Group Director, Search

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October 9

🌽 Illinois – Remote

Although this job is listed in Illinois, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $160k - $180k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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S4 Capital Group

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Advertising • Marketing • Technology

S4 Capital Group is a new age digital advertising, marketing, and technology services company. Operating within the rapidly expanding segment of the advertising and marketing services market, S4 Capital aims to disrupt traditional models by focusing exclusively on digital content, data, and media. With a mission to provide seamless and integrated services globally, they specialize in creating engaging stories, transforming data into actionable insights, and building digital architectures to enhance customer experiences. The company emphasizes sustainability and responsible business practices as a central part of its ethos.

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 2018

📋 Description

• Reporting to our SVP, Head of Search, this role will serve as a people leader, inclusive of SEM channel specialists (Paid search, YouTube, Demand Gen, PMax, Shopping, and App) as well as Account Leads managing direct client partnerships, contract negotiations/renewals, client onboards, etc., in addition to SEO specialists. • This role will serve as a Search thought leader prepared to respond to the changing landscape • The ideal candidate will have recent experience in SEO/GEO or AEO/AIO, as well as direct experience optimizing for LLMs across paid and organic search • This candidate should come with a strong POV regarding how to operationalize a GTM approach for LLM optimization • Hands-on experience and knowledge of content and tech audits for organic search • Comfortable working with SEO reporting and visibility monitoring • Responsible for revenue driven from new business, client relationships, and client growth • Will serve as an escalation point across a set of top clients and will be highly active in pitches, scoping, and working closely with our growth team • Will present Paid Search and organic strategy, performance, and tactical priorities to the client and internal stakeholders • Partners with cross-channel leads on creating media plans, including forecasting, testing, tactical plans, and reporting • Drives Search strategy, innovation & testing on your book of business while improving performance, developing quarterly or annual roadmaps to keep advancing accounts with the latest trends and opportunities • Present QBRs, planning presentations, and testing plans regularly • Lead client calls from a paid search perspective • Forecasting, budgeting, and diminishing return analysis • Manages others from Account Managers to Directors • Accountable for team growth (training and mentorship) and retention • Highly involved with hiring and onboarding new employees • Manages a team with advanced SEM skills, multi-channel digital marketing strategy, and client management skills, including projections, analytics reporting, etc. • Delivers feedback, performance reviews, support, and recognition in pursuit of achieving team goals • Helps lead career pathing and coaching • Serves as a senior sponsor on your team’s accounts, developing senior client relationships and guiding holistic digital strategy • Responsible for training for the team, department, and agency • Contribute to team morale and culture through engagement, team building, and mentorship • Contribute to overall department training, POVs, award submissions, and case studies • Works closely with Google, Bing, and other vendor partners on alpha and beta opportunities, expansion opportunities, client strategy and planning, and best practices • Responsible for operationalizing processes and helping gain adoption across team focus areas • Assist in creating a team culture across a hybrid working model

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years Paid Search experience • Experience communicating with senior clients' points of contact from VPs to C-Suite • Experience handling direct management of Paid Search budgets of at least $1MM+ in monthly ad spend • Recent experience optimizing to LLMs across paid and organic search and will have organic and paid search experience • Experience directing strategy in D2C or Retail, B2B, and B2C digital advertising efforts across different verticals is a major plus • Experience in YouTube, Performance Max, Demand Gen, and Value-Based Bidding, understanding of Offline Conversion Data, and CRM integrations with Google Ads a plus • Advanced slide presentation making and Excel / Google sheet skills • Experience presenting paid search strategy to marketing executives, large teams, and senior audiences • Have 5+ years of management experience with at least 3 direct reports at Associate Director level and above • Experience with a bid management platform is preferred, such as SA360, Skai, Marin, etc. • 4-year college degree or equivalent work experience.

🏖️ Benefits

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA • Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays • 401k with company contribution • Paid parental leave • Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being • Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network • A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more! • Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth.