Paid Media & Tracking Assistant
Spotter Labs
Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Spotter Labs is open worldwide, so South Africans can apply. This role is suited for junior-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
We are looking for a hands-onPaid Media & Tracking Assistantto support our digital advertising, analytics, and tracking efforts across multiple paid media platforms. The ideal candidate has practical experience setting up, maintaining, and troubleshooting advertising pixels, events, conversion tracking, and analytics systems, with a strong understanding of how paid traffic is measured and optimized.
You will work closely with the marketing team to ensure that campaigns are properly tracked, conversions are accurately recorded, and our tracking infrastructure provides reliable data for reporting and optimization. This role is particularly suited to someone who enjoys working directly with ad platforms, analytics tools, event tracking, and campaign data rather than focusing solely on strategy.
Key Responsibilities
* Set up, manage, and troubleshootMeta Pixel, Meta Events Manager, and custom events/conversions.
Set up, manage, and troubleshootMeta Pixel, Meta Events Manager, and custom events/conversions.
* Support paid advertising campaigns across platforms such asMeta Ads, TikTok Ads, Reddit Ads, and LinkedIn Ads.
Support paid advertising campaigns across platforms such asMeta Ads, TikTok Ads, Reddit Ads, and LinkedIn Ads.
* Define and maintain a clearevent tracking structure, including event names, parameters, properties, and conversion definitions.
Define and maintain a clearevent tracking structure, including event names, parameters, properties, and conversion definitions.
* Implement and validate pixels, events, conversion tracking, UTM parameters, and other tracking solutions across websites and campaigns.
Implement and validate pixels, events, conversion tracking, UTM parameters, and other tracking solutions across websites and campaigns.
* Work with the tracking stack, includingPostHog, GA4, Google Tag Manager (GTM), Meta Events Manager, Brevo, and Microsoft Clarity.
Work with the tracking stack, includingPostHog, GA4, Google Tag Manager (GTM), Meta Events Manager, Brevo, and Microsoft Clarity.
* Monitor tracking performance and investigate discrepancies between advertising platforms, analytics tools, and website data.
Monitor tracking performance and investigate discrepancies between advertising platforms, analytics tools, and website data.
* Debug tracking issues and identify why anevent or conversion is not firing correctly, rather than only setting up campaigns.
Debug tracking issues and identify why anevent or conversion is not firing correctly, rather than only setting up campaigns.
* Test and validate events across different platforms to ensure that data is being captured accurately and consistently.
Test and validate events across different platforms to ensure that data is being captured accurately and consistently.
* Ensure that key events and conversions are properly defined, recorded, and attributed across the relevant platforms.
Ensure that key events and conversions are properly defined, recorded, and attributed across the relevant platforms.
* Assist with campaign setup, audience tracking, retargeting, and conversion measurement.
Assist with campaign setup, audience tracking, retargeting, and conversion measurement.
* Analyze campaign and tracking data to identify potential issues and opportunities for improvement.
Analyze campaign and tracking data to identify potential issues and opportunities for improvement.
* Work with websites, landing pages, and analytics tools to ensure proper data collection and attribution.
Work with websites, landing pages, and analytics tools to ensure proper data collection and attribution.
* Help maintain organized tracking documentation and ensure that event naming and tracking structures remain consistent.
Help maintain organized tracking documentation and ensure that event naming and tracking structures remain consistent.
* Stay up to date with changes to advertising platforms, tracking technologies, attribution, and privacy requirements.
Stay up to date with changes to advertising platforms, tracking technologies, attribution, and privacy requirements.
* Support testing and troubleshooting of new tracking setups before campaigns go live.
Support testing and troubleshooting of new tracking setups before campaigns go live.
Preferred Experience
* Hands-on experience withMeta Ads Manager, Meta Pixel, Meta Events Manager, and custom events/conversions.
Hands-on experience withMeta Ads Manager, Meta Pixel, Meta Events Manager, and custom events/conversions.
* Experience withTikTok Ads, Reddit Ads, and LinkedIn Ads.
Experience withTikTok Ads, Reddit Ads, and LinkedIn Ads.
* Practical experience withPostHog, GA4, Google Tag Manager (GTM), Microsoft Clarity, and Brevo.
Practical experience withPostHog, GA4, Google Tag Manager (GTM), Microsoft Clarity, and Brevo.
* Strong understanding of event tracking concepts, includingevent names, parameters, properties, conversion definitions, and attribution.
Strong understanding of event tracking concepts, includingev
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
Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.
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.
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About Spotter Labs
Spotter Labs is a company in the ELD Specialist industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 4 open positions on Hirezar. View all Spotter Labs jobs →