What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paid Media Strategist position at OuterBox?
Paid Media Strategist
OuterBox is seeking a talented Paid Media Strategist to develop and execute search engine marketing or pay-per-click (PPC) strategies that improve relevant website traffic and ultimately drive qualified leads (and/or sales) for their clients. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and join an award winning agency - this job is for you!
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Cohesive Culture Good Humor Combined Skills = Awesome Results
At OuterBox, what we won’t stop doing is winning as a team for our clients, while at the same time winning for each other as both professionals and individuals. We know our awesome wins start with our incredible people, which is why for over 20 years we’ve created—and continuously refined—a team-centric work culture that is rooted in trust, respect, accountability, appreciation, fun, and collaboration. The Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com demonstrate this by having awarded OuterBox as a Top Workplace for three years running in 2022-2024!
At OuterBox, we’re here to thrive together—not simply survive. So if you’ve been searching for an agency that energizes, inspires, and directly helps you achieve the best for you, the person, and you, the professional, maybe it’s time to think outside the traditional agency box?
What You Get To Do Every Day:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Plan, develop, and execute advanced paid media strategies across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta Ads, TikTok, and emerging platforms, tailored to client needs and goals, ensuring top-tier results within allocated budgets and timeframes.
- Lead quarterly or monthly planning sessions, presenting strategic roadmaps that align with client business objectives and KPIs, while proactively identifying new opportunities to enhance performance.
- Measure and report on campaign performance, including lead trends/revenue, budget allocation, quality of search terms, and other relevant metrics. Create insightful, action-oriented monthly reports, clearly communicating performance and strategic recommendations to clients.
- Collaborate with the immediate team and cross-departmentally on marketing strategies aligned with client business goals.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of clients' business priorities, translating them into strategies to deliver qualified leads and/or sales for essential clients.
- Conduct in-depth competitor and audience analysis to inform campaign strategies, identify market opportunities, and industry trends.
- Perform keyword research and analyze creative assets, providing data-driven recommendations for optimization.
- Meet expectations for timelines, communication, results, and meaningful deliverables to contribute to company and team retention goals.
- Lead client calls with accessible presentations of complex data, facilitating productive strategy discussions and maintaining regular communication to proactively address concerns.
- Grow business acumen by exploring client industries, staying on top of trends, and using insights to drive smarter strategies.
- Be accountable for outlined client, team, and company targets for individual performance and portfolio of accounts, reporting on metrics as related to company goals.
- Stay informed about the latest digital marketing trends, including algorithm shifts, industry updates, and platform changes. Continuously enhance knowledge and integrate innovative approaches and beta features into client strategies.
- Work flexibly in a dynamic environment, demonstrating creativity and adaptability.
- Implement personalized strategies across managed platforms to maximize efficiency and ROI, using discernment to identify appropriate paid media channels based on client objectives.
- Develop and execute A/B testing strategies to refine campaign elements, utilizing advanced bidding and audience targeting to enhance outcomes.
- Manage and optimize paid media budget allocation across channels and keywords, using a test-and-learn approach to adapt based on performance.
- Oversee end-to-end implementation of paid media campaigns across multiple platforms, ensuring adherence to best practices and client guidelines.
- Actively participate in team meetings, sharing insights and contributing to the agency's collective knowledge base.
- Other duties, as assigned.
This is a remote work opportunity with limited travel obligations, which requires demonstrating a level of dedication and commitment to being self-driven and accountable.
What You Bring To The Role:
- 1 years experience preferred. Demonstration of exemplary performance may supersede experience requirement.
- Experience in digital marketing or paid advertising through coursework, internships, a previous role, or you have related digital marketing experience in Google Ads, Bing Ads, or other paid media
- Digital marketing agency experience preferred
- Experience in eCommerce preferred
- Experience in Google Analytics or other analytics tools where you've measured results
- Critical thinking, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate to Customers & Teammates in an approachable, credible manner both verbally and in writing as the role is client-facing
- Organizational skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects, with a sense of urgency to get things done
- Customer service experience where you managed client relationships or had an influence on customer experience
- Demonstrate expertise & understanding in using spreadsheet functions and formulas to analyze, identify trends, and summarize data.
- Consultative, analytical background through agency or client freelance contracts.
- Utilize appropriate tools such as Keyword Planner, ChatGPT or related tools to enhance, develop and evaluate optimization strategies & effectiveness
Why You’ll love working at OuterBox:
- High-character, fun, and cohesive work culture
- Competitive base salary
- PTO that is genuinely encouraged
- Affordable, low-deductible health insurance plans
- Supplemental benefits, including employer-paid life insurance, short & long term disability insurance
- 401k with company match
- Remote work flexibility
- Supportive, transparent, and accessible leadership that welcomes ideas, insights & feedback
- Professional/individual development stipend
If you’re ready to join a cohesive team that will support and encourage you to take your career to the next level, we encourage you to apply!
Salary : $55,000 - $65,000