Google Ads Specialist

Western Cape, South Africa

Job Description

Job Summary To qualify for this position, you need:

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Digital Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field.
  • 3-5+ years experience managing Google Ads at meaningful monthly budgets across multiple brands or business units.
  • Proven success generating qualified leads in high-consideration services or financial/property categories.
  • Comfort reading funnel data (from click to SQL/booking) and making decisions from it.
  • Clear, structured communicator who documents tests, logic, and outcomes.
  • Experience integrating Google Ads with
Key Technical Skills:
  • Google Ads (Search, PMax, YouTube, Display, Demand Gen/Discovery).
  • GA4 and conversions (web + offline), Enhanced Conversions.
  • Tag Managers (preferably GTM), UTM strategy, and first-party data usage.
  • Lead-gen landing page best practices and CRO fundamentals.
Bonus Skills:
  • Experience integrating Google Ads with Zoho CRM (or similar) and managing offline conversion imports.
  • Experience with marketing automation, WhatsApp Business/API or Meta Flow Manager, and webhook-based lead routing.
  • SQL basics, server-side tagging exposure, or Python/Sheets for lightweight analysis.
  • Financial services or real estate marketing background in South Africa.
Duties and responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Strategy & Planning
  • Build account and campaign architectures for multiple brands with clear segmentation by market, intent, and funnel stage.
  • Develop channel mix and budget allocation frameworks by brand, region, and offer (e.g., webinars, consultations, new developments).
  • Map keyword themes and audience signals to property investment intent (e.g., buy-to-let, bond affordability, tax benefits, off-plan).
Campaign Execution
  • Create and manage Search, Performance Max, YouTube (in-stream/in-feed), Display, and Demand Gen/Discovery campaigns.
  • Write and test ad copy/assets consistent with IGrow's brand and compliance guidelines.
  • Build asset groups for PMax with thoughtful audience signals, feed strategy, and creative coverage.
Measurement, Data & Quality
  • Own end-to-end conversion tracking: GA4 + Google Ads conversion tags, Enhanced Conversions, server-side tagging where applicable.
  • Implement robust offline conversion imports and lead quality scoring from CRM to optimize to qualified outcomes, not just raw leads.
  • Build and maintain Looker Studio dashboards for exec and marketing stakeholders (lead volume, CPL, CPQL, show-up rate, cost-per-booking, ROAS proxies).
  • Partner with our CRM team (Zoho) to ensure campaigns are attributable and that cost data joins to pipeline metrics.
Optimization & Experimentation
  • Run structured testing: keywords, match types, RSAs, extensions, audience layering, bidding strategies (tCPA/tROAS), landing pages, and creative.
  • Establish a weekly rhythm for search term pruning, negative list curation, and budget rebalancing.
  • Propose and execute YouTube creative tests (hook angles, 15-30s explainers, client proof points).
  • Maintain brand safety, placement controls, and geographic bid strategies.
Cross-Channel Collaboration
  • Coordinate with our external Meta ads expert on audience learnings, messaging consistency, and offer cycles.
  • Support WhatsApp marketing initiatives (flows, templates, opt-in journeys) to improve speed-to-lead and qualification.
  • Work with design/dev on landing pages and page speed; brief new layouts; validate forms, UTMs, and event firing.
  • Feed market insights to Sales (questions prospects ask, regional interest, price sensitivities).
Governance & Compliance
  • Adhere to South African regulations and IGrow standards for truthful advertising and data privacy (e.g., POPIA principles around consent and lawful processing).
  • Maintain rigorous UTM governance, naming conventions, and documentation.
If you do not receive feedback within two weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1577507
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Western Cape, South Africa
  • Education
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