand and provide insight as to how ROI can be increased
- Responsible for the Adword budget allocation and planning, and subsequent reporting
- Understand and manage creative campaigns to improve ad performance and quality CTR's
- Work with Designers or Developers to optimize landing pages for optimum quality scores and create branding of banners, etc. for key data capture
- Contribute to campaign performance reports, using data to tell stories, and provide actionable insights for team members

**Paid Search Planning**

To manage and deliver Paid Search planning activities. Develop and update the operational digital marketing plan to align the plan with business goals; contribute to the overall alignment of the marketing plan to the goals of the business.

**Marketing Campaign Development**

Develop tactical Paid Search strategies to assist in the achievement of operational marketing goals. Manage online marketing campaigns and negotiate service level agreements to ensure successful campaigns and value for money. Plan, coordinate, and supervise activities relating to campaigns.

**Paid Media**

Develop and/or deliver a plan for significant aspects of a product, service or marketing area under guidance from senior colleagues. To manage the performance media including but not limited to PPC and Google Ads Display, activities by brand.

**Project and Portfolio Management**

Plan and manage the delivery of projects within an area of professional expertise, using an appropriate project management methodology to give assurance that intended outcomes are achieved. Manage a portfolio of projects while reporting to senior colleagues.

**Stakeholder Engagement**

To liaise with key resources and stakeholders (Marketing Managers, Channel Managers, Wider Digital function and Digital Marketing Team). Develop stakeholder engagement through identifying stakeholders, finding out their needs//concerns and reacting to these to support the communication of business information and decisions.

**Budgeting**

Deliver a budget for an area of the organization or conduct complex analyses on budget progress in other areas of the organization. Manage the media budgets and ensure a high return on advertising spend (ROAS).

**EDUCATION**
- Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential); Relevant degree and/or
- Related Diploma/ Degree in Marketing (Advantageous)

**EXPERIENCE**
- 3-5 years' hands-on experience within a Paid Search campaign management across multiple digital platforms (Essential)
- 3-5 years' digital marketing experience (Essential)
- Agency Experience (Highly Advantageous)
- Client/ Account Management (Highly Advantageous)
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