Senior Paid Social Manager
Somewhere
Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere explicitly welcomes applicants based in South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R37,000 – R92,500 ZAR. 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
Job title:Senior Paid Social Manager
Job type and role:Performance Marketing ManagerContract:Independent ContractSalary:$2000 - $5000 USD/monthRemoteSchedule: Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm PST
Industry:Marketing & Advertising
About the Role
You'll work directly with the founder on paid social strategy and execution across Meta, TikTok, AppLovin, and Pinterest. Accounts range from $50K to $700K+ a month in spend. You'll own the thinking and the hands-on work: structure, testing, analysis, and the recommendations that come out of it.
Note:This is a dedicated Paid Social role in a fast-paced agency setting. Paid search, SEO, and creative production are handled by other specialists.
What You'll Do
* Account Audits & Strategy:Audit new accounts and present findings on structure, attribution, audience segments, placements, and demographics.
Account Audits & Strategy:Audit new accounts and present findings on structure, attribution, audience segments, placements, and demographics.
* Account Structure:Build and run account structures that consolidate signal instead of fragmenting it across hundreds of ad sets.
Account Structure:Build and run account structures that consolidate signal instead of fragmenting it across hundreds of ad sets.
* Testing Framework:Design creative and audience tests with a defined minimum spend per test, ensuring every result is statistically actionable.
Testing Framework:Design creative and audience tests with a defined minimum spend per test, ensuring every result is statistically actionable.
* Audience Infrastructure:Set up audience infrastructure, including customer lists, exclusions, and existing-customer spend controls.
Audience Infrastructure:Set up audience infrastructure, including customer lists, exclusions, and existing-customer spend controls.
* Catalog Management:Build and maintain catalog and dynamic product ads across collections.
Catalog Management:Build and maintain catalog and dynamic product ads across collections.
* Attribution & Lift Testing:Standardize attribution settings across campaigns, plan/read conversion lift or geo holdout tests, and translate incremental results into clear budget decisions.
Attribution & Lift Testing:Standardize attribution settings across campaigns, plan/read conversion lift or geo holdout tests, and translate incremental results into clear budget decisions.
* Creative Briefing:Write data-backed creative briefs from performance data and provide clear feedback to creative teams.
Creative Briefing:Write data-backed creative briefs from performance data and provide clear feedback to creative teams.
* Channel Expansion:Scale and expand budgets onto TikTok, AppLovin, and Pinterest where performance supports it.
Channel Expansion:Scale and expand budgets onto TikTok, AppLovin, and Pinterest where performance supports it.
* Business Reporting:Report on business-level outcomes (Shopify revenue, MER, new customer acquisition, contribution margin), not just surface-level platform ROAS.
Business Reporting:Report on business-level outcomes (Shopify revenue, MER, new customer acquisition, contribution margin), not just surface-level platform ROAS.
What You Bring (Requirements)
* 4+ years in Paid Social:Proven track record running paid social campaigns specifically in thee-commerce / D2Csector.
4+ years in Paid Social:Proven track record running paid social campaigns specifically in thee-commerce / D2Csector.
* High-Budget Experience:Proven hands-on experience directly managing single ad accounts spending$250K+ per monthin Paid Social.
High-Budget Experience:Proven hands-on experience directly managing single ad accounts spending$250K+ per monthin Paid Social.
* Agency Experience Required:Demonstrable experience managing multiple e-commerce client accounts simultaneously within a marketing agency environment.
Agency Experience Required:Demonstrable experience managing multiple e-commerce client accounts simultaneously within a marketing agency environment.
* Meta Ads Mastery:Expert-level skills in Meta Ads Manager, including Advantage+ sales campaigns, CBO vs ABO tradeoffs, cost/bid caps, and catalog ads.
Meta Ads Mastery:Expert-level skills in Meta Ads Manager, including Advantage+ sales campaigns, CBO vs ABO tradeoffs, cost/bid caps, and catalog ads.
* Multi-Channel Hands-On Experience:Direct, hands-on campaign management on Meta + at least two of the following platforms: TikTok, AppLovin, or Pinterest.
Multi-Channel Hands-On Experience:Direct, hands-on campaign management on Meta + at least two of the following platforms: TikTok, AppLovin, or Pinterest.
* Technical Analytics & Attribution:Working knowledge of Conversions API (CAPI), event match quality, deduplication, view-through credit, and offline/incremental attribution models.
Technical Analytics & Attribution:Working knowledge of Conversions API (CAPI), event match quality, deduplication, view-through credit, and offline/incremental attribution models.
* Data & Spreadsheet Fluency:Abi
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.
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About Somewhere
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