Performance Marketing Specialist
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📍 South Africa
📅 Posted 2026-08-17 · via Himalayas
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Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Time Zones
About the Role
At Pavago , one of our clients is hiring a Performance Marketing Specialist to build, manage, optimize, and scale paid media campaigns across multiple digital advertising platforms.
This is a hands-on performance marketing role , not a strategy-only position. You’ll be actively managing campaigns, analyzing performance, testing creatives and audiences, troubleshooting conversion tracking, and making daily optimizations designed to improve ROAS, CPL, CPA, and overall conversion performance .
You’ll work across:
- Google Ads
- Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram)
- LinkedIn Ads
- YouTube Ads
- Display advertising
- Retargeting and paid acquisition channels
If you enjoy turning campaign data into measurable growth and know how to scale paid media without sacrificing efficiency, this role is a strong fit.
What You’ll Own
Paid Media Campaign Management
Build, launch, and manage campaigns across:
- Google Ads
- Meta Ads Manager
- LinkedIn Ads
- YouTube Ads
- Display and retargeting platforms
You’ll:
- Develop campaigns for lead generation, conversions, remarketing, and brand awareness.
- Structure campaigns, ad groups, audiences, and targeting effectively.
- Manage budgets and bid strategies.
- Build and refine audience segments.
- Monitor campaign delivery and performance daily.
- Manage multiple campaigns or accounts simultaneously.
Campaign Optimization & Scaling
Take direct ownership of paid media performance.
You’ll continuously optimize:
- Cost Per Click (CPC)
- Cost Per Lead (CPL)
- Cost Per Acquisition (CPA)
- Click-Through Rate (CTR)
- Conversion Rate
- Return on Ad Spend (ROAS)
You’ll:
- Identify underperforming campaigns quickly.
- Adjust bids, budgets, targeting, placements, and audiences.
- Improve ad relevance and conversion efficiency.
- Identify winning campaigns and scaling opportunities.
- Scale profitable campaigns while maintaining performance.
- Make data-backed optimization decisions rather than relying on assumptions.
Creative Testing & Funnel Optimization
Develop structured testing programs across:
- Headlines
- Ad copy
- Creatives
- Audiences
- Calls-to-action
- Landing pages
Collaborate with designers and content teams to develop stronger advertising assets based on campaign data.
Analyze funnel performance to identify:
- Conversion bottlenecks
- Landing-page friction
- Messaging gaps
- Audience-quality issues
- Opportunities to improve conversion rates
Translate performance data into clear recommendations for creative and funnel improvements.
Conversion Tracking, Analytics & Attribution
Implement, maintain, and troubleshoot tracking using:
- Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
- Google Tag Manager
- Meta Pixel
- Platform conversion tracking
- Attribution systems
Ensure accurate measurement across paid campaigns, landing pages, and conversion funnels.
You’ll:
- Validate conversion events.
- Troubleshoot tracking discrepancies.
- Analyze user behavior and conversion paths.
- Identify funnel drop-offs.
- Maintain reliable attribution and reporting.
- Ensure optimization decisions are based on accurate data.
Reporting & Performance Insights
Prepare clear, actionable performance reporting covering:
- ROAS
- CPL
- CPA
- CPC
- CTR
- Conversion rates
- Lead volume
- Revenue contribution
- Budget efficiency
Provide weekly campaign summaries that clearly communicate:
- What is performing well.
- What is underperforming.
- What has been changed.
- What should be tested next.
- Where additional budget can be deployed profitably.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with:
- Marketing teams
- Designers
- Content teams
- Sales teams
- Leadership
Ensure paid acquisition efforts align with broader revenue and marketing objectives.
Support integrated marketing initiative