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Alison Emilia Jurjeva

Manchester

Summary

I’m an experienced Paid Search specialist with a pragmatic approach to automation, focused on translating strategy into tangible commercial growth. This has been a consistent theme throughout my career, working across a range of industries from FMCG B2C retail to HR consulting lead generation. This breadth of experience allows me to scale and grow paid media accounts of any size and at any stage of maturity.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Senior Paid Media Manager

Ayko Digital
2023.08 - Current

• Day-to-day management of large client accounts across Google & Microsoft Ads, leading to doubling growth over the course of my tenure - eg.: +215% PoP growth for one of our biggest clients;

• Focusing on optimising and improving data collection for efficiency;

• Extensive scripting and automation work to improve both internal processes and product offering;

• Maintaining competitive edge and growth in the face of rapid changes to the paid search landscape.

PPC Team Lead

Peninsula UK
2022.02 - 2023.08

• Led a small Paid Media team;

• Managed accounts to double revenue growth for 2022/23 FY;

• Maintained competitive edge and growth in spite of industry-wide increases in CPL and fluctuating demand;

• Collaborated with other departments to facilitate quick project turnarounds, e.g.: website rebuilt and content refresh;

• Managed search and display campaigns across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads and Programmatic;

• Actively tested new approaches to stay abreast of the highly competitive landscape.

PPC Executive

THG
Manchester
2020.07 - 2021.09

• Managed 9 locales with different revenue and spend targets;

• Maximised YoY growth at reduced CoS - specifically in 2021 v 2020

• Actively redesigned and built out Shopping and Search campaigns across Google and Bing;

• Continuously optimised accounts, campaigns and ads in accordance with best practices;

• Worked closely with partners from Kelkoo and Criteo

• Generate custom performance reports using both Google Ads and Google Analytics;

• Maintained a high Google Partner score to have access to the latest betas and functionality to maintain the competitive edge;

Senior Paid Search Executive

Return
Manchester
2019.09 - 2020.07

• Worked with a number of clients within different industries on both eCommerce and Lead Gen campaigns;

• Actively designed and built out Search, PLA and Display campaigns across Google and Bing;

• Continuously optimised accounts, campaigns and ads in accordance with best practices, whilst split testing each component and using scripts to deliver the best results;

• Adapted scripts to existing accounts to improve performance, reporting and management;

• Worked with and to strict budgets and ROAS/CoS targets;

• Generated custom performance reports using both Google Ads and Google Analytics;

• Worked together with the wider Paid Search team, as well as other teams, to deliver integrated digital solutions to existing clients, as well as onboarding new ones.

• Maintained a high Google Partner score to have access to the latest betas and functionality in order to maintain the competitive edge;

* Certified Google Digital Champion - March 2020

Education

Master of Arts - Digital Marketing

University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth, England

Skills

  • Marketing automation tools proficiency
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Google Analytics
  • PPC advertising & growth
  • Content creation
  • Social media management
  • Campaign coordination
  • General technical proficiency

Affiliations

  • Sports (football & rugby)
  • Video content
  • Music production
  • Literature

Certification

* Google Digital Champion 2020;

* Full Active Google Certifications.

Languages

English
Fluent
Russian
Fluent
Lithuanian
Advanced
Dutch
Elementary

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Paid Media Manager

Ayko Digital
2023.08 - Current

PPC Team Lead

Peninsula UK
2022.02 - 2023.08

PPC Executive

THG
2020.07 - 2021.09

Senior Paid Search Executive

Return
2019.09 - 2020.07

Master of Arts - Digital Marketing

University of Portsmouth
Alison Emilia Jurjeva