JUNIOR ANALYST, SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING

Horizon Media, founded in 1989 by Bill Koenigsberg, is recognized as one of the most innovative marketing and advertising firms, headquartered in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. A leader in driving business solutions for marketers, Horizon is known for its highly personal approach to client service.  Renowned for its incredible culture, Horizon is consistently recognized to all the prestigious annual Best Places to Work lists published by Fortune, AdAge, Crain’s New York Business, and Los Angeles Business Journal. Together we are building a place of belonging.

At Horizon, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe, and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allow us to create a more rewarding culture and experience together.

Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them, and give them every opportunity to grow.

Job Summary

Horizon Media’s Junior Analyst is a 6-month long, full time, hands-on position in which a Jr. Analyst is trained in PPC (Pay Per Click). Junior Analysts will receive training in tools, concepts, best practices, and more. Critical components of the training will include:

• Identifying and developing keywords to capitalize on search marketing trends
• Advanced bid optimizations
• Performance analysis
• Testing and measurement methodology

Participants will have the opportunity to be promoted into Analyst level employees after the 6-month period, contingent upon their performance in the role (note that this is not a guarantee).

What You’ll Do
Over six months, fellows will be trained and brought up to speed in the below areas:

• (20%) Campaign launches
  • Keyword research and development
  • Ad copy creation and landing page mapping
  • Campaign builds
• (20%) Analysis
  • Understand media math and metric relationship to develop daily performance analysis and optimization recommendation to internal teams
  • Assist in generating weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance insights for clients
• (20%) Ongoing optimization
  • Bid and budget optimization
  • Negative keyword build and implementation
  • Ad and landing page refresh
  • Billing updates and Insertion Order (IO) adjustments
• (20%) Use of standard PPC platforms and tools like Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Search Ads 360, Kenshoo, SEM Rush, and others

• (20%) In addition to above, providing consistent and effective support to Supervisor such as generating meeting notes, creating internal/external meetings, and others

Who You Are

• Have general knowledge or interest in PPC and/or SEO
• An analytical thinker with interest and capabilities to work with large data sets and numbers
• Have strong ability to digest information and follow managerial guidance

• An independent worker with strong time management and organization skills
• A strong team player, willing to roll up your sleeves and collaborate on day-to-day & ad hoc tasks 
• Nimble and flexible with the ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment
• Able to deal with multifaceted projects and manage details with a commitment to follow-through and minimizing mistakes
   
  

Preferred Skills & Experience

• To be eligible for the Junior Analyst role, candidates must be ready to work full time, 40 hours per week
• Basic level of MS Excel and PowerPoint knowledge
• Interest in, and general knowledge of, PPC or SEO
• A marketing degree is a “nice to have,” but not required
• General interest in the media/advertising industry is preferred
• Google / Microsoft Ads or other SEM related certification is not required but preferred

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

No requirements

Physical Activity and Work Environment

No requirements