Performance Marketing Specialist

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. We’re hiring a performance-driven Paid Marketing Specialist to own strategy, build, ad copywriting, optimisation, and reporting across Google Ads (Search/Shopping/PMax) , Meta , Pinterest , LinkedIn , and other paid social/display channels. You’ll translate commercial goals into media plans, craft and test platform-native ad copy , execute flawlessly, and report outcomes with clear, data-led insights. Responsibilities Strategy: Market & keyword/audience research, forecasting, channel mix, budget allocation, testing roadmap. Build & QA: Account structure, naming, pixels/tags, conversions (GA4/GTM), UTM governance, feed hygiene & Merchant Center. Ad copywriting (core): Write Meta/Pinterest/LinkedIn primary text, headlines, descriptions, CTAs tailored to funnel stage and placement. Apply proven DR frameworks (AIDA, PAS, BAB), strong hooks, clear value props, credible proof, and objection handling. Maintain a copy testing matrix (hooks × offers × formats), version control, and naming conventions. Creative & CRO collaboration: Brief designers, align ad copy to landing H1/hero/microcopy; reduce message mismatch; support offer development. Optimisation: Bid/budget pacing, audience architecture (prospecting/retargeting/LLAs), negatives/query mining, creative & copy iteration cadence, LP/CRO collaboration. Measurement & Reporting: GA4 dashboards, weekly WIPs, cohort & funnel analysis, platform vs GA4 reconciliation, incrementality guardrails. Compliance & Hygiene: Brand safety, policy approvals, exclusions, scripts/alerts, documentation. Must-have experience 5+ years managing multi-channel paid media at meaningful monthly spend with hands-on across Google + paid social all types of ad formats. Demonstrable lifts in ROAS/MER (e-com) and reductions in CPL/CPA (lead gen) driven by copy/creative and structure . Proficiency across Google Ads (Search/Shopping/PMax) , Meta , Pinterest Ads , LinkedIn Ads ; comfortable testing YouTube/Discovery/Programmatic. Reporting: Databox/Sheets (pivots, lookups, regex) and exec-ready narrative (what happened, why, what next). Nice-to-haves Microsoft Ads/Bing, YouTube (in-stream/in-feed), DataFeedWatch/Channable, basic SQL/BigQuery, Hotjar/Clarity, Shopify/Woo/HubSpot. KPIs you’ll own Scale: Qualified leads or incremental revenue. Copy performance: CTR, hook hold/engagement rate, RSA ad strength/relevance diagnostics, win rate of copy tests. Learning velocity: Number of valid tests/month and documented learnings. Data integrity: Tracking hygiene, low disapprovals, accurate pacing. What success looks like (7/30/45) 7 days: Access all platforms, audit accounts/feeds/tracking, fix gaps, pause waste, set baselines. 30 days: Run 2–3 copy/offer tests, tighten structure/UTMs/feeds, deliver +10–15% CTR or +5–10% CVR , and -10% CPL or higher ROAS. 45 days: Scale winners across channels, expand tests (LP/offer/format), drive higher ROAS and better conversions at target CPA, adding +5–10% incremental efficiency/scale. Tooling Google Ads, Merchant Center, Meta Ads Manager, Pinterest Ads, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, GA4, GTM, Looker Studio, Sheets, Hotjar/Clarity, Slack/Asana/Wrike, Databox How to apply A brief of your biggest paid media win (goal, constraints, actions, measurable outcome). 2–3 anonymised before/after screenshots showing performance with dates. A one-page 45-day testing plan spanning Google + Meta + Pinterest/LinkedIn, including a copy testing matrix (hooks × benefits × proof). Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Marketing and Sales Industries Advertising Services #J-18808-Ljbffr