Manager, Paid Search

Join to apply for the Manager, Paid Search role at Darkroom.About DarkroomDarkroom is a technology-driven growth marketing firm focused on growth-stage consumer companies.We were founded in **** out of a conviction that the iconic ad agencies of tomorrow would look very different.Darkroom is a human services firm built on a universal AI commerce layer called Matter.Our model deploys a unique blend of senior, human resources enriched by an agentic technology stack that enhances output, efficiency, and revenue generation for our clients.Our team has been responsible for billions of dollars in trackable revenue across the various e-commerce marketplace, direct-to-consumer, and social commerce programs under management.Using research aggregated across these engagements, we accelerate results for our portfolio by developing high-impact digital strategies that unlock gateways to revenue growth, transform marketing operations, and prioritize profitability.What started as a boutique design agency evolved into one of the fastest-growing private companies in America (Inc. ****), one of the most successful results-driven performance media agencies of the ****s (Varos), and esteemed recognition by Forbes 30 Under 30 for our founders' contribution in Marketing & Advertising (Forbes).About The RoleWe are hiring for our Paid Media team, looking for a Manager, Paid Search - a performance-driven marketer with a strong mastery of paid search advertising systems, the evolving AI search environment, and a deep understanding of the AI ecosystem and emerging ad platforms.This is not just a tactical role; it requires strategic thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and high standards of execution across digital advertising platforms, particularly Google, YouTube, Bing, and emerging AI platforms like Kontext, Koah, Perplexity, Claude, and OpenAI.This is a fully remote role supporting a team in the EST time zone and is open to candidates based in Portugal, Brazil, and Mexico.What You'll DoPlan, develop, and implement comprehensive paid media strategies exclusively focused on Paid Search to increase brand visibility and drive new user acquisition and leads via paid media campaigns.Conduct thorough brand and website audits to understand our clients' key value propositions, core products, and brand aesthetics and identify opportunities to successfully market them and make them stand out in the marketplace.Obsession with the paid search advertising action, bid system, and market dynamics to best convert customers at the lowest possible cost for the brand.Keen to develop innovative paid search strategies that blend traditional search, YouTube, and emerging AI search.Conduct competitive research to ensure success in the ad space and new acquisition audience targeting.Manage between 6-10 Paid Media accounts (including but not limited to: Google, YouTube, Bing, and the emerging AI search Platforms (Koah, Kontext)) on behalf of Darkroom clients, with aggregate monthly spends ranging between $20,000 - $3M.Utilize Platform Ad Managers, third-party reporting tools, and AI to develop insights and action items intended to increase our clients' revenues month-over-month and solve for attribution.Religious mastery of important KPIs like CPA, CAC, iROAS, nCAC, MER, aMER, CTR, and CPM.Understand industry-wide benchmarks throughout all steps in the e-commerce marketing funnel.Implement real-time, proactive, and reactionary ad-buying decisions across multiple platforms in response to up-or-down trends happening on ads platforms (you will be in ad platforms daily).Preemptively develop quarterly strategies for clientele based on perceived success metrics, ad spends, YoY performance metrics, and projections.Deep dive into competitor research, industry knowns, and brand identity to manage client expectations and continually brainstorm new marketing initiatives, creative assets, copy, and review after results.Understand full-funnel marketing strategies to ensure new customer acquisition is healthy within the broader e-commerce equation.Understand client needs for success and preemptively deliver projections and forecasts that latter into client quarterly strategy.Willingness and openness to learn and understand e-commerce P&Ls with a comfortability engaging with financial metrics.What You'll Need to Be SuccessfulMastery of the e-commerce marketing funnel — offer to ad to landing page to conversion.4+ years minimum of paid media advertising experience within Paid Search, Google in specific (building high converting funnels and driving quantifiable results).3+ years minimum managing paid search advertising for growing clients in the consumer space spending over $400k+ minimum monthly aggregate spend.Expertise in developing, testing, and optimizing advertisement copy and short form video creative.Expertise in creative consultation for successful Paid Social Ads that convert.Background in data-derived decision-making and forecasting budgets/spend projections linked to perceived results.Experience with all core e-commerce revenue drivers, reporting on metrics that actually matter (CPA, CAC, iROAS, aMER, CPM).Working at DarkroomWork-Life Balance: We recognize that time away from work is essential for growth and well-being.Our generous paid time off policy ensures you have the time you need to maintain a healthy work-life balance and perform at your best.Location, location, (or no) location: Remote-first culture with a strong community base.With Hubs in the Bay Area, New York, Philly, Lisbon, Sao Paulo, and BarcelonaGenerous Quarterly Bonuses: Your productivity directly translates to your compensation.We offer a competitive quarterly bonus structure that is both substantial and customized to your role, ensuring your hard work is consistently and generously rewarded.Endless opportunities for growth: Our agency is founded on an interdisciplinary approach, giving Darkroomers insights into services far beyond your job description.Grow your skills and interests beyond your niche and stay at the forefront of the industry through total immersion in cross-functional collaboration.Parental Leave: flexible parental leave benefits to support new parents during this important transition, ensuring time to bond with their families while maintaining work-life balance.Seniority LevelMid-Senior levelEmployment TypeFull-timeJob FunctionMarketing and SalesIndustriesAdvertising ServicesReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Darkroom by 2x.#J-*****-Ljbffr