Paid Search Delivery Lead, Media Operations

About the Role

The Media Operations team is focused on hands‑on‑keyboard activation of digital channels - inclusive of tagging, trafficking, buying, & more - and how & where to use the right digital platforms, and use them well, to achieve media and business goals. We ensure consistency, governance, and support around platform usage and activation activities, and aid in all ongoing building, buying, optimization, and reporting efforts.

In this Paid Search
Delivery Lead, Media Operations
role, you can expect to support both existing and new relationships with partners in an end‑to‑end fashion, with a specific focus on hands‑on Paid Search campaign activation, optimization, and delivery
. As a strategic partner, this role will help advise and lead clients and peers on industry trends and ways to harness different technology solutions to drive long‑term value

Note:

This is considered a remote role, and you can expect to work with clients and other team members located across the US and/or internationally.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize your project management experience and technical media skills to oversee quality campaign delivery from client teams and own client communications and relationships. You’ll be a key part of leading team projects and the management of our end‑to‑end engagements and relationships with clients themselves.
• Architect Paid Search strategy and lead campaign planning, builds, optimization, and ongoing management of our clients’ Paid Search efforts
• Build trust and rapport with clients and own client communications and updates, review requests and questions, and troubleshoot issues on platforms and media execution
• Work effectively with team members to complete day‑to‑day tasks for both clients and internal efforts
• Collaborate with peers to share and receive learnings, from both internal and external sources
• Execute and manage Paid Search campaigns across platforms such as Google Ads, SA360, and Microsoft Ads, including campaign builds, bidding, budgets, keyword and search query management, and ongoing optimization
• Monitor campaign performance, identify opportunities and troubleshoot platform or execution issues to improve results
• Utilize internal tools and processes for day‑to‑day work and task completion, e.g. Slack, GSuite, Salesforce, Workday, etc.
• Mentor and develop team members and contribute Paid Search subject matter expertise to Media trainings and initiatives
• Maintain an understanding of the ad industry landscape, .Monks Media Activation services, and identify opportunities to grow business with clients

We’re looking for someone with strong hands‑on Paid Search expertise who can combine technical proficiency with successful project execution, client management, and team leadership within a constantly changing environment.

• Strong hands‑on proficiency in Paid Search platforms such as Google Ads, SA360, and Microsoft Ads
• Demonstrated experience building, managing, optimizing, and analyzing Paid Search campaigns
• Strong understanding of Paid Search campaign structure, bidding and budget management, keyword and search query management, measurement, and performance optimization
• Conceptual understanding of the broader digital media landscape and how Paid Search fits within the overall media ecosystem
• Ability to outline, plan, and manage projects, inclusive of identifying relevant task owners, defining key performance indicators, and ensuring timely and effective delivery/results
• Ability to identify and act on explicitly stated as well as implicit problems, roadblocks, and next steps
• Ability to work with and contextualize data in service of clients’ business goals, including identification of necessary and/or helpful inputs, accurate and consistent manipulation of…