Search Manager Growth Marketing

Role Overview

BRUNT is seeking a Search Manager to lead our paid search and shopping program and bring both paid search and SEO in-house. You’ll be the hands-on owner of Google Ads and Microsoft Ads (Search, Shopping, and PMax), the day-to-day lead on our search vendor partnerships, and the person who finally gives BRUNT a dedicated owner for SEO and AI/LLM search visibility, using AI tools to punch above what a typical one-person search function can do.

What You Will Do

You’ll own BRUNT’s paid search and shopping program across Google Ads and Microsoft Ads, including Brand, Non-Brand Search, and Shopping/PMax, with full accountability for spend, budget pacing, and performance against ROAS, CAC, and margin targets. You’ll also manage keyword strategy, search term mining, and negative keyword hygiene; monitor for and correct PMax/Shopping cannibalization of branded queries.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You’ll work closely with our Paid Media, Creative, and Digital Product teams to grow non-brand search and shopping revenue, reduce our reliance on branded search, and build the technical and content foundation SEO needs to compete. You’ll also contribute search and shopping data to The Operator, our internal media intelligence platform.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience managing paid search and shopping campaigns (Google Ads and Microsoft/Bing Ads) for a DTC or eCommerce brand
• Proven ability to grow non-brand search and shopping revenue and reduce dependence on branded search
• Working knowledge of technical SEO fundamentals (schema markup, site architecture, Core Web Vitals) and the confidence to own SEO priorities without a dedicated SEO team
• Technically fluent, comfortable with the Google Ads API and Google Merchant Center, and confident using AI tools (e.g., Claude, AirOps) to scale content and reporting output
• Strong analytical rigor, with experience in (or genuine curiosity about) incrementality testing and measurement beyond platform-reported metrics

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• 15 days of PTO, plus 11 paid holidays and sick leave
• Performance-based bonus eligibility
• Equity if applicable