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SU - Paid Ads Specialist

Somewhere

Fully Remote
📍 South Africa
🇿🇦 SA Friendly: 1.0/1.0

🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R32,375 – R46,250 ZAR. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

​​​​About Us

Somewhere.com is a recruiting agency. We source worldwide talent to work remotely for clients based in the United States. We place over 250 individuals a month into remote roles.

Role Description

This is a full-time remote role at a US based digital marketing agency. The specialist will be responsible for developing and implementing paid search, social and retargeting campaigns to drive business growth, analyzing campaign performance, optimizing marketing campaigns, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve marketing goals.

Qualifications
* Experience in paid media buying across search and social.
* Google Adwords experience.
* Keyword research, retargeting, geo-targeting, tracking and reporting.
* Experience in analyzing campaign performance and optimizing marketing campaigns.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
* Ability to work independently and remotely.
* Experience working with international teams is a plus.
* Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or related field.
Requirements
* At least 3 years experience in performance marketing.
* Pay-per-click Google Search.
* Geo-targeting, budget management, Google Analytics 4, Meta and X.
* Fast, reliable internet
* A second monitor and fast computer
* A quiet and professional work environment
* Great command of the english language (written and verbal)
* Work full time on United States time zone
Additional Details:

Full-time independent contractor paid 2x monthly. Client looking for long term employment. Role comes with upward mobility and future opportunity for advancement.

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

At R32,375/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,750/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 614 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →