Monks
Associate Director, Paid Search (Feeds & Shopping)
Denver · Director
Sponsorship not specified$97k-$118kDetected 26 days ago
ExpressBigQueryData VisualizationA/B TestingSEMGoogle AdsGoogle AnalyticsLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- We're looking for an Associate Director of Paid Search who lives and breathes the commerce side of search - someone who sees a product feed not as plumbing but as the single highest-leverage asset in a retail or DTC media program.
Responsibilities
- Own paid search strategy across Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising for a portfolio of commerce-driven clients, with Shopping, Performance Max, and standard search working as one system.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of search and feed specialists
- Act as a senior point of contact for clients: present strategy, defend recommendations with data, and build trust.
- Genuine feed fluency - you've worked directly with Merchant Center, feed management tools (e.g., Feedonomics, Versafeed, Productsup, or similar), and know how feed structure drives auction outcomes.
Requirements
- While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website ( monks.com/careers ).
- The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company's then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.
Nice to have
- Experience with large catalogs (retail, marketplace, multi-region) and supplemental feed strategies.
- Scripting/automation exposure (Google Ads scripts) to scale feed and account management.
- Analytical rigor - comfortable in GA4, BigQuery, Looker Studio, or similar, and able to turn data into a clear point of view.
- 7+ years in paid search / performance media, with deep, demonstrable experience in Shopping and feed-driven campaigns at meaningful spend.
- Strong command of Google Ads (Shopping, Performance Max, search) and ideally Microsoft Advertising and retail media platforms.
- Experience leading people and owning client relationships at a senior level, ideally in an agency or managed-service environment.
- Excellent communication and the ability to make complex feed/search strategy legible to non-specialist stakeholders.
Compensation
- $97,000 - $118,000 USD
- Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc.
- With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world.
- Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time.
- By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.
- Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24).
- The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.
Benefits
- Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage here!
- Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
- Partner with clients and internal teams on the full shopping experience - landing pages, PDP quality, merchant feed health, promotions, and conversion tracking - so media spend lands on a page that converts.
Company info
- Familiarity with retail media networks (Amazon, Walmart Connect, Instacart) as part of an integrated commerce program.
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