£30K/yr to £50K/yr
City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Permanent, Variable

PPC Specialist

Posted by Travel Connect.

Are you a proactive and results-driven PPC Specialist who wants to work for an award-winning travel company? If so, come and join our dynamic Edinburgh team!

You need to be an all-rounder: strategic and analytical, able to manage stakeholders empathetically, and make campaign-level changes using Google/Microsoft Ads Editors.

What's in it for you?

  • Competitive salary
  • Quarterly/annual sales bonuses
  • 25 holiday days plus 10 bank holidays per year
  • Progressive company culture centred on work-life balance (7-hour workdays), wellbeing and personal development
  • Hybrid working, 2 in-office days per week (Tues, Weds) or more
  • 20 days per year "Work from Anywhere" policy
  • Regular team events through social committee
  • Free lunch in office, 4 days/week
  • Workplace pension (People's Pension) and BUPA health insurance
  • Opportunity to travel for workshops, projects and conferences
  • Annual staff party at a European destination

Your role and responsibilities would include:

  • Take ownership of accounts for several B2C and B2B brands
  • Create, launch and manage PPC campaigns for these brands
  • Generate quality leads by targeting specific demographics and interests relevant to our brands
  • Continuously optimise campaigns based on performance data, employing A/B testing and other techniques to maximise ROI
  • Manage budgets efficiently, ensuring campaigns stay within allocated spend limits
  • Collaborate closely with senior business stakeholders to align digital strategies with overarching business goals
  • Analyse campaign performance, providing regular reports and insights to senior management
  • Conduct market research to understand trends, competition, and opportunities in the travel industry
  • Stay up-to-date with digital marketing trends and best practices, applying new techniques to enhance campaign performance
  • Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information

Required skills and experience:

  • Minimum 4 years' experience in managing PPC campaigns - experience in the travel industry (agency or in-house) is a plus
  • Strong proficiency in using Google Ads and Bing Ads online interfaces and desktop editors.
  • Confident in utilising different paid networks and different campaign types such as manual CPC, smart bidding, etc
  • Experience in synchronising Google Ads with Bing Ads accounts
  • An undergraduate university degree appropriate for the position
  • Proven experience with market research and utilisation of data analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics)
  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable strategies.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace suites

Who you are:

  • Excellent communicator with great interpersonal skills, capable of fostering strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Creative thinker with an eye for detail, able to produce compelling ad copy and visuals.
  • A self-starter with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.
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