Paid Search Manager
LOCATION: U.S. Remote
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE JOB:
As a Paid Search Manager at Zion & Zion, you will be a client-facing partner responsible for developing and executing paid search strategies that deliver measurable results. You will translate client business goals into effective search campaigns, manage the daily performance of accounts, and provide clear insights and recommendations that strengthen client relationships. The role requires strong collaboration with the media team to support performance across channels, and with analytics, strategy, and client services teams to connect search strategies to broader business outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage paid search strategies that align with client business goals and drive measurable results
- Oversee campaign performance, budgets, and optimizations across major search platforms
- Analyze data to uncover insights, present findings, and recommend opportunities for growth
- Build trusted client relationships through proactive communication and thoughtful recommendations
- Create clear and concise presentations for client meetings
- Interpret performance data and communicate key takeaways to clients
- Pull media pacing reports and analyze performance against KPIs
- Collaborate with agency departments and cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions
Tools/Platform Experience Requirements:
- Google Ads
- Microsoft Ads
Experience not required, but a plus:
- Google Campaign Manager
- Google Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Customer Data Platforms
- Facebook Business Manager
- LinkedIn Ads
- The Trade Desk (or similar DSP experience)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
Skills/Experience:
- 3–5 years of experience at a media planning & buying agency a must
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Communications (Marketing, Advertising, Finance, Business Administration, or similar)
- Meticulous and detail-oriented
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Comfortable presenting to clients and senior stakeholders
- Proactive team player willing to roll up your sleeves and help as needed
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, technology-oriented environment
- Analytical mindset with the ability to problem-solve independently
- Self-starter who can keep track of multiple projects and deadlines
- Experience with new-business pitches is a plus
- Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively across teams
The successful applicant must be a true team player and committed to moving themselves, Zion & Zion, and our clients forward.
NO PHONE CALLS OR DROP-INS PLEASE.
WE ARE: A full-service marketing, advertising, and technology agency, combining deep expertise in strategy, creative, media, data, analytics, and interactive solutions. We’re driven by innovation, collaboration, and a team of smart, curious, and passionate people who thrive on solving complex challenges for our clients.
OUR CULTURE: We believe the best ideas come from cross-vertical collaboration. Creative, strategy, media, data, and tech teams work side by side to solve problems in smarter, more innovative ways. Our three centers of excellence- Digital Agency, B2B, and MarTech – serve as the foundation for how we deliver impact, and every project benefits from expertise across multiple disciplines.
As a remote-first organization, we provide our people with the tools and flexibility to do their best work from wherever they are, while still fostering strong connections across teams. Everyone is equipped with two to three monitors for their home office, and people are free to work relatively flexible hours, within their own time zone.
We encourage open communication and easy access to senior leaders for mentorship, thought leadership, and career development. We invest in knowledge-sharing, professional development, and innovation because we believe that when our people grow, so does our impact.
We pride ourselves on agility, taking on challenges that other agencies either can’t tackle or can’t move quickly enough on. Our team members are also encouraged to be “T-shaped,” developing deep expertise in their own discipline while building awareness and collaboration across other areas of the agency.
OUR BENEFITS:
- United Health Care Health Benefits: Zero wait period, 8 plans to choose from, receive medical coverage on Day 1
- United Health Care Dental & VSP vision: Zero wait period, receive dental & vision coverage on Day 1
- FSA & HSA options: pretax contributions towards qualified health expenses
- Optum Wellness: get personalized wellness coaching
- 401(k): plus Roth options
- Employer Paid Basic Term Life & Personal Accident Insurance
- Voluntary Employee paid Disability Insurance
- Training & Development: Online training courses, online learning resources, virtual learning events, certifications available
- Perks at Work: discounts and member pricing for more than 1,500 merchants
- Employee Assistance Program: access registered nurses, counselors, virtual doctor visits, legal consultation, and much more
- Commuter Benefits: pretax dollars can be used for mass transit fees and parking
- Adoption Assistance– reimbursed up to $1,500 of eligible adoption expenses
- Financial Convenience Benefits– Multiple payroll direct deposit options, pay cards, 529 College Savings plan deposits
- Generous PTO and Flexible Work Hours
OUR CREDENTIALS: We are consistently ranked among the top agencies, web development firms, and public relations firms, and while we have a track record of winning a substantial number of creative awards, we pride ourselves on being a strategy-first agency with a deep MarTech, CDP, digital and analytics core. Very important to us is our ranking by both The Business Journal and Career Builder as a Best Place to Work.
