Senior Paid Media Specialist Google Ads (JB6016)
Location: Maitland, Cape Town
Salary: R40,000 R65,000 per month (negotiable depending on experience)
Duration: Permanent
Employment Type: Full-Time

This is a well-oiled, tight-knit paid media agency that has been doing the real work of performance marketing for nearly two decades. Not the organic stuff, not the strategy decks that live in a drawer and not the "we do a bit of everything" kind. Pure paid media, executed at a high level for a focused portfolio of clients across Google and Meta.

The team is intentionally small, the client base is curated, and the culture is shifting into something genuinely exciting. They are rebuilding around a dynamic pod structure where campaign managers own their accounts end-to-end, bring their technical expertise directly to clients, and operate with a level of autonomy that most agencies talk about but never actually deliver.

This is a senior individual contributor role at its core. No handholding. No middlemen between you and the work. You will be owning Google Ads campaigns across a portfolio of accounts, bringing Meta in as your secondary channel, and forming part of a pod that services a group of clients across both platforms. Reporting is streamlined through Supermetrics and Looker Studio so the data is already there. Your job is to read it, understand it, act on it and communicate it clearly to clients who are technically literate and expect real insight, not a printout.

The agency is also actively integrating AI into the workflow to assist with optimization flagging and insights, so if you are already thinking about how AI tools fit into campaign management, you are going to feel right at home.

What's in it for You
Hybrid working model with 3 days in office
Flexible hours with early finishes on Fridays (2:30 p.m.)
A culture that trusts adults to manage their own time without check-ins and micromanagement
Real ownership of your accounts and direct client relationships
A business that is investing in AI-assisted workflow tools to make the heavy lifting lighter
Medical aid, GAP cover and pension contributions after probation
Generous leave

Minimum Requirements
4 or more years of hands-on paid media campaign management experience
Strong Google Ads proficiency as your primary channel
Meta Ads Manager experience as a secondary or co-equal channel
Working knowledge of GA4, Google Tag Manager and Looker Studio
Solid understanding of attribution models, conversion tracking and campaign reporting
Comfortable communicating directly with technically informed clients
Able to manage your time independently and hold your own in a fast-paced environment

Key Responsibilities
Planning, building and optimising Google Ads campaigns across a portfolio of accounts
Managing Meta campaigns as a secondary channel within a pod team structure
Reading and interpreting campaign data in Looker Studio to generate meaningful insights
Writing concise, client-ready monthly performance reports (three to four key insights per report)
Liaising directly with clients to present results, discuss strategy and recommend optimisations
Collaborating within your pod to ensure all clients are serviced across both channels when capacity allows
Staying current on platform updates, algorithm changes and industry best practices
Contributing to a team environment where everyone puts their hand up, not just their own queue

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