Paid Ads Specialist @ AEK Media

Hatch; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AEK Media is one of Australia's fastest-growing agencies and a finalist in AFR Best Places to Work 2026.

As our Paid Ads Specialist you will run Google Ads, Meta Ads and LinkedIn Ads for a portfolio of ambitious brands across Healthcare, Law, eCommerce and B2B.

You will own your accounts day to day, build your own strategies and work with an award-winning team across creative, content, SEO and web to turn ad spend into real business growth, not just clicks.

Qualifications

• Paid media experience: 2+ years hands-on managing Google Ads and Meta Ads accounts.
• LinkedIn Ads exposure: experience running or supporting B2B campaigns on LinkedIn.
• Analytical skills: proven ability to read the data, find what is driving results and optimise campaigns.
• Tracking knowledge: comfortable with GA4, Google Tag Manager and conversion tracking.
• Communication skills: strong verbal and written skills for working with clients and the team.
• Fast-paced adaptability: experience managing multiple accounts in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Running accounts end to end: plan, build and optimise campaigns across Google Ads, Meta Ads and LinkedIn Ads.
• Building your own paid strategies: derive channel mix from client targets and measure by CPL, CPA and ROAS.
• Creative and landing page testing: brief teams on ad creative and pages, run tests and scale what works.
• Tracking and reporting: maintain accurate conversion tracking and explain performance to clients.

Skills

Paid media

LinkedIn Ads

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Adaptability

Tools

GA4

Google Tag Manager

Conversion tracking

Job description

Mid level, full-time, office based in Crows Nest, Sydney NSW. Marketing team.

About the job:

AEK Media is one of Australia's fastest-growing agencies and a finalist in AFR Best Places to Work 2026.

As our Paid Ads Specialist you will run Google Ads, Meta Ads and LinkedIn Ads for a portfolio of ambitious brands across Healthcare, Law, eCommerce and B2B.

You will own your accounts day to day, build your own strategies and work with an award-winning team across creative, content, SEO and web to turn ad spend into real business growth, not just clicks.

You’ll be responsible for:

(1) Running accounts end to end: plan, build and optimise campaigns across Google Ads (Search, Performance Max, YouTube), Meta Ads and LinkedIn Ads, managing budgets and pacing against each client's goals.

(2) Building your own paid strategies: work back from the client's revenue or lead target to the channel mix, funnel and offer, and judge success on cost per lead, cost per acquisition and return on ad spend rather than impressions.

(3) Creative and landing page testing: brief our video, design and web teams on ad creative and landing pages, run structured tests and scale what works.

(4) Tracking and reporting: keep conversion tracking accurate in GA4 and Google Tag Manager, and explain performance to clients in plain English with clear next steps.

Key criteria:

(1) Paid media experience: 2+ years hands-on managing Google Ads and Meta Ads accounts, ideally in an agency.

(2) LinkedIn Ads exposure: experience running or supporting B2B campaigns on LinkedIn.

(3) Analytical skills: proven ability to read the data, find what is driving results and optimise campaigns.

(4) Tracking knowledge: comfortable with GA4, Google Tag Manager and conversion tracking.

(5) Communication skills: strong verbal and written skills for working with clients and the team.

(6) Fast-paced adaptability: experience managing multiple accounts in a dynamic environment.

Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined

Key Responsibilities

• Running accounts end to end
• Tracking and reporting

Key Strengths

• Analytical skills
• Fast-paced adaptability

Why AEK Media is partnering with Hatch on this role.

Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume.

A Final Note: This is a role with AEK Media not with Hatch.