Starcom is hiring: Senior Analyst, Paid Search (SEM) in Los Angeles

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With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellogg Company, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa and more.

Overview

The Paid Search Senior Analyst is the day-to-day steward of search media for assigned brands, responsible for monitoring and maintaining search campaign development, activation, and innovation. The Senior Analyst, Paid Search develops and maintains a strong knowledge of their clients’ business and applies their search understanding accordingly to help deliver against the clients’ needs/objectives. The Senior Analyst will work closely with their manager in the development and communication of all search recommendations. The ideal candidate is an organized, data-driven, collaborative self-starter who is eager to learn and thrives in a fast-paced, ever-changing landscape. Our search team works across a diverse range of sectors on some of the largest and most dynamic clients within the agency.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze keyword research necessary to build a new campaign
• Responsible for gathering necessary data for plan development
• Group keywords into ad groups and develop relevant ad copy and extensions
• Present recommendations, soliciting and applying client feedback to keyword and copy proposal prior to client signoff
• Upon campaign approval, build flowchart and load authorized buys in Prisma
• Generate paperwork necessary for purchase authorization and ensure vendor counter signature is received
• Primary party responsible for trafficking approved plan into search engines
• Monitor and maintain campaign budgets, pacing, and bid adjustments
• Proactively advocate for campaign adjustments based on performance trends
• Active monitoring and management of performance and competitive landscape
• Develop and implement optimizations and/or testing plans (e.g. search query reports, negative keyword maintenance, keyword overlap, testing implementation)
• Pull and analyze data to inform campaign reporting and develop strategic insights with clear actionable items
• Run the campaign QA process to ensure accurate campaign implementation, pacing, and performance
• Build clear, concise, and cohesive quantitative analyses inclusive of strong data visualization
• Active participation in client status and reporting calls, including presentation of reporting
• Responsible for granular maintenance of monthly billing cycle, including invoice tracking, buy actualization in Prisma, and compiling draft billing for manager approval
• Resolve all billing discrepancies in partnership with client strategy and billing reconciliation team
• Learn all relevant tools for reporting, analytics and competitive analysis – bid management platforms, Benchtools, Google Trends
• Master all core search metric calculations and relationships (e.g. CPC, CPA, CTR, SOV, weighted averages)
• Serve as subject matter expert for Search Analysts and be a resource for training and ad hoc questions
• Develop strong working relationship with client teams and partner agencies
• Establish professional, productive rapport with sales representatives/media vendors
• Successful completion of training programs and requisite certifications
• Build paid search strategies across Bing, Oath, and Google
• Monitor and optimize paid search performance to meet business objectives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred, preferably in marketing, advertising, business, engineering, statistics, economics, sociology, or equivalent
• 1+ years of experience in paid search media including development/management/optimization with leading platforms including Google, Bing, Oath, etc.
• Strong analytical thinking and mathematical skills and an ability to manage data
• Experience with PPC and digital display advertising and traditional media elements
• Resourceful, curious, and motivated individual capable of working independently and in a team setting
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate to advanced understanding of Excel

Additional Information

Starcom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

Benefits

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• 'Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

Compensation Range: $59,850 - $86,680 annually.

Application deadline for this job posting will be 12/30/2025.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.