Senior Paid Search Manager
lockhern digitalNew York, NY
$80,000 per year
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lockhern digitalNew York, NYSenior L5
$80,000 per year
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APPLY NOW (opens in a new tab)About the Role:
Lockhern Digital is hiring a Senior Paid Search Manager to work directly alongside agency leadership on a growing portfolio of ecommerce client accounts. This role sits close to the top. Agency leadership sets the strategic direction and owns client onboarding. You'll help shape that strategy account by account, then own the execution and the day-to-day relationship that follows it. In practice: you're in the strategy conversations, not receiving the output of them. You're on the client calls. You're the person the client hears from about what's working, what isn't, and what's happening next. You're in the platform every day making it happen. Early on, the weight is on execution while you get acclimated to our clients and how we operate. Over time, you take on more of the day-to-day ownership and more of the strategic lead. How fast that happens depends on you. About Lockhern Digital Lockhern Digital is a performance marketing agency specializing in paid search, feed-driven ecommerce, paid social, and SEO/AI search. We run Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta, and YouTube/Demand Gen for a portfolio of ecommerce and lead-generation clients, and we build our own internal tooling to manage accounts efficiently at scale. We're small, fast-moving, and direct. Practical strategy, clean execution, measurable results.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy and Planning Partner with agency leadership to develop account strategy for new and existing clients
Contribute to strategic conversations and planning sessions — bring a point of view, not just notes
Translate agreed strategy into concrete campaign plans, build specs, and testing roadmaps
Bring performance findings back into strategy so plans adjust to what the data is actually showing Client Management Serve as the primary day-to-day point of contact for assigned accounts
Lead recurring performance and reporting calls, and participate in strategy calls alongside leadership
Communicate results, optimizations, and next steps clearly to both clients and internal teams
Own the account narrative — clients should hear about issues from you before they find them Campaign Execution Build, restructure, and launch campaigns across Search, Shopping, Performance Max, Demand Gen, and YouTube
Manage Google Merchant Center and product feeds, including feed structure, disapprovals, and item-level troubleshooting
Own budget pacing, bid strategy management, and Smart Bidding oversight
Maintain conversion tracking accuracy, including enhanced and offline conversions
Use Google Ads Editor to implement large-scale changes efficiently and accurately Optimization and Insight Run ongoing optimization across the portfolio: keyword research, search term analysis, audience refinement, ad copy testing
Identify performance risks and opportunities and bring them forward with a recommended course of action
Execute testing plans, document results, and connect outcomes back to business objectives
Use scripts, GAQL, Google Sheets, and LLM-assisted workflows to monitor and optimize accounts at scale ReportingBuild and maintain reports and dashboards in Looker Studio, GA4, and Google Ads
Deliver recurring performance summaries focused on business outcomes rather than platform metrics
Give internal teams the context they need to speak to account performance CollaborationWork alongside paid social, SEO, landing page, and client strategy teams
Document account knowledge and process to support the team as the portfolio grows
Required Qualifications:
Deep, current hands-on experience managing Google Ads at a senior level across multiple client accounts simultaneously
Ecommerce depth is required. Google Merchant Center, product feed structure and troubleshooting, Shopping and Performance Max architecture, feed-driven strategy
Advanced working knowledge of Search, Shopping, Performance Max, Demand Gen, YouTube, and conversion tracking
Fluent in Google Ads Editor for large-scale builds and restructures
Demonstrated use of automation in your workflow — Google Ads scripts, GAQL, Sheets/Apps Script, LLM-assisted analysis, or similar
Reporting and analysis in GA4 and Looker Studio
Client-facing experience — you've run the call, not just prepared the deck for it
Strong written and verbal communication, and the judgment to know when to raise something
Agency experience strongly preferred
Preferred Experience Microsoft Ads
Meta and paid social
Lead-generation accounts alongside ecommerce
Landing page and CRO collaboration
Experience mentoring junior account staff
What Success Looks Like: First 30–60 days:
- You've absorbed the accounts and our approach, you're executing accurately and on time, and you're contributing in strategy conversations rather than just listening.
- By 90 days:
- You're running reporting calls independently. Clients know you and trust you. Performance issues get surfaced by you, with a recommendation attached.
- Beyond:
- You're carrying more of the day-to-day ownership and taking a larger strategic lead on your accounts.
- Who This Is For Someone who wants to work closely with leadership rather than at a distance from it. Someone who takes a direction and runs, then comes back with results and a point of view. Someone who reaches for a script or a query before a manual export.
- If you want a defined process handed to you, this isn't the right fit. If you've been the most capable person on an account team and want the ownership and the seat at the table to match, it is.
Compensation and Benefits:
Annual salary of $80,000–$100,000
Remote work environment
401(k) with company match
Company-subsidized health insurance
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Level
Senior L5
Salary
$80,000 per year
Location
New York, NY
Occupation
Advertising and Promotions Managers
Industry
Advertising Agencies
Posted
12 days ago