Search Marketing Manager- 3513309

Job Title: Search Marketing Manager

Location: Remote. Must reside in the United States. Preference
for EST/CST time zone. (NOTE – We do not currently hire in AK,
CA, HI, KY, ND, OH, OR, and PA)

Salary/Payrate: $110K – $125K

Work Environment: Remote

Term: Permanent

C2C/Sponsorship: NO

Bachelor’s degree required: Yes

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets
hired

Job Description:

Our client, is seeking an experienced Search Marketing
Manager with 7–10 years of hands-on experience leading and
scaling sophisticated Search Engine Marketing (SEM) programs.
This role is both strategic and executional, responsible for
helping define the overall search marketing vision while ensuring
best-in-class day-to-day performance across our portfolio of
owned brands. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker, strong
people and cross-functional partner, and deeply analytical
marketer who can translate business objectives into scalable
search strategies. You will play a key role in shaping how search
marketing drives growth, efficiency, and competitive advantage,
while leveraging automation, AI, and emerging technologies in an
evolving digital landscape. This is a fully remote role offering
the opportunity to influence high-impact marketing initiatives
and directly contribute to measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

* Execute the overall search marketing strategy aligned to
business growth and performance goals.
* Lead planning, execution, and optimization of complex SEM
programs across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Search Ads 360, and
related platforms.
* Own performance across large, multi-million-dollar budgets,
ensuring efficiency, scale, and strong return on ad spend.
* Serve as a strategic advisor to marketing leadership on search
trends, investment opportunities, and risks.
* Leverage AI, automation, and platform innovations to improve
bidding, targeting, messaging, and operational efficiency.
* Analyze performance data to uncover insights, trends, and
opportunities that inform both near-term optimizations and
long-term strategy.
* Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights and
recommendations for senior stakeholders.
* Proactively identify experimentation and testing roadmaps that
drive continuous improvement within the SEM program.
* Establish best practices, processes, and documentation as the
in-house subject matter expert.
* Partner cross-functionally with eCommerce, brand managers,
analytics, design, merchandising, and technology teams to deliver
integrated initiatives.
* Demonstrate genuine curiosity and passion for the digital
marketing landscape, staying current on platform changes,
consumer behavior, and emerging trends.

Qualifications:

* 7–10 years of experience managing and scaling large, complex
SEM programs with demonstrated success against performance goals.
* Deep expertise in Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Search Ads 360,
and related search platforms.
* Strong analytical background with fluency in tools such as
Google Analytics, Tableau, Excel, or similar.
* Proven ability to define strategy while remaining hands-on in
execution.
* Experience leveraging AI, automation, and advanced bidding
technologies in paid search.
* Strong problem-solving skills with a data-driven,
results-oriented mindset.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills.
* Experience in travel, tourism is a Big Plus, but not required.