Priceline is a leading player in the online travel industry, seeking an Associate SEM Analyst to drive growth through paid search and performance marketing. In this role, you will manage large-scale search campaigns, optimize performance through analysis, and collaborate with various teams to enhance campaign effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Execute, monitor, and optimize SEM campaigns across Google, Bing, and other search platforms to achieve KPIs related to ROI, conversion rate, and cost efficiency
- Perform keyword research, audience segmentation, and bid strategy optimization to improve reach and quality of traffic
- Collaborate with data science and analytics teams to develop dashboards, reports, and performance models that track campaign performance and identify optimization opportunities
- Conduct A/B and multivariate tests to refine ad copy, landing pages, and bidding strategies
- Partner with creative, product, and analytics teams to ensure campaigns align with broader marketing and brand strategies
- Analyze competitor activity, market trends, and search landscape changes to inform ongoing campaign strategy
- Manage budgets, pacing, and forecasting to ensure spend is optimized and aligned with business goals
- Continuously explore and test automation and AI tools to drive scale and performance efficiency
Skills
- 1-2 years of experience in SEM or performance marketing, ideally within an e-commerce, travel, or consumer-focused digital environment
- Strong knowledge of Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, Google Analytics (GA4)
- Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets; experience with SQL
- Proven analytical and quantitative skills—comfortable using data to make decisions, measure results, and identify new opportunities
- Familiar with conversion tracking, attribution modeling, and campaign optimization techniques
- Strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines simultaneously
- Excellent communicator who can clearly present findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Illustrated history of living the values necessary to Priceline: Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability and Trust
- Unquestionable integrity and ethics is essential
- Experience with Python, or Tableau is a plus
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Equity grant
Company Overview
- Priceline is a travel-related deal search technology that enables travelers to find travel and lodging deals and discounts. It is a sub-organization of Booking Holdings. It was founded in 1997, and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.priceline.com/.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- Priceline has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2026, 18 in 2025, 24 in 2024, 19 in 2023, 32 in 2022, 42 in 2021, 32 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.