Hybrid Digital Ad Specialist & Client Partner

Rushton Marketing; Canterbury; Hybrid; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Own portfolio of accounts

Growth potential

Job summary

Rushton Marketing in New Zealand is seeking a confident Digital Ad Specialist & Client Manager to own client relationships while delivering high-impact campaigns across Google, Meta, TikTok and emerging platforms. You will meet with clients, lead strategy sessions, manage budgets, track performance, and report insights in plain language.

Hybrid role with offices in Timaru and Ashburton, with some WFH flexibility.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on in a performance or digital marketing role – agency experience preferred.
• Proven experience managing multiple clients at once.
• Proven experience in managing Meta, TikTok and Google Ads.
• Knowledge of how to set up tracking across multiple platforms and websites.
• Analytical brain that turns data into action.
• Ability to talk to small business owners like humans.

Responsibilities

• Being the go-to person for your own portfolio of NZ business owners – running client meetings and building relationships.
• Managing day-to-day delivery of digital ads (Google, Meta, TikTok and ChatGPT).
• Managing ad budgets and reporting on performance metrics with plain-English insights.
• Testing, measuring and refining to squeeze more ROI and leads from every dollar.
• Spotting trends, monitoring competition, finding opportunities for clients.
• Occasional content creation – social posts and landing page tweaks.

Skills

Client management

Campaign optimization

Analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Tools

Google Ads

Meta Ads

TikTok Ads

Tracking setup

Reporting

Job description

Rushton Marketing in New Zealand is seeking a confident Digital Ad Specialist & Client Manager to own client relationships while delivering high-impact campaigns across Google, Meta, TikTok and emerging platforms. You will meet with clients, lead strategy sessions, manage budgets, track performance, and report insights in plain language.

Hybrid role with offices in Timaru and Ashburton, with some WFH flexibility.