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Associate SEM Director
vaughan, Ontario, Canada

  • Location: vaughan, Ontario
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #17839

We are working with one of Canada’s fastest growing digital marketing agencies on a search for an Associate Director of SEM. You will oversee multiple Pod teams, helping to lead strategy for a portfolio of clients and be a part of the driving force in delivering unmatched performance. 

Responsibilities: 

  • Develop high performing and high producing Pods by providing leadership, mentorship, and performance management to a team of 8-12+ performance marketers. Ensure that team members are motivated, skilled, and aligned with the company’s objectives
  • Oversee the client strategy to ensure campaigns are focused on achieving client performance objectives and supporting Clever’s strategic vision
  • Periodically review and analyze campaign performance data to identify trends, insights, and areas for improvement. Provide actionable recommendations to enhance campaign effectiveness
  • Coordinate with Sr. Managers to manage and optimize large-scale budgets, ensuring efficient allocation to maximize investment and hit agency benchmarks
  • Coordinate with Sr. Managers on developing improvement strategies for struggling accounts and monitor the improvement progress
  • Facilitate smooth onboarding processes for new clients by coordinating with internal teams and leading the initial strategy development
  • Maintain regular communication with team members through 1:1 meetings and team discussions to address challenges, provide feedback, and align on goals
  • Work with the Senior Director to plan key goals and initiatives for the department overall and at the individual OKR + goal planning level
  • Help lead annual performance reviews to provide clear feedback on performance and growth
  • Coordinate with the Sr. SEM Managers and Client Success Managers to facilitate high-level strategy and serve as a knowledge expert on client calls when necessary
  • Lead POD L10 meetings to review performance, discuss priorities and ensure team alignment on strategic initiatives
  • Maintain a strong pulse on client performance and health by joining recurring internal meetings, client planning meetings, and select recurring client calls
  • Meet the department’s leadership standards to support high functioning Pods and effectively communicate success within the agency, including:
    • Lead OKR and KPI management
    • Manage P&L for Pods to ensure effective resource allocation
    •  Develop SOPs and best practices for specific client needs and overall department operations
    • Collaborate with the Data & Analytics team to improve tracking, dashboards, and reporting 
    • Resource and capacity planning to support high performing Pods

Qualifications: 

  • 8+ years of experience in Paid Search advertising
  • Advanced knowledge and in-depth experience with Google Ads
  • Experience managing over $1M/month in paid search spend
  • 4+ years of experience managing 3+ team members
  • 2+ years of agency experience preferred, but not required
  • A strong command of the English language and located in Canada.

Apply now for consideration! 
 

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Creative Niche was founded on land that is the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples from across Turtle Island. We acknowledge that we are all treaty people and accept our responsibility to honour all our relations.

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Creative Niche was founded on land that is the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples from across Turtle Island. We acknowledge that we are all treaty people and accept our responsibility to honour all our relations.

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Creative Niche was founded on land that is the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples from across Turtle Island. We acknowledge that we are all treaty people and accept our responsibility to honour all our relations.

To recognize the land is an expression of gratitude and appreciation to those whose territory we reside on, and a way of honouring the Indigenous people who have been living and working on the land from time immemorial. Land acknowledgements do not exist in a past tense, or historical context: colonialism is current and ongoing, and we need to centre reconciliation in our actions and in our work. We encourage our team, partners, and clients to learn about the lands in which they live and to work towards reconciliation.

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