PPC Account Director

PPC Account Director We're hiring a PPC Account Director to lead innovative paid search strategy across a portfolio of clients, working alongside an Account Manager and Executives to deliver it. APPLY About the Role We're looking for an experienced paid search professional to join our growing Digital team as PPC Account Director, leading paid search strategy across a portfolio of clients and pushing an innovative, future-facing approach to the channel. You'll also manage a PPC Account Manager and up to two PPC Executives, setting the standard for delivery and helping them grow into the next stage of their careers. What you'll be doing: Leading the development of intelligent, innovative paid search strategy across clients spanning different verticals and budget levels Owning delivery of assigned paid search accounts, meeting and exceeding KPIs, and always pushing for more with a growth mindset Getting under the skin of each client's business to proactively identify opportunities for growth and efficiency, overseeing search development plans that give every account a genuine long-term vision Partnering with Planning Directors to grow client spend and develop accounts, leading the channel testing roadmap, and connecting search strategy to clients' broader business objectives Managing, mentoring and developing the junior members of your team Working closely with your fellow PPC Account Director to share insights and learnings, challenge each other's thinking, and build a best-in-class search team together Challenging clients, briefs, and yourself to ensure relationships stay mutually rewarding and media output stays first-class Compiling campaign reviews and forward-looking recommendations: the "so what?" and the "so what now?" Staying on top of (and genuinely caring about) the latest industry developments and technology, and being recognised as a paid search thought leader within the agency About You 5+ years' relevant experience across Google Ads, Google Analytics and SA360 Strong experience with Prisma or a similar media buying platform Proven experience managing and developing a team Excellent client management skills, backed by strong written and verbal communication An analytical mindset, comfortable manipulating large and complex data sets to find the story in the numbers Able to multi-task and oversee successful delivery across numerous campaigns running simultaneously to tight deadlines An omnichannel outlook, a solid understanding of the wider digital media landscape and where paid search fits within it A proactive, solutions-focused and ambitious approach, a self-starter who's happy to go the extra mile Benefits Hybrid working: 3 days in the office Annual bonus, subject to company and personal performance Study leave for professional qualifications Annual agency conference abroad Company pension, health insurance and death-in-service cover 1 paid day per year to volunteer with a charity of your choice Cycle to work scheme Access to the wider MSQ Global team and offices Free bar every Thursday Department Digital Locations Bow Street Remote status Hybrid About Walk-In Media Planning for outcomes is at the heart of what we do - starting with the objective and devising the best solution to reach that goal. Whatever your commercial challenge or media budget, we will always approach it in the same way: immersing ourselves in your business, using data to devise the solution, measuring as we go and trading through our ‘zero based trading’ approach – which delivers the very best plan for each client, not the best deal for the agency. We believe brand and performance are fully interdependent, so we measure outcomes across the short, medium and long-term.