PPC Manager

Marketing Recruitment Consultant | Ronald James Group | The North East’s most recommended Digital & Tech Recruitment Agency

We’ve partnered with a growing organisation looking for a talented and data-driven PPC Manager to join their digital team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who loves optimisation, strategy, and driving measurable performance across paid search channels.

This role requires 1-2 visits a month to their Newcastle office.

• Manage and optimise PPC campaigns across Google Ads and Microsoft/Bing.
• Conduct keyword research, audience targeting and produce high-quality ad copy.
• Monitor performance daily and provide actionable insights to improve CTR, conversion rate and ROI.
• Manage budgets and ensure efficient spend allocation.
• Work closely with the marketing team to align paid search with wider strategy.
• Run A/B tests across ads and landing pages.
• Stay up to date with search trends, platform updates and best practices.
• Produce performance reports and present insights to internal stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to scale activity while maintaining efficiency.
• Work collaboratively with SEO and other digital channels to share learnings and improve cross-channel performance.

• 3–5 years’ hands‑on PPC experience across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads and (ideally) SA360.
• Experience managing Shopping campaigns and working with large budgets.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make optimisation recommendations.
• Confident using GA4, Google Tag Manager, Google Merchant Centre and reporting tools.
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs) and experience with dashboards such as Looker Studio.
• Ability to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines.
• Experience with A/B testing and data‑driven optimisation.
• Understanding of how PPC integrates with wider digital channels (SEO, display, paid social).
• Familiarity with inventory-based advertising platforms is a bonus but not essential.

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level.

Employment type:

Full-time.

Job function:
Marketing, Industries:
Marketing Services.

For more information, apply now!