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Integrated Activation Specialist-Paid Search

Inizio Evoke Open · verified Aug 22, 2026
Boston Mid-level Paid Search / PPC

Mid-level Paid Search / PPC role at Inizio Evoke. Boston · $67,000–$90,000 base.

SalaryStated by Inizio Evoke
$67,000 – $90,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
This role, from Inizio EvokeOur estimate for the market: $92,000–$108,000
Below the market median of $95,000 for mid-level paid search / ppc roles in Boston.
Worked out from 5 postings that stated pay, median $95,000. Last updated Mar 10, 2026.
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Build and traffic paid search campaigns in Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising, including tracking and account structure
  • Check launches against platform rules, pharmaceutical requirements, budgets, bids, URLs, and disclaimer needs
  • Track daily delivery and results, then adjust bids, budgets, keywords, and negatives toward target KPIs
  • Create recurring reports, reconcile data across platforms, and explain performance with optimization recommendations
  • Support brand teams, client calls, documentation, and cross-channel coordination with media specialists

What you bring

  • At least two years of experience managing paid search campaigns
  • Hands-on ability with Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising, plus working knowledge of SA360 and analytics tools
  • Excel capability with pivot tables, lookups, and recurring performance reporting
  • Strong QA habits and experience working within pharmaceutical advertising and medical, legal, and regulatory review
  • Comfort with AI tools and ongoing platform, industry, and regulatory learning

Who this fits

This role suits a hands-on paid search specialist who can execute accurately in a regulated pharmaceutical environment. You’ll work remotely under the Paid Search Supervisor and coordinate with brand, ad operations, programmatic, social, SEO, and other media teams. The role includes client status calls, daily campaign monitoring, and support for new tools and tactics.

From the employer

 

We are looking for an Integrated Activation Specialist to build, launch, and improve paid search campaigns for our pharmaceutical clients. This is a hands-on execution role. You will manage campaign setup and trafficking. You will run QA against compliance and platform standards. Additionally, you will monitor pacing and performance daily. You will also produce the recurring reporting that brand teams and senior media leads rely on. You will work under the direction of the Paid Search Supervisor. You will also work with media subject matter experts in programmatic, ad operations, social, and SEO. Your goal is to keep search activation accurate, on pace, and aligned with the broader media plan and industry regulations.

You Will:

  • Campaign Activation

    • Build and traffic paid search campaigns across Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising, including account structure, keywords, ad copy, extensions, and conversion tracking

    • Apply established SEM best practices and pharmaceutical compliance requirements to every build

    • Run pre-launch QA on all campaigns using the team's standard checklist, covering match types, negatives, budgets, bids, landing page URLs, tracking parameters, and required disclaimer/ISI elements

    • Manage day-to-day trafficking and change requests, turning them around within agreed timelines

    Tools and Platform Updates

    • Use platform AI and automation tools such as automated bidding, responsive search ads, and audience signals where they improve efficiency, within compliance guardrails

    • Stay current on Google and Microsoft platform releases and flag features worth testing to the Paid Search Supervisor

    • Maintain working familiarity with how AI-driven results (e.g., Google AI Overviews) affect search behavior and campaign performance

    • Support pilots of new tools and tactics by handling setup, tracking, and results documentation

    Campaign Management

    • Monitor pacing and performance daily across Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising, adjusting bids, budgets, keywords, and negatives to hit target KPIs

    • Execute optimizations directed by senior team members and document what changed, when, and why

    • Support keyword research and ad copy development for relevant therapeutic areas, routing all creative through required medical, legal, and regulatory review

    • Troubleshoot live performance issues and reporting discrepancies across platforms, ad servers, and analytics tools, implementing fixes and escalating root causes that need senior input

    Team Collaboration

    • Partner with the Center of Excellence, brand teams, ad operations, programmatic, social, and SEO counterparts to keep search activation aligned with the broader media plan

    • Support brand teams on day-to-day campaign questions and join client status calls to walk through performance and next steps alongside the Paid Search Supervisor

    • Share what you learn from campaign work with the wider team to keep execution consistent

    • Maintain training and process documentation for campaign setup, pacing, and QA so the SEM process stays consistent team to team

    Reporting and Analytics

    • Build and maintain recurring SEM performance reports and pacing trackers, delivered accurately

    • Pull and QA data from Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, SA360, and analytics platforms, reconciling discrepancies before reports go out

    • Write clear performance callouts and optimization recommendations for internal review

    • Support test documentation and case study materials with clean data and results summaries

    • Assist with budget pacing and forecasting inputs based on campaign delivery to date

You Have:

  • 2+ years of paid search experience

  • Hands-on proficiency in Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising; working knowledge of SA360, Google Analytics, and SEM tools (e.g., SEMrush, AdThena)

  • Hands-on experience activating paid social and programmatic campaigns is a significant plus, given the integrated nature of the role

  • Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and building recurring performance reports

  • QA discipline, especially in a regulated environment

  • Familiarity with pharmaceutical advertising regulations and MLR review, or and work within compliance requirements

  • Comfortable using AI tools

  • Commitment to staying informed about platform updates, industry trends, and regulatory changes, and a passion for continuous learning

Our Benefits:

 

Inizio Evoke offers a fully remote work environment and outstanding company-paid benefits, including medical, dental, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply—you may be the right fit for this or another role within our team.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

 

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. This range may differ based on your experience and skill set, geographic location, and cost of living considerations. We consider compensation more than just a base salary – that’s why we also offer an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work.Compensation$67,000—$90,000 USD

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.

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