Digital Advertising Executive 5 months contract

We are recruiting a Digital Advertising Executive (5 months contract) to manage, execute and optimize PPC Search and Display marketing campaigns to deliver the most effective possible result in sales, traffic or other key performance indicators. Within this role you will: Manage daily responsibilities to paid search accounts, including key phrase research, campaign / ad group creation, bid management, ad crafting / testing, copy writing etc., re-marketing and display advertising. (Google, Bing, Yahoo). Implement strategy and action agreed with the Senior Paid Search Manager and the Head of PPC about how to spend budget on a minute-to-minute basis, within a total agreed monthly and quarterly budget allocation in order to achieve the best possible efficiency and the agreed targets based on the strategy. Manage all aspects of the planning and implementation of "business as usual" activities; reporting, campaign administration, auction bid management. Interact with staff at all levels and across many departments, including external relationships with agencies and other specialist suppliers such as Google. Work with other departments including Group IS to ensure paid search requirements are understood, prioritized and delivered. This is also including Marketing Specialists, Content Editors Product Marketing and Technical Marketing teams to generate keywords, ad copy, banners, etc, to improve and expand campaigns. Monitor competitor activity and takes immediate action to counter their bid activities. About us RS Components is the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products. With operations in 32 countries, we offer more than 550,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 46,000 parcels on the same day the orders are received. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include electronics, automation and control, test and measurement, electrical and mechanical components. Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended 31 March 2014 had revenues of GBP1.27bn. The ideal candidate will have: Previous PPC hands-on experience working with Yahoo and Google, ideally gained in an e-commerce / retailer brand / transactional websiteFluency in English as well as Dutch or Polish or any other languagePrevious experience working in a Global Team environment with players from many different departments with shared responsibilitiesExperience of managing budgets, promotional spending and external suppliers partnersProficient in Excel, PowerPointDatabase, Google Analytics and IBM Coremetrics Analytics knowledge is highly desirable as well as some basic experience in social paid advertising (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) What we can offer In return, we offer an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension scheme, childcare vouchers, life assurance, flexible working and career development to rival any global organisation. We provide a healthy work/life balance, along with a fulfilling and rewarding long term career. How to apply Please apply online and upload your CV in English and follow any instructions online. If you experience any difficulties or require further details, please contact the Recruitment Team on (0) .