PPC Account Executive

Location: Cape Town, CBD
Working model: Hybrid
Experience: 6 to 9+ months

About the Opportunity

Our client is a leading international digital and performance agency, working with a diverse portfolio of brands across multiple markets.

They are looking for a PPC Account Executive to join their growing Cape Town team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their paid media career who wants to build strong technical expertise within a collaborative and fast-paced agency environment.

You will support Account Managers across a range of client accounts while taking ownership of day-to-day paid media activity, including campaign builds, optimisation, analysis, reporting and testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of paid media strategies across client accounts

• Build, manage and optimise Paid Search and/or Paid Social campaigns

• Conduct keyword research and expand keyword coverage

• Refine campaign targeting and make bid adjustments

• Write and test ad copy

• Monitor budgets and ensure spend remains on track

• Analyse campaign performance and identify opportunities for improvement

• Review landing pages and search query reports

• Proactively recommend and implement campaign tests

• Produce daily, weekly and monthly performance reports

• Analyse trends and explain performance against key KPIs

• Support media planning from campaign briefs

• Assist with research, copy and presentations for new business opportunities

What We're Looking For

• Approximately 6 to 9+ months of hands-on Paid Search and/or Paid Social experience

• Strong analytical skills and confidence working with campaign data

• Good understanding of paid media campaign management and optimisation

• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills

• Proactive mindset with a willingness to take ownership

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced agency environment

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Eagerness to learn and develop within performance marketing

Nice to Have

• Experience across platforms such as Google Ads and Meta

• Basic knowledge of tracking, tagging or JavaScript

• Experience working across multiple paid media platforms

• Additional language skills

What's on Offer

You'll join an international agency environment with a strong focus on learning, collaboration and career development. The role offers exposure to varied client accounts, hands-on campaign ownership and opportunities to broaden your knowledge across other areas of digital marketing.

The position offers hybrid working from Cape Town, alongside personal development and training opportunities.

Sphere Digital Recruitment currently have a variety of job opportunities across digital so feel free to get in touch with us to find out how we can help you. Please take a look at our website.

Sphere is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

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