This is a remote position.
Google Ads / PPC TraineeSterling Lighting
Sterling Lighting is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Google Ads / PPC Trainee to learn and grow into a full-time paid advertising specialist focused on B2B customer acquisition.
This is not a typical “social media marketer” role. We are looking for someone who enjoys systems, data, optimization, and problem solving. The ideal candidate is organized, logical, curious, process-oriented, and excited to learn how professional digital advertising works at a high level.
You will be trained internally through hands-on work, structured coursework, Google certifications, and mentorship while helping manage:
- Google Search Ads
- YouTube advertising
- remarketing campaigns
- keyword research
- reporting & analytics
- landing page optimization
- audience targeting
- Google Ads campaign management
- B2B advertising strategy
- keyword targeting & negative keyword management
- audience segmentation & remarketing
- conversion tracking & reporting
- YouTube ad campaigns
- landing page optimization
- marketing analytics & optimization systems
We care far more about aptitude and mindset than previous ad experience.
Strong candidates are:
- highly organized
- analytical and logical
- detail-oriented
- consistent and dependable
- comfortable with repetitive optimization work
- curious and eager to learn
- able to follow systems and processes carefully
- comfortable working with spreadsheets, data, and reporting
- business analytics
- engineering
- finance
- economics
- operations
- information systems
- marketing analytics
- statistics
- psychology
Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
- Google Ads certification
- Excel or spreadsheet experience
- interest in digital marketing or analytics
Sterling Lighting is a professional-grade outdoor lighting manufacturer serving contractors, designers, and specifiers across the United States and Canada. We are a B2B-focused company built by professionals for professionals.
This role is designed as a growth position for someone who wants to develop deep expertise in digital advertising, analytics, and business systems.
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