Senior Account Executive, Paid Social
Work Model: Hybrid – 2 days in office and 3 remote
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Overview
A leading international digital and performance agency is looking for a Senior Account Executive, Paid Social to join its Digital Media team.
This is a hands-on paid media role focused on the optimisation and management of Paid Social campaigns to a high standard, helping drive strong results for clients. The role will also involve reporting on campaign performance and communicating insights clearly and effectively.
On smaller and medium-sized accounts, the Senior Account Executive will take more ownership of client success, satisfaction and growth opportunities. This role requires strong digital marketing knowledge, analytical ability, attention to detail and the ability to collaborate well with clients and internal teams.
Key Responsibilities
Campaign Management and Optimisation
- Build, manage and optimise Paid Social campaigns across relevant platforms.
- Monitor account performance regularly and carry out daily optimisations.
- Analyse campaign performance to identify trends, issues and opportunities.
- Manage campaign spend effectively, ensuring budgets remain on track.
- Take ownership of day-to-day campaign management and optimisation.
- Support testing across creatives, audiences, placements, betas and platform features.
- Help drive strong account performance, strategy, client satisfaction and growth.
Client Communication
- Lead day-to-day communication within your area of responsibility.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships.
- Communicate clearly and professionally, aligned to each client’s priorities.
- Respond to client requests in a timely manner.
- Provide performance updates and translate data into clear recommendations.
- Create and update basic reporting dashboards for smaller clients.
Innovation and Growth
- Suggest new creatives, tests, strategies and tools to improve campaign performance.
- Stay up to date with Paid Social trends, platform updates and new features.
- Share learnings and campaign insights with the wider team.
- Identify opportunities for client growth across accounts.
- Use automation and smarter ways of working to improve performance and efficiency.
Team Collaboration
- Work closely with internal teams across media, strategy, creative and client service.
- Complete assigned tasks to a high standard and within deadlines.
- Communicate progress, challenges and blockers clearly.
- Prioritise workload effectively with limited support.
- Support junior team members through guidance, task support, training or mentoring.
Ideal Experience
- Hands-on Paid Social campaign management experience.
- Strong understanding of Meta and other relevant Paid Social platforms.
- Experience with campaign setup, optimisation, budget pacing and reporting.
- Ability to analyse performance data and provide actionable recommendations.
- Comfortable communicating with clients or internal stakeholders.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple accounts or campaigns.
- Experience in an agency or multi-client environment would be beneficial.
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