Google Search Ads Manager / PPC Specialist

Remuneration: Market-related
Location: In-office, Wynberg (Chelsea), Cape Town
Remote work: Hybrid allowed post-probation
Type: Full-time
Reports to: Head of performance

About the Grow Collective

The Grow Collective is a full-service digital marketing agency helping B2C and B2B brands scale through strategic, omnichannel digital marketing. Our offering spans performance media, social media, creative content, e-commerce, and digital strategy all focused on driving measurable growth.

We’re looking for a Google Search Ads Manager / PPC Specialist to join our performance media division, working across global consumer brands in partnership with a leading UK agency. This is a hands-on execution role perfect for someone with strong attention to detail, experience in performance marketing, and a track record of managing multiple Google ads accounts.

You’ll play a crucial role in executing, optimising, and reporting on high-performing Google search campaigns, with the opportunity to deepen your platform expertise through exposure to multiple brands, international markets, and advanced tools.

Role overview

This is an in-platform, execution-focused role within the performance team. You will manage the day-to-day of Google search campaigns from build and pacing to optimisation and reporting across multiple clients. You’ll work alongside internal teams and external partners to ensure campaigns are structured correctly, deliver on KPIs, and are supported by robust performance insights.

This role is not responsible for high-level media planning or strategy, but you will contribute to testing roadmaps, campaign retrospectives, and optimisation direction.

Key responsibilities campaign setup and execution

• Build and launch campaigns in Google ads (search campaigns)
• Ensure correct structure, keyword match types, budgets, targeting, and tracking (UTMs, conversion tracking)
• Collaborate with content and account teams to ensure ad copy and creative are aligned with campaign objectives
  
  

Performance monitoring and optimisation

• Monitor campaign delivery and pacing daily
• Optimise budgets, bids, audiences, and keyword strategies to improve ROAS, CPA, CTR, etc.
  Run A/B tests and contribute to testing roadmaps and RTBs
  
  

Reporting and insights

• Provide weekly reports and monthly reports as well as post-campaign analysis (PCAs)
• Deliver actionable insights and recommendations based on performance data
• Use platforms like Looker Studio and Squared.io to streamline monitoring and insights (where required)
  
  

Collaboration and delivery

• Attend internal and client meetings
• Align on campaign goals, creative timelines, and data tracking
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across performance, content, and strategy
  
  

What we’re looking for

• 2–4 years hands-on Google ads campaign management experience (agency preferred)
• Google ads search certification (required)
• Familiar with performance metrics: ROAS, CPA, CTR, CVR, and optimising toward them
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple campaigns/accounts at once
• Confident with reporting and performance analysis
• Experience with Looker Studio and/or Squared.io a plus
  
  

Nice to have

• Exposure to international or e-commerce brands
• Familiarity with cross-channel reporting or attribution
• Experience using project tools like Asana and Slack
• Google Tag Manager or GA4 experience
  
  

Why join us?

• Work on global B2C/B2B brands across lifestyle, wellness, FMCG and more
• Be part of a dynamic, fast-growing agency with a performance-first culture
• Hybrid flexibility after probation.
• A team that values curiosity, ownership, mentorship and meaningful results

To Apply
Email your CV to az.oc.evitcellocworgeht@ofni>b<>b/<
Applications will remain open until the role is filled. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview and assessment task.

 

Posted on 01 Jul 08:30, Closing date 30 Aug