Senior Media Buyer

Ascend Group; Kuala Lumpur; Remote; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A remote digital marketing company is looking for a Senior Media Buyer to transform ad spend into profitable growth. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience managing substantial budgets, a strong foundation in Meta and Google Ads, and a data-driven mindset. Responsibilities include strategizing ad campaigns and collaborating with creatives. This position offers flexibility and additional benefits such as promotion opportunities and paid training.

Benefits

Additional leave

Flextime

Opportunities for promotion

Paid training

Work from home

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing ad spend of US$50k+ monthly with good ROAS.
• Hands-on with Meta and Google Ads; understand attribution.
• Strong Excel and Google Sheets skills for data manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Plan and launch ads to achieve targeted ROAS.
• Control acquisition costs while increasing ad spend.
• Provide creative insights to the design team regularly.
• Leverage AI for routine tasks and streamline workflows.
• Build partnerships and coach team members.

Skills

Data-driven decision making

Meta Ads management

Google Ads/PMAX expertise

Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills

Creative judgment

AI tool proficiency

Clear communication

Tools

Looker Studio

SQL

Notion

Slack

Job description

Ascend Group is a fully remote digital marketing company. We exist to equip entrepreneurs and purpose-driven businesses to thrive in the new AI economy through strategic marketing, education, and scalable systems with AI-first thinking.

At Ascend, we are a remote-first team of A-players who value growth, performance, and transparency. We move fast, build with clarity, and honor each team member’s ideas, ownership, and craft. If you want to expand your capabilities, contribute meaningfully, and grow in a no-politics, high-performance environment, this is your place.

You’ll be our Senior Media Buyer who transforms ad spend into scalable, profitable growth. Beyond daily optimizations, you’ll architect full-funnel strategies and keep our playbooks on the cutting edge with AI-driven workflows. If you thrive on data, creative experimentation, and ownership of end-to-end ROI, we’d love to meet you.

Role Objectives:

Plan & Launch Winning Ads

Turn client goals into clear channel plans across Meta, Google/YouTube, and test platforms, aiming for 3× ROAS on cold traffic and 5× on warm.

Control Costs While Scaling

Keep customer-acquisition cost at or below 90 % of breakeven while growing spend and revenue.

Check key metrics daily, pause weak ads, boost strong ones, and keep live ROAS/CAC dashboards up to date.

Creative Insight Loop

Share simple, data-backed notes with the design team twice a week so they produce ads that match what’s working.

AI Workflow Champion

Use AI and automation to handle routine tasks, document the workflows, and free the team to focus on strategy.

Build Partnerships & People

Nurture relationships with platform reps for early betas, coach teammates and clients, lead weekly optimization huddles, and refine SOPs.

Requirements:

5+ years managing US$50k+ per month or higher ad spend with solid ROAS results.

Hands‑on with Meta Ads (CAPI, Advantage+) and Google Ads/PMAX; understand attribution basics.

Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills (pivots, regex, query) and a knack for turning data into action.

Sharp creative judgment—can quickly explain why an ad hook will work or miss.

Daily user of AI tools (ChatGPT or similar) for copy, analysis, and reporting.

Clear, direct communicator who guides clients and teammates.

Ownership mindset: focus on facts, fix problems fast.

Nice-to-Haves

Experience with B2B high-ticket, info-product, or coaching funnels.

Looker Studio or basic SQL.

Familiarity with Notion, Slack, and no‑code automations (e.g., n8n).

Job Type:

Full-time

Additional Benefits:

Additional leave
Flextime
Opportunities for promotion
Paid training
Promotion to a permanent employee
Work from home

Schedule:

8‑hour shift
Full‑time (Flexible)
Monday to Friday

Application Questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Malaysia?
• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• How many years' experience do you have as a media buyer?
• Which of the following online advertising methods do you have experience with?
• Which of the following languages are you fluent in?
• How would you rate your English language skills?
• How much notice are you required to give your current employer?