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Account Manager, Paid Search (Remote) Chicago United States

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About the Role

Our Account Managers, Paid Search are responsible for driving KPI improvements and supporting paid search strategies tailored to client goals. Your core responsibilities in this role include tactical execution, strategic support, and management of client relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Taking on clients by month 3, you will build & optimize Google and Bing search campaigns for a roster of B2B, lead generation, and/or ecommerce clients across various industries
• Client assignments will be a mix of leading paid search efforts on small-spending clients and acting as a supporting paid search team member on medium to enterprise clients
• Define, monitor and analyze trends in clients KPIs
• Actively test and analyze keywords, advertising copy, landing pages, campaign types and positioning to drive results in line with client's goals
• Communicate performance results and strategy recommendations to clients clearly & secure buy-in from decision-makers
• Create slides with good design & strong storytelling for clients
• Support development of both short & long term paid search strategy based on client-specific goals
• Support creation of quarterly business reviews & other client-facing presentations that outline performance, insights from testing, and key strategic opportunities
• Receive tasks from senior team members, managing time and expectations to communicate clearly about bandwidth
• Stay current on SEM industry trends, contribute to internal agency conversations around SEM (including but not limited to monthly department meetings, trainings, case studies, etc.)

About You

• 2+ years of direct paid search client management including paid search strategy development, execution & client relationship management
• Passion for crunching numbers, analyzing data, and navigating Excel/Google sheet spreadsheets
• Possess high attention to detail and be able to execute with a high degree of accuracy
• Performance Max experience is a must
• Hands-on product feed management and shopping experience a plus
• You are a communication guru both on calls and through written communication
• Driven and Innovative are attributes commonly associated with you
• You are proactive & willing to raise your hand to support your team members
• Highly collaborative & works well with a team
• 4-year college degree or equivalent work experience

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

What We Offer

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA
• Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
• 401k with company contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
• Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
• A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
• Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here !)

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidates sex or any other protected status.

Salary Range$58,000$69,000 USD

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AImanaged by the industrys best and most diverse digital talentto help the worlds trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweeks Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchangers Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweeks first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweeks Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better representsand resonates with the world around us.

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