Amazon PPC Manager (1)
Somewhere
🇿🇦 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 R37,000 – R74,000 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
Role:Amazon PPC Digital Marketing Specialist
Priority Location:Worldwide (LATAM & Philippines preference)
Working Hours:Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5 pm PST
Salary Range:$2,000 – $4,000 / month (Commensurate with experience) |25 paid time off (PTO) days per year.
Type of contract:Independent Contractor | Remote
We are a small, fast-moving Amazon advertising agency built by ex-Amazon employees. We’ve managed some of the biggest brands on the planet, but we’re not a corporate machine. We’re scrappy, strategic, and obsessed with performance.
We live in the details of Sponsored Ads, experiment constantly, and scale brands that actually matter. If you love the thrill of solving problems and having true ownership over your work, you will fit right in.
Fair warning:We don’t believe in endless meetings or micromanagement, but this is not an easy job. We are strictly looking for someone who is excellent at what they do.
Key Responsibilities
* Business Reviews:You will write weekly and monthly business reviews that explainwhyan account moved, not justthatit moved. Every review must end with a written action plan: what we will do, by when, and the exact result we expect.
Business Reviews:You will write weekly and monthly business reviews that explainwhyan account moved, not justthatit moved. Every review must end with a written action plan: what we will do, by when, and the exact result we expect.
* Strategy & Budgeting:You will build budget and media strategies, defend where budget goes using data, and track performance rigorously against your own plan.
Strategy & Budgeting:You will build budget and media strategies, defend where budget goes using data, and track performance rigorously against your own plan.
* Account Optimization:You will optimize Sponsored Ads accounts against the client's goals—pulling spend back from underperforming products/targets, scaling what's working, and backing every move with data.
Account Optimization:You will optimize Sponsored Ads accounts against the client's goals—pulling spend back from underperforming products/targets, scaling what's working, and backing every move with data.
* Pacing & Metrics:At any given point in the month, you know whether each of your accounts is pacing to budget and goal, allowing you to flag pacing problems before the client notices them.
Pacing & Metrics:At any given point in the month, you know whether each of your accounts is pacing to budget and goal, allowing you to flag pacing problems before the client notices them.
* Impact-Driven Task Management:You manage your daily task load ranked by expected impact on the account. For any task on your list, you can state in one or two sentences why it matters and what business result it should produce.
Impact-Driven Task Management:You manage your daily task load ranked by expected impact on the account. For any task on your list, you can state in one or two sentences why it matters and what business result it should produce.
* Software Utilization:You will work within our proprietary ads management software.
Software Utilization:You will work within our proprietary ads management software.
What We’re Looking For
* Experience:2+ years of hands-on experience running Amazon PPC campaigns across multiple brands.
Experience:2+ years of hands-on experience running Amazon PPC campaigns across multiple brands.
* Technical Skills:Expert-level Excel/Google Sheets skills; complete comfort working in bulk sheets for large-scale edits and reporting.
Technical Skills:Expert-level Excel/Google Sheets skills; complete comfort working in bulk sheets for large-scale edits and reporting.
* Tools:Working fluency with PPC tools like Helium 10 and Data Dive to guide keyword and campaign decisions.
Tools:Working fluency with PPC tools like Helium 10 and Data Dive to guide keyword and campaign decisions.
* Communication:Clear, confident written and verbal English. You will communicate directly with the accounts you manage via text and on calls.
Communication:Clear, confident written and verbal English. You will communicate directly with the accounts you manage via text and on calls.
* Mindset:Data-driven, curious, and proactive. You don't wait for instructions—you look for impact.
Mindset:Data-driven, curious, and proactive. You don't wait for instructions—you look for impact.
* Workflow:Proficiency working within Slack and Monday.com for communication, project, and task management.
Workflow:Proficiency working within Slack and Monday.com for communication, project, and task management.
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.
Salary in Context
At R37,000/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($2,000/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.
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.
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 748 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →