Avast

Senior Paid Search Specialist

Avast$95K — $115K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Digital Media, or related field.
  • 5+ years of hands-on SEM experience.
  • Proven success managing $5M+ annual budgets.
  • Strong analytical skills with data-driven decision making.
  • Ability to navigate compliance and targeting requirements for promotions.

Responsibilities

  • Execute and optimize paid search campaigns across lines of business.
  • Dedicate time to hands-on SEM execution with keyword management and ad copy.
  • Monitor daily performance, identify trends, and implement improvements.
  • Manage monthly Paid Media budgets to align with revenue targets.
  • Provide actionable recommendations for campaign strategies and optimization.
  • Communicate effectively on results and strategic growth opportunities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance overall channel performance.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth in a dynamic team environment.
  • Access to cross-functional collaboration with diverse teams.
  • Hands-on involvement with significant budget management in SEM.
  • Focus on performance and continuous improvement in digital marketing.
  • Engagement with compliance-based promotion campaigns.
Full Job Description
About the Role:

As a Senior Paid Search Specialist, you will play a key executional role on the media team by managing and optimizing paid search campaigns across major lines of business within the SEM channel. Reporting directly to the SEM Channel Manager, you will drive measurable results through hands-on campaign management with a focus on performance, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:
• Execute and optimize paid search campaigns end-to-end across assigned lines of business, with a focus on revenue, efficiency, and growth.
• Dedicate the majority of your time to hands-on SEM execution, including keyword management, bidding, ad copy, and landing page optimization.
• Monitor campaign performance daily, identify trends, and take swift action to protect and improve results.
• Manage your monthly Paid Media budgets ensuring alignment to revenue and GPM (Gross Profit Margin) targets.
• Provide recommendations and execute strategies for bidding, ad copy, campaign structuring, targeting, and other facets of inventory management.
• Effectively navigate the promotion of offers that have compliance and targeting requirements.
• Communicate effectively to the team on reporting, results, and strategic initiatives and growth opportunities.
• Use data to guide decisions and action in order to scale revenue and GPM for this channel.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product, design, content, and analytics, to optimize channel performance.

About You
Education: Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Digital Media, or a related field.
Experience: 5+ years of hands-on SEM experience with proven success managing $5M+ annual budgets.

Interview Process:
• TA Call
• Hiring Manager Interview
• Take Home Assessment
• Hiring Team Interview
• Hiring Team Interview
• Final Interview

About Avast

Avast is a cybersecurity company that develops and markets security software for personal computers and mobile devices. The company's products include antivirus software, VPN services, and password management tools. Avast has over 435 million active users worldwide and is headquartered in London, England. The company was founded in 1988 and has offices in the Czech Republic, the United States, and other countries.
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