Paid Media Executive

Sphere Digital Recruitment; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 350,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Sphere Digital Recruitment is partnering with a UK independent media agency to recruit a Paid Media Specialist for a fully remote role based in South Africa. You will focus on Paid Social (Meta) and Google Ads, with exposure to TikTok and other digital channels, handling setup, activation, management and optimisation across client portfolios.

You will build and launch Meta campaigns, manage budgets and assets, monitor performance and optimise, while producing reports and collaborating with the

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Meta Ads Manager.
• Practical experience with Google Ads, particularly Search.
• Confident to set up, manage and optimise campaigns independently.
• Solid understanding of campaign KPIs, budgets and performance.
• Good analytical and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Building and launching campaigns across Meta Ads Manager.
• Managing audiences, budgets, placements, schedules and creative assets.
• Monitoring campaign performance and making ongoing optimisations.
• Managing budget pacing and campaign delivery.
• Testing audiences, creative, placements and bidding strategies.
• Setting up and managing Google Search campaigns.
• Supporting activity across Performance Max, Demand Gen, YouTube and TikTok.
• Producing weekly, monthly and ad hoc campaign reports.
• Analysing performance and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Troubleshooting campaign setup, tracking and delivery issues.
• Supporting the wider account team with planning, reporting and client delivery.

Job description

We are working with an independent media agency in the UK looking for a Paid Media Specialist to join their growing team on a fully remote basis in South Africa.

The role is primarily focused on Paid Social, particularly Meta, alongside a strong element of Google Ads, with occasional exposure to TikTok and other digital channels.

This is a hands‑on role where you will be responsible for the setup, activation, management and optimisation of paid media campaigns across a varied portfolio of clients.

Key responsibilities include:

• Building and launching campaigns across Meta Ads Manager
• Managing audiences, budgets, placements, schedules and creative assets
• Monitoring campaign performance and making ongoing optimisations
• Managing budget pacing and campaign delivery
• Testing audiences, creative, placements and bidding strategies
• Setting up and managing Google Search campaigns
• Supporting activity across Performance Max, Demand Gen, YouTube and TikTok
• Producing weekly, monthly and ad hoc campaign reports
• Analysing performance and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Troubleshooting campaign setup, tracking and delivery issuesSupporting the wider account team with planning, reporting and client delivery

What we’re looking for:

• Strong hands‑on experience with Meta Ads Manager
• Practical experience with Google Ads, particularly Search
• Confidence setting up, managing and optimising campaigns independently
• Strong understanding of campaign KPIs, budgets and performance
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines
• Clear communication skills and confidence discussing campaign performance
• TikTok experience would be beneficial

This would suit someone with a strong grounding in Paid Social and Paid Search who wants to remain hands‑on while developing broader experience across media planning, buying and client strategy.