Paid Search Junior Associate in Stafford

Kickstart your career with the Academy. Always wanted a career in Media Marketing, but don’t have the experience? Want to forge a career in one of the most exciting and dynamic areas of Digital Marketing? Join our cutting-edge dentsu team where, as a Junior Associate in our Paid Search team, you will be automatically enrolled into our unique and industry-leading Academy. We welcome new joiners from all backgrounds; you can be freshly graduated, straight out of college, fancying a career change or just looking for a new opportunity!

As part of our Academy, your skills and knowledge will be nurtured by some of the most experienced minds in the industry - equipping you with the fundamentals to succeed in your role! Following a comprehensive induction programme, our Paid Search Junior Associates rapidly build a balanced portfolio of clients that vary by size and industry, and from there you will begin to work on campaigns for our globally-renowned clients.

The Paid Search Junior Associate role is a great opportunity for an individual with a passion for being at the cutting edge of Media Marketing and a desire to work at a world-leading Media Agency.

Key Accountabilities:

• Innovative Campaign Assistance: Assist in the implementation of high quality, innovative campaigns on Google Ads and Microsoft Ads.
• Daily Quality Checks: Accurately complete quality checks to ensure we deliver world class campaigns for clients in line with strategy.
• Client Growth: Provide support across optimisation on client activity and support the team in client growth.
• Performance Analysis: Responsible for the generation of reports and insightful analysis on effectiveness of campaigns.
• Qualified Junior Associate: Completion of all relevant training and accreditation e.g. Google, Microsoft.
• Industry Trends: Keeping up with what’s happening in the world of media marketing and PPC; trendspotting for clients as well as staying up to date on platform updates that may be relevant.
• Excellent Communication: Relationship building and communication with clients, internal teams, media owners, and industry partners.

What are we looking for in you?

• High level of numeracy and literacy is essential due to the nature of the role being analytical and client-facing.
• Well-developed logic, problem-solving and reasoning skills, including an aptitude for data analysis.
• Able to work under pressure with attention to detail as we thrive from being a centre of excellence and provide error-free work for our clients.
• An eye for detail is key!
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a team; building relationships with your stakeholders is key to being successful at dentsu.
• Experience in Excel would be preferable but not mandatory.
• A strong sense of professionalism, commercialism, and a deep respect for others.

What does life at dentsu look like?

• Training: From your first day you will embark on our extensive training programme. You will quickly be introduced to Paid Search through in-person and virtual classroom sessions, online training, and various workshops.
• Data: You’ll be working with large sets of data from the beginning of your dentsu career! From the outset you will be spending time in Excel to learn where your campaign may need optimisation and spend time analysing your data.
• Campaign Builds: It will be your responsibility to get a briefing from the client on how they would like to build their campaign. You will advise on our best practice and then build it from scratch or sometimes improve upon existing campaigns.
• Consultative Work: You’ll foster strong, professional relationships with your clients, keeping in regular contact with them through a variety of mediums, whether this is through consistent email communication, weekly phone calls or sometimes regular face-to-face meetings.
• Tools and Platforms: As a Paid Search Junior Associate, you will need to become extremely familiar and confident working with numerous platforms, the most common being Google Ads and Microsoft Excel.
• Happiness: It’s hard to overstate the importance we place on employee happiness. We want all our employees to enjoy coming to work and to work in a super-friendly and supportive team.

Inclusion & Diversity

At Dentsu, we embrace diversity and inclusion, valuing the unique perspectives and contributions of every individual. We believe that diversity fuels creativity and innovation, benefiting our employees, partners, and communities. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic.

Beyond recruitment, we strive to create an environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We recognize the importance of work-life balance and are open to discussing flexible working arrangements for all roles.

If you need reasonable adjustments due to a disability or medical condition during our recruitment process, please contact us at accommodations@dentsu.com, quoting the reference number of the role that you are applying for. Your needs will be handled with respect and confidentiality to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience.

About dentsu

Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity. As part of Dentsu Group Inc. we are headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and our 65,000 employee-base of dedicated professionals work across four regions (Japan, Americas, EMEA and APAC). Dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion sits at the heart of our Social Impact strategy – our fully integrated sustainability strategy which includes our ambition to build a fair and more equal society, where everyone is equipped to thrive.

Location: Stafford

Brand: Amplifi

Time Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent