Marketing

Digital PPC/SEM Specialist

Global Wave Group

Auckland11 days ago
Full timeEntry level

What the role involves

  • Managing paid media campaigns
  • Conducting keyword research
  • Optimizing ad creatives

What they ask for

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, E-commerce, Business, or a related field; 1+ years of hands-on PPC/SEM campaign experience

  • 1+ yr experience
  • Bachelor's degree

About the job

Digital PPC/SEM Specialist (Full-time)

Location: Albany, Auckland (Office based)

Working hours: 10 A.M. – 6:30 P.M. from Monday to Friday

Reports to: Global Marketing Manager

Role Purpose

The PPC/SEM Specialist is responsible for planning, executing, and optimizing paid advertising campaigns across platforms such as Google Ads, Meta (Facebook/Instagram) Ads, and other digital channels. The primary focus of this role is to generate high-quality leads and drive measurable conversions that support the company’s revenue and growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Plan and manage paid media campaigns across Google, Meta, and other relevant platforms, with a focus on lead generation and conversions.
  • Conduct keyword research, audience targeting, and bidding strategies to maximize campaign performance and ROI.
  • Create and optimize ad copies, creatives, and landing pages in collaboration with the design and content teams.
  • Monitor daily campaign performance, including impressions, clicks, cost, and conversions, and make timely adjustments.
  • Set up and maintain conversion tracking tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Meta Pixel) to ensure accurate data.
  • Run A/B tests on ads, audiences, and landing pages to continuously improve lead quality and conversion rates.
  • Prepare regular performance reports and insights, highlighting key results, learnings, and improvement actions.
  • Work closely with the sales team to align lead quality, follow-up processes, and feedback for improvement.

Essential Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, E-commerce, Business, or a related field.
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience managing PPC/SEM campaigns (e.g., Google Ads, Meta Ads).
  • Solid understanding of performance marketing, lead generation, and conversion optimization.
  • Experience with analytics and tracking tools such as Google Analytics, Tag Manager, and ad platform dashboards.
  • Strong numerical and analytical skills, able to interpret data, and make clear optimization decisions.
  • Basic knowledge of landing page best practices; experience with A/B testing is a plus.
  • Good communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with marketing, sales, and product teams.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with a performance-based discretionary bonus.
  • Career growth opportunities within a fast-growing international business.
  • Well-stocked staff pantry with complimentary food and drinks.
  • Regular team-building activities to strengthen collaboration, connection, and engagement.
  • Company celebrations for major cultural and seasonal festivals throughout the year.
  • Monthly employee birthday celebrations.

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