About the Role
Verizon's Digital Marketing team is seeking a Search Engine Marketing Senior Manager to lead paid search strategy, investment, and partner management. This role will help lead the in-housed paid search function, driving evolution and necessary changes for optimal performance. You will build relationships with external search partners and leverage a strong understanding of search evolution and holistic SEO/SEM strategies.
Responsibilities
- Leading and managing SEM functions for multiple units within Verizon.
- Campaign development, bid strategy, optimization and channel management.
- Scaling teams to support the SEM operation.
- Making recommendations and driving decision making with respect to any changes to the existing tech stacks.
- Building and managing relationships with all external search partners.
- Overseeing the execution and resources associated with SEM campaigns.
- Knowledge of AI and large language models to develop and deploy an AI strategy that connects consumers to commerce outcomes.
- Leads, plans, develops, and executes digital marketing campaigns, including online advertising, website strategy/design, social media, mobile deliverables, and new media deliverables.
- Develops digital marketing strategies and plans across various channels and platforms.
- Provides insights and recommendations for pursuing various digital marketing channels.
- Evaluates and analyzes the performance of various digital marketing campaigns.
- Leads the research and analysis on various features of digital marketing campaigns to advance the brand's digital presence.
- Works across the organization to champion and ensure a consistent brand experience across all platforms.
- Collaborates and coordinates with internal and external partners to execute digital branding strategy.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
- Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
- Marketer/agency/consultative services experience in SEM.
- Experience leading a technically advanced team of search marketing professionals.
- Experience with and knowledge of primary buying platforms and formats (Google Ads, Search Ads 360, Skai, Yahoo! / Bing, PLAs, Shopping engines).
- Ability to manage projects across multiple stakeholders.
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Experience in search analysis and reporting.
- Data visualization experience.
- Fluency in data-driven targeting and reach strategy.
- Knowledge of advertising channels across TV, audio, OOH, Display (desktop, mobile), Digital Video, Social Media, various buying methodologies (CPM, CPC, CPA), etc.
- Exposure to online report builders such as Adobe/Omniture and ability to build and pull reports.
- Open to explore new methods of search strategy as consumer behavior adapts.
Skills
- SEM
- Paid Search
- SEO
- AI
- Large Language Models
- Google Ads
- Search Ads 360
- Skai
- Yahoo! / Bing
- PLAs
- Shopping engines
- Digital Marketing
- Online Advertising
- Website Strategy
- Social Media
- Mobile Deliverables
- New Media
- Digital Marketing Strategy
- Digital Marketing Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Data-driven targeting
- Reach strategy
- CPM
- CPC
- CPA
- Adobe/Omniture
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior Manager
- Six or more years of relevant experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $115,500.00 - $201,000.00
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Short and long term disability
- Basic life insurance
- Supplemental life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Identity theft protection
- Pet insurance
- Group home & auto insurance
- Matched 401(k) savings plan
- Up to 8 company paid holidays per year
- Up to 6 personal days per year
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition assistance
- Premium pay (overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances)
- Up to 15 days of vacation per year
About the Company
- Verizon powers and empowers how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy.
- Verizon drives innovation, creativity, and impact in the world.
- The V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins.
- In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always.
Equal Opportunity
- Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.
