ASSEMBLY Associate Director, Search Salary in the United States

Summary:

Assembly is seeking an ambitious search leader to take on the role of Associate Director, Search. You will work across search engine platforms, self-serve ad platforms and bidding technology. (such as the GDN via Adwords, DoubleClick Bid Manager, Marin)

We’re looking an intelligent leader who can passionately represent Assembly Search, lead a team to success, develop the strategy behind category defining campaigns, ensure outstanding delivery to the client and create opportunities for our relationships to blossom. In this role you will have the opportunity to work closely with like-minded search and biddable professionals and client account teams, as well as play a key role in the continuing growth of the agency.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead the translation of client briefs into innovative Search strategies that excite clients, and exceed their objectives
• Ensure the smooth launch of campaigns and the continual improvement of performance; overseeing optimization and devising a structured test & learn strategy
• Support the creation of insightful analysis and engaging reviews, demonstrating the effectiveness of our planning, optimization and management of activity
• Be a search specialist across a broad array of accounts, demonstrating our capability, gaining the trust of client and strengthening our relationship with them
• Manage and mentor more junior Search resources, ensuring the timely delivery of high quality campaigns and their continuing development as professionals
• Take a lead role in the development of processes and best practice across the search team, and play at part in effective resource management across the team
• Use your knowledge and passion for digital to develop thought pieces on trending topics that can be used to build the awareness of the agency (and you) within the market
• Communicate clearly and effectively to a wide-range of clients and client-side contacts
   

Requirements:

• 6-10 years of search experience (paid search), preferably digital agency-side managing large-scale, complex CPA driven accounts
• You will have experience using multiple search marketing platforms, bidding technology and/or publisher side self-serve platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
• Experience with DoubleClick Bid Manager and GDN are required
• Strong analytical skills with ability to analyze raw data, draw conclusions and develop actionable recommendations
• A natural affinity with numbers is a must
• Strong organizational and project management skills, to ensure you can keep on top of campaigns and can correctly manage the workload of others
• Established and professional communication, presentation, and influencing skills
• You’re armed with an active interest in how innovation and technology is driving change in digital marketing
• You will have the talent and appetite to become an influential member of a fast-growing digital agency