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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