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Celia Ichinoseki

Greater Dublin

Summary

Digital marketing professional with over 8 years of experience in optimizing paid search strategies on Google Ads and Microsoft Ads. Successfully managed multi-million dollar budgets, achieving year-over-year ROI improvements of 25-40% by aligning campaigns with business objectives. Expertise in data-driven decision-making to enhance campaign performance and drive revenue growth.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Paid Search & Digital Advertising

Self Employed
04.2025 - Current

With extensive experience in digital advertising, I specialize in helping businesses achieve sustainable growth through targeted PPC campaigns and comprehensive performance tracking. My services encompass:

• Campaign Management: End-to-end setup and optimization of Google and Microsoft Ads to ensure maximum ROI.
• Strategy & Consulting: Development of tailored SEM strategies, competitor analysis, market research, and identification of growth opportunities.
• Keyword & Bidding Optimization: Implementation of advanced keyword targeting, bid strategy management, and Quality Score enhancement.
• Ad Copy & Testing: Creation of high-converting ad copy, rigorous A/B testing, and localization for targeted audiences.
• Budget & ROI Management: Strategic allocation of advertising spend, reduction of cost-per-lead, and scalable growth solutions.
• Reporting & Insights: Clear KPIs, actionable insights, and stakeholder-friendly dashboards for transparent performance measurement.

I provide hands-on PPC management, handling all aspects of campaign execution, optimization, and reporting, ensuring a stress-free advertising experience for my clients.

Professional Development

Marketing Institute Ireland
08.2024 - 08.2025

Postgraduate Diploma (Level 9) Marketing Management Completed Level 9 postgraduate focused on strategic marketing and growth leadership.

Strengthened expertise beyond performance marketing into full-funnel strategy.

Paid Search Senior Analyst

Salesforce
02.2024 - 07.2024

• Create and launch SEM campaigns and strategies.

• Conduct thorough keyword research, competitor analysis, and audience segmentation.

• Continuously review and adjust keyword lists based on performance, competition, and search trends and implement negative keyword management.

• Create and manage paid search campaigns on platforms such as Google Ads and Microsoft Ads.

• Set up, optimize, and monitor ad campaigns, ad groups, and keywords for optimal performance.

• Manage the allocation and optimization of advertising budgets to improve ROI.

• Implement effective bidding strategies to meet performance goals.

• Craft compelling ad copy and perform A/B testing.

• Continuously analyze ad performance and make data-driven improvements.

• Work to improve Quality Scores on Google Ads.

• Regularly generate reports on campaign performance, highlighting key metrics and insights. Use data to provide actionable recommendations for campaign enhancements.

• Campaigns localization

Group Digital Marketing - Paid Search Lead

Dalata Hotel Group
11.2022 - 02.2024

• Liaise with key stakeholders to define, develop and refine Paid Search (Google Ads & Microsoft Ads) strategies to achieve business objectives.
• Analyse ongoing results to identify campaign trends and key insights to hit and exceed KPIs.
• Manage budget to ensure campaigns are accurately paced and optimised.
• Pro-actively identify opportunities for growth and development.
• Oversee reporting of key performance metrics, generating accurate, reader-friendly, reports and pitching fresh innovative ideas.
• Own and manage Paid Search copy & asset processes.

Senior SEM Executive

Intercom
Dublin
03.2022 - 09.2022
  • Create and launch SEM campaigns and strategies.
  • Conduct thorough keyword research, competitor analysis, and audience segmentation.
  • Continuously review and adjust keyword lists based on performance, competition, and search trends and implement negative keyword management.
  • Create and manage paid search campaigns on platforms such as Google Ads and Microsoft Ads.
  • Set up, optimize, and monitor ad campaigns, ad groups, and keywords for optimal performance.
  • Manage the allocation and optimization of advertising budgets to improve ROI.
  • Implement effective bidding strategies to meet performance goals.
  • Craft compelling ad copy and perform A/B testing.
  • Continuously analyze ad performance and make data-driven improvements.

Digital Channels Analyst

Salesforce
08.2020 - 02.2022

• Leading the Search Marketing efforts in EMEA by developing, launching, and optimizing ROI-driven Google Ads paid search campaigns.
• Driving continuous optimization across all facets of campaigns by partnering with cross-functional teams to develop, localize and test new ad copy and content.
• Recommending and defining SEM campaign strategies, tactics, and test plans to achieve kpi’s.
• Providing support across online marketing tactics, including paid marketing.
• Colaborating with cross-departmental teams in supporting program launches, promotional activities, and assist the day-to-day needs of the clients multi-channel digital marketing efforts.
• Increasing leads and pipe.
• Delivering a broad range of insights/analysis across digital channels.
• Scaling localization

Google Ads Campaign Manager LCS for Google

Cognizant
07.2018 - 05.2020
  • Managing a portfolio of Google Ads accounts high-value advertising clients in order to optimize them with a focus on their KPI's to reach the full potential on Google Ads.
  • Using PPC expertise to analyze clients accounts performance and identify ROI, up-sell and cross-sell opportunities for Google Account Managers.
  • Delivering optimisation on the Google Search Network towards clients goals in the fields of Ads & Extensions, Bids & Budgets, Keywords & Targeting and Account structure.
  • Analyzing Search accounts & identifying KPI-driven opportunities to optimize, up-sell and cross-sell.
  • Devising and executing online strategies according to marketing goals.

Transactional Specialist @ Microsoft (Fixed Term Contract)

Arvato Systems
05.2017 - 07.2017
  • Maintained strict service levels with clients activities. Validated contractual information.
  • Reviewed Agreements & Orders to ensure all legal requirements and documentation were completed.
  • Completed analysis and investigation of queries related to registered solution.
  • Followed defined escalation process in order to resolve complex queries.
  • Arvato is known as one of the largest companies that use the most advanced levels of knowledge and technology to add value to the clients BPO solutions at every stage of business transformation with innovation and creativity.

Concession Manager

CWF
01.2015 - 04.2017
  • Daily management reports.
  • Profit and loss management. Customer Service and sales strategy development.
  • Interviewed and conducted training.
  • Mentored and conducted appraisals.
  • Liaised closely with store management, sales team and visual merchandisers on managing promotions, product launches and the introduction of new lines.
  • Ensured the efficient management of stock items to clearly defined standards.
  • Visual Merchandising, Work flow and delivery procedures.
  • CWF is the European leader in top of the range and luxury children's fashion under licence.

Senior Advisor - Part time

CWF
Dublin
06.2012 - 01.2015

• Merchandising duties ensuring promotion of image, products and service.
• Advised and provided excellent customer service.

Education

Postgraduate Degree - Marketing

Marketing Institute Ireland
Dublin
09-2025

Diploma - UX Design

UX Design Institute

Certificate - QQI Level 7 - Digital Marketing

Dublin Business School

Certificate - QQI Level 6 - Marketing

CMI - Communications & Management Institute

Skills

  • Stakeholder Management
  • Online Marketing Analysis
  • Lead Generation
  • Digital marketing
  • Search engine marketing
  • Data analysis
  • Campaign optimisation
  • Ad copywriting
  • Budget management
  • Performance reporting
  • Communication skills
  • Problem-solving

Certification

  • Professional Diploma in UX Design
  • Blue Belt Certification

Websites, Portfolios and Profiles

www.linkedin.com/in/celia-ichinoseki

Timeline

Paid Search & Digital Advertising

Self Employed
04.2025 - Current

Professional Development

Marketing Institute Ireland
08.2024 - 08.2025

Paid Search Senior Analyst

Salesforce
02.2024 - 07.2024

Group Digital Marketing - Paid Search Lead

Dalata Hotel Group
11.2022 - 02.2024

Senior SEM Executive

Intercom
03.2022 - 09.2022

Digital Channels Analyst

Salesforce
08.2020 - 02.2022

Google Ads Campaign Manager LCS for Google

Cognizant
07.2018 - 05.2020

Transactional Specialist @ Microsoft (Fixed Term Contract)

Arvato Systems
05.2017 - 07.2017

Concession Manager

CWF
01.2015 - 04.2017

Senior Advisor - Part time

CWF
06.2012 - 01.2015

Postgraduate Degree - Marketing

Marketing Institute Ireland

Diploma - UX Design

UX Design Institute

Certificate - QQI Level 7 - Digital Marketing

Dublin Business School

Certificate - QQI Level 6 - Marketing

CMI - Communications & Management Institute
Celia Ichinoseki