Paid Search Account Director

The role

You will coordinate and deliver paid search accounts, acting as the main campaign contact for your clients. You will also line manage Account Executives and Account Managers, including the team in the Global Hub.

What you will do

• Coordinate and deliver paid search campaigns across your accounts
• Act as the main campaign point of contact for clients
• Manage and quality control the work of Account Executives and Account Managers
• Train your team and others in the department
• Lead recruitment and interviews, and make staffing decisions
• Develop your team's careers and progression within the agency
• Manage client and supplier relationships and communications
• Ensure service level agreements and deadlines are met
• Advise on paid search and industry trends
• Drive process automation and operational improvements

Required qualifications

• Experience line managing people, their development and workload
• Ability to lead and manage hybrid teams in different markets
• Ability to communicate effectively and explain complex problems simply
• Expert paid search knowledge and experience
• Up-to-date certifications in Google Ads and Microsoft Ads
• Excellent knowledge of bid management and PPC platforms such as Google Analytics, GMP, SA360 and Adobe
• Excellent data analysis skills
• Expert Microsoft Office skills, including Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience in Google Data Studio or similar reporting platforms
• Operational proficiency and excellent project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at once
• Immaculate attention to detail

Nice to have

• Passion for digital marketing and cross-platform campaign formats such as Performance Max and Microsoft Audience Network

Benefits

• Competitive medical insurance
• Group retirement plans
• Vision and dental insurance
• Significant paid time off
• Preferential partner discounts
• Employee mental health awareness days
• Access to WPP Media and WPP global networks and learning opportunities
• Employee resource groups and in-office events

Before you apply

• Right to work in the UK is required
• Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data and partnerships. Wavemaker, the team behind this role, is described as positively provoking growth for clients through media, content and technology.