Paid Search Specialist Jobs in California
Paid Search Specialist jobs in California are concentrated in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, where companies like Google, Salesforce, and Adobe run large in-house performance marketing teams alongside a dense network of digital agencies. Demand is strongest for specialists with deep Google Ads and Meta Ads expertise, along with experience in e-commerce and B2B SaaS campaign management. California's market is among the most active in the country, with openings at every level from coordinator to senior manager. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Why Harvey
At Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate. By combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise, we’re reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come. This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. With 1500+ customers in 60+ countries, strong product-market fit, and world-class investor support, we’re scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious, the bar is high, and the opportunity for growth — personal, professional, and financial — is unmatched. Our team moves fast, takes ownership, and is deeply committed to the mission — operating with intensity, staying close to our customers, and pushing each other for excellence. We live by three values: Decisiveness, Simplicity, and Job's Not Finished. We act quickly on clear judgment over perfect information, we believe simplicity is what scales, and we're never satisfied with where we are. If you want to do the best work of your career alongside people who share that drive, we'd love to build with you. At Harvey, the future of professional services is being written today — and we’re just getting started.
Role Overview
Harvey is transforming how legal professionals work through AI. We're looking for a Senior Performance Marketing Manager, Paid Social to help unlock the next stage of growth across our paid media programs. You'll own and scale paid social as a key driver of pipeline, revenue, and market awareness—reaching legal decision-makers across law firms and corporate legal departments worldwide. This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution. You'll develop audience strategies, launch and optimize full-funnel campaigns, partner closely with creative and content teams, and use data to uncover new growth opportunities. You'll own the roadmap and end-to-end execution while helping shape how paid social contributes to Harvey's broader growth strategy. We're looking for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, embraces experimentation, and has a track record of turning paid media investments into measurable business outcomes.
Own and Scale Paid Search Growth
- Own Harvey's global paid search strategy across Google Ads and Microsoft Ads, defining the vision for how paid search drives customer acquisition, pipeline, and revenue growth across segments.
- Manage end-to-end search performance, including budget allocation, forecasting, pacing, and investment strategy to consistently achieve ambitious pipeline and revenue targets.
- Build, launch, and optimize paid search campaigns across global markets, continuously refining campaign structure, bidding strategies, audience targeting, keyword expansion, and messaging to maximize performance and efficiency.
- Manage significant paid search budgets, optimizing ROI through sophisticated bid management, search intent analysis, landing page optimization, and conversion rate improvements.
- Stay ahead of the evolving search landscape—including AI-powered search experiences, emerging ad products, and platform innovations—to identify new growth opportunities before competitors.
- Develop executive-ready performance reports and strategic business reviews, surfacing insights, opportunities, and recommendations that connect paid search investments to measurable business outcomes.
Drive Experimentation and Performance
- Design and execute a robust experimentation roadmap across bidding strategies, keyword expansion, ad copy, audience segmentation, landing pages, campaign structure, and emerging Google product betas.
- Leverage AI-powered tools to accelerate creative development, automate workflows, uncover insights, and improve campaign optimization at scale.
- Continuously optimize performance by analyzing search intent, auction dynamics, competitive trends, user behavior, and platform innovations.
- Build scalable testing frameworks, operational playbooks, and optimization processes that enable continuous optimization and long-term growth.
Partner Across the Business
- Partner with Web, Design, Content, and PMM to ensure paid search messaging is consistent across channels and tied into integrated, full-funnel campaigns.
- Collaborate with Marketing Operations and Data Analytics to strengthen attribution, conversion tracking, offline conversion optimization, reporting infrastructure, and measurement frameworks.
- Communicate performance trends, experimentation results, and translate performance data into clear, actionable insights and strategic recommendations for cross-functional partners and executive leadership.
What You Have
- 7+ years of experience in performance marketing with deep, hands-on expertise in managing Google Ads and Microsoft Ads.
- Track record managing large-scale paid search budgets with demonstrated impact on lead generation and pipeline.
- Strong analytical capabilities with experience using performance data to drive strategic decisions.
- Working knowledge of attribution, conversion tracking, CRM integrations, and marketing measurement frameworks.
- Ability to operate both strategically and tactically—you can define the roadmap and execute the details.
- Excellent cross-functional communication skills with the ability to translate campaign data into strategic recommendations and align with stakeholders across marketing, sales, and operations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Conversion APIs, offline conversion tracking, and value-based bidding.
- Experience scaling international paid search programs across multiple regions and languages.
- Experience marketing to enterprise B2B audiences—ideally within legal technology, AI, SaaS, or professional services—with complex buying cycles.
Compensation
$136,000 - $204,000 USD
Depending on your location, an Applicant Privacy Notice may apply to you. You can find all of our Applicant Privacy Notices here.
Harvey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made by emailing accommodations@harvey.ai
Why Harvey
At Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate. By combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise, we’re reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come. This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. With 1500+ customers in 60+ countries, strong product-market fit, and world-class investor support, we’re scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious, the bar is high, and the opportunity for growth — personal, professional, and financial — is unmatched. Our team moves fast, takes ownership, and is deeply committed to the mission — operating with intensity, staying close to our customers, and pushing each other for excellence. We live by three values: Decisiveness, Simplicity, and Job's Not Finished. We act quickly on clear judgment over perfect information, we believe simplicity is what scales, and we're never satisfied with where we are. If you want to do the best work of your career alongside people who share that drive, we'd love to build with you. At Harvey, the future of professional services is being written today — and we’re just getting started.
Role Overview
Harvey is transforming how legal professionals work through AI. We're looking for a Senior Performance Marketing Manager, Paid Social to help unlock the next stage of growth across our paid media programs. You'll own and scale paid social as a key driver of pipeline, revenue, and market awareness—reaching legal decision-makers across law firms and corporate legal departments worldwide. This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution. You'll develop audience strategies, launch and optimize full-funnel campaigns, partner closely with creative and content teams, and use data to uncover new growth opportunities. You'll own the roadmap and end-to-end execution while helping shape how paid social contributes to Harvey's broader growth strategy. We're looking for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, embraces experimentation, and has a track record of turning paid media investments into measurable business outcomes.
Own and Scale Paid Search Growth
- Own Harvey's global paid search strategy across Google Ads and Microsoft Ads, defining the vision for how paid search drives customer acquisition, pipeline, and revenue growth across segments.
- Manage end-to-end search performance, including budget allocation, forecasting, pacing, and investment strategy to consistently achieve ambitious pipeline and revenue targets.
- Build, launch, and optimize paid search campaigns across global markets, continuously refining campaign structure, bidding strategies, audience targeting, keyword expansion, and messaging to maximize performance and efficiency.
- Manage significant paid search budgets, optimizing ROI through sophisticated bid management, search intent analysis, landing page optimization, and conversion rate improvements.
- Stay ahead of the evolving search landscape—including AI-powered search experiences, emerging ad products, and platform innovations—to identify new growth opportunities before competitors.
- Develop executive-ready performance reports and strategic business reviews, surfacing insights, opportunities, and recommendations that connect paid search investments to measurable business outcomes.
Drive Experimentation and Performance
- Design and execute a robust experimentation roadmap across bidding strategies, keyword expansion, ad copy, audience segmentation, landing pages, campaign structure, and emerging Google product betas.
- Leverage AI-powered tools to accelerate creative development, automate workflows, uncover insights, and improve campaign optimization at scale.
- Continuously optimize performance by analyzing search intent, auction dynamics, competitive trends, user behavior, and platform innovations.
- Build scalable testing frameworks, operational playbooks, and optimization processes that enable continuous optimization and long-term growth.
Partner Across the Business
- Partner with Web, Design, Content, and PMM to ensure paid search messaging is consistent across channels and tied into integrated, full-funnel campaigns.
- Collaborate with Marketing Operations and Data Analytics to strengthen attribution, conversion tracking, offline conversion optimization, reporting infrastructure, and measurement frameworks.
- Communicate performance trends, experimentation results, and translate performance data into clear, actionable insights and strategic recommendations for cross-functional partners and executive leadership.
What You Have
- 7+ years of experience in performance marketing with deep, hands-on expertise in managing Google Ads and Microsoft Ads.
- Track record managing large-scale paid search budgets with demonstrated impact on lead generation and pipeline.
- Strong analytical capabilities with experience using performance data to drive strategic decisions.
- Working knowledge of attribution, conversion tracking, CRM integrations, and marketing measurement frameworks.
- Ability to operate both strategically and tactically—you can define the roadmap and execute the details.
- Excellent cross-functional communication skills with the ability to translate campaign data into strategic recommendations and align with stakeholders across marketing, sales, and operations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Conversion APIs, offline conversion tracking, and value-based bidding.
- Experience scaling international paid search programs across multiple regions and languages.
- Experience marketing to enterprise B2B audiences—ideally within legal technology, AI, SaaS, or professional services—with complex buying cycles.
Compensation
$136,000 - $204,000 USD
Depending on your location, an Applicant Privacy Notice may apply to you. You can find all of our Applicant Privacy Notices here.
Harvey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made by emailing accommodations@harvey.ai
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What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in paid search specialist jobs across California.
- Google Ads and Meta Ads certifications from Google and Meta are strongly preferred
- Two or more years managing paid search campaigns with measurable performance results
- Proficiency with analytics and bidding tools such as Google Analytics and SA360
- Experience with A/B testing ad copy, landing pages, and bidding strategies
- Familiarity with e-commerce or SaaS performance metrics including ROAS and CAC
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related field is commonly required
Paid Search Specialist Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a paid search specialist in California?
Most paid search specialists in California enter the field through a bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, or a related discipline, then earn platform certifications from Google and Meta. California does not require a state-issued license for this role. Employers consistently look for Google Ads certification as a baseline credential. Many candidates build hands-on experience through internships at California-based digital agencies or in-house marketing teams before moving into specialist positions.
Which companies hire paid search specialists in California?
Employers hiring paid search specialists in California right now include Integrated Specialty Coverages, SKIMS, and HARVEY, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. California's concentration of technology companies, direct-to-consumer brands, and large digital agencies means consistent demand for paid search talent across both in-house and agency environments.
Which California cities have the most paid search specialist jobs?
Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego have the highest concentration of paid search specialist openings in California. Los Angeles drives volume through its entertainment, e-commerce, and agency industries, while San Francisco and the broader Bay Area reflect demand from technology companies and B2B SaaS firms headquartered there, and San Diego adds openings through its growing biotech marketing and consumer brand sectors.
Are there remote paid search specialist jobs in California?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 67% of paid search specialist openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, reflecting that the work is screen-based and data-driven with no physical presence requirement. Campaign management, reporting, and optimization tasks translate well to remote environments, making this one of the more flexible roles in marketing.
How can I get hired as a paid search specialist in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is an agency coordinator or paid media assistant role, where California-based digital agencies regularly onboard junior staff and provide structured training on Google Ads and Meta platforms. Candidates who complete Google Ads certification and build a small portfolio through freelance or volunteer campaigns stand out. Many California technology and retail companies also run marketing rotational programs open to recent graduates, providing a direct route into paid search from adjacent roles like marketing analyst or content coordinator.
Where can I find and apply to paid search specialist jobs in California?
You can find and apply to paid search specialist jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings. Find roles that fit your experience and location, then apply directly to each position.
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