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Current Vacancy:

Senior SEM Specialist - EU


Job Description

We are looking for a highly-motivated and organised Senior Search Engine Marketing Specialist - EU to join the central SEM team.

Reporting to the European Marketing Manager, the main purpose of the role is to support the European Marketing Manager in growing SEM traffic across EU. As a member of the central SEM team, which either fully manages or partly supports keyword buying activities in 10 European markets, the Senior Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Specialist ? EU will work closely with the team optimising and expanding keyword campaigns on Google, Y!SM and MSN.


As Senior SEM Specialist - EU, your key responsibilities are

  • Support European Marketing Manager
  • Identify Opportunities for Growth & Implement fast
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Traffic Analysis & Reporting
  • Best Practice Testing
  • Support Central SEM Tasks  
  • Support SEM Technical Development Team

Requirements

  • University degree or equivalent experience
  • 4+ years hands-on SEM experience on Google, Y!SM and MSN; ideally client side
  • Experience working with bid management and/or other large scale SEM publishing tools
  • Proven ability to identify simple opportunities for traffic growth and implement quickly, ensuring immediate growth
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel (including advanced functions for manipulating text and data)
  • Languages: Fluent in English; both written and verbal
  • Strong organisational skills including ability to manage time effectively, and work under pressure.
  • Must have experience working in a team, and be able to interact with diverse groups of technical/non-technical people and/or Senior Management
  • Strong leadership skills & ability to work independently, with a confident, competitive, thorough and tenacious attitude
  • Superior business sense, problem solving, project management and analytical skills
  • Excellent presentation and demonstration skills
  • Strong communication & social skills
  • Flexibility to travel
  • Drive for results

This is a hands-on role for someone who has a passion for SEM, loves working in the Internet and wants to take SEM to another level. Candidates must have a keen interest in the way Search Engine Marketing works and must demonstrate an inquisitive mind with an eagle eye for detail. Logical thinking, a passionate desire for accuracy and a can-do attitude are key.

Desirable

  • Languages: English (fluent) + 1 or more European language/s (mother tongue/fluent); ideally German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or Italian; the more the better.
  • IT skills such as programming would be a distinct advantage

If you have a passion for the internet industry, possess excitement and enthusiasm for your work, and are willing to take up the challenge - then get in touch with us by sending a covering letter and CV to: jobs@kelkoo.co.uk


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The company

Within 2 years of launching, Kelkoo became Europe's largest e-commerce website after Amazon and Ebay and the largest e-commerce advertising platform both in the UK and Europe. According to Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, Kelkoo is one of Europe?s favourite shopping comparison sites and has been for more than 4 years.
Kelkoo now operates in 10 European countries and is a one-stop shopping service, which helps shoppers to find, research and buy products online with confidence. Kelkoo provides shoppers with essential tools to compare prices and product features in seconds. According to Nielsen "Kelkoo is one of the top 10 most influential websites of the decade".
Kelkoo.com was founded in 2000, following mergers with Zoomit, Dondecomprar and Shopgenie. Kelkoo was sold by its former owner  Yahoo! in November 2008 to UK-based private-equity firm Jamplant.