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Google Ads Specialist - Remote

Datafin

  • R100 per month
  • Permanent Senior position
  • Cape Town
  • Posted 19 May 2026 by Datafin
  • Expires in 34 days
  • Job 2639101
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About the position

ENVIRONMENT:

A fast-growing international digital performance agency is looking for a highly capable Google Ads Specialist to join its senior performance team, working across global brands, large media budgets, and high-impact digital campaigns. This is a mid to senior-level, client-facing role focused heavily on Google Search, Performance Max, Shopping, and Microsoft/Bing Search campaigns. The ideal candidate will bring strong commercial acumen, strategic search expertise, and the confidence to engage directly with senior stakeholders, not simply campaign administration. This role suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced agency environment, enjoys owning campaign performance, and is comfortable working collaboratively with international teams while managing meaningful budgets and client relationships.



DUTIES:

  • Build, manage, and optimise high-performing Google Search, Performance Max, Shopping, and Microsoft/Bing Search campaigns
  • Manage large international client budgets across multiple industries and markets
  • Drive campaign strategy, keyword planning, audience targeting, bidding strategies, and conversion optimisation
  • Monitor campaign performance, analyse data, and identify growth opportunities
  • Conduct A/B testing across ad copy, landing pages, bidding strategies, and audience segmentation
  • Deliver strategic insights, reporting, and recommendations to internal teams and clients
  • Work closely with senior performance teams, paid media specialists, creatives, and account managers
  • Attend client meetings, present campaign performance, and build trusted client relationships
  • Stay ahead of platform updates, automation features, and evolving search best practices
  • Support junior team members where needed and contribute to overall team excellence
 

REQUIREMENTS

  • Minimum 5+ years’ commercial experience managing Google Ads Search campaigns
  • Strong experience across Google Search, Performance Max, Shopping, and Microsoft/Bing Ads
  • Proven experience managing large campaign budgets across multiple client accounts
  • Strong analytical capability with experience interpreting campaign data and performance trends
  • Experience working directly with clients, presenting strategy, and managing stakeholder expectations
  • Comfortable operating in a senior, consultative, client-facing environment
  • Strong understanding of conversion tracking, attribution, GA4, Tag Manager, and reporting frameworks
  • Agency experience highly advantageous
  • Relevant Google Ads certifications highly beneficial
Advantageous

  • Experience with Looker Studio, Supermetrics, BigQuery, or advanced reporting tools
  • Exposure to international markets and multi-currency campaign management
  • Experience mentoring junior performance marketers
  • Exposure to paid social or broader digital performance channels
 

ATTRIBUTES

  • Commercially minded and performance-driven
  • Confident, articulate, and client-facing
  • Highly analytical and detail-oriented
  • Proactive, strategic, and solutions-focused
  • Comfortable owning performance and accountability
  • Collaborative, mature, and thrives in senior team environments

Desired Skills:

  • Collaboration
  • Creating New Solutions
  • Strategic Thinking

About The Employer:

An internationally recognised digital performance agency partnering with global brands to deliver data-driven paid media, digital growth, and measurable commercial outcomes across international markets.

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Datafin

About the agency

Datafin Recruitment was established in 1999 and is one of South Africa’s leading Recruitment companies. Owned and managed by two sisters Lindy and Bev Sollinger, we focus on connecting with both our clients and candidates in an authentic conscious meaningful manner. We focus on the Tech, Digital/Online, Data, Finance and HR industries.

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