Paid Search Manager

Company Overview (Who are we? Why should you join us?)

At ecoATM the proof of our success is in our staggering growth, extraordinary impact on protecting the planet, and providing a work culture unlike any other. We are a technology company and a pioneer of device re-commerce. Through our 7,500 automated kiosks and online marketplace , we enable people all over the world to join the mobile device re-use revolution, a revolution that will get billions of used smartphones out of the e-waste cycle and into the hands of people who don’t have affordable access to the empowerment of the latest mobile technology.

At ecoATM we know our employees are our greatest strength and the key to our continued growth and success. When you join our team, you will enjoy more than just a job, you will be empowered to develop and utilize your unique talents and skills to build a rewarding career while making a lasting, positive impact on the planet.

ecoATM pays people cash for their used phones, tablets and other devices at more than 7,500 self-serve kiosks in Walmart, Kroger, Dollar General and other retailers. We collect millions of devices a year, giving them a second life, and have paid customers more than $2 billion since our founding in 2009.Most customers check their price online first, lock in an offer, then head to a kiosk.

Search is where much of that intent shows up, which makes it our largest and most efficient paid channel.

As the owner of paid search execution, you will be responsible fora large and growing budget across Google, Microsoft, OpenAI's ChatGPT ads and app campaigns. You'll join the Consumer Growth team, a core focus for the company, as our increasing investment in marketing has accelerated our growth with consumers. Search is changing fast, and we want to stay ahead of it.

AI Max and AI Overviews are changing how paid search and SEO have traditionally worked. ChatGPT ads are already one of our growth channels, and we’re building a paid presence across AI assistants and LLMs. You’ll lead that work and help keep ecoATM at the forefront of AI search.

This is a hands‑on role reporting to our Director of Paid Media. You’ll build and run campaigns yourself and own the results. We optimize for incrementality, using every metric we have, from both the ad platforms and our own data. You’ll help shape how we define success and where we invest our spend.

What You’ll Do

• Run Google Ads and Microsoft Ads day to day across Search, Performance Max and AI Max, including structure, bidding, budgets, keywords, ad copy, assets and audiences.
• Build our paid presence on AI platforms. Scale ChatGPT ads, test new AI and LLM placements as they open up, and show what they add beyond Google.
• Shape search strategy for the near and long term as AI changes the channel. Track competitive and industry trends and flag what they mean for us.
• Test your way to growth with an always‑on A/B testing roadmap that improves performance and earns more investment.
• Grow app advertising. Find out what it would take to invest more in app campaigns and to make them succeed.
• Measure what’s incremental. Optimize daily toward online offer locks, and work with the Director of Paid Media on geo holdout tests that show what search adds in kiosk visits and margin.
• Own pacing, forecasting and reporting, including weekly performance updates, budget tracking and clear write‑ups of what you tested and learned.
• Work across teams with our Web and Conversion Manager on landing page tests, with Creative on ad copy and assets, and with SEO so paid and organic work together on the results page without overlapping.

Core Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of hands‑on paid search experience, including at least 2 years owning a large account.
• Deep, current expertise…