Paid Ads Specialist - Long-Term Meta Ads Execution Role

Posted 2 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

About the Role We're a marketing operations firm running two sides of the business at once: A portfolio of business clients where we own their paid media and growth systems A music industry platform we're building with a growing roster of artists locked in We're hiring a Paid Ads Specialist to handle campaign execution, technical installations, and watchdog monitoring across our ad accounts. This is a long-term seat, not a one-off gig. Important: This is pure execution. Strategy, optimization, and performance analysis are handled internally. You follow the systems. You don't have to think — we have campaign briefs, naming conventions, custom audience specs, and SOPs documented for everything. What You'll Do Build campaigns in Meta Ads Manager per provided specifications (up to 20 builds/month) Install and verify Meta Pixel, CAPI, GTM, GA4, and Microsoft Clarity on new sites (up to 6 fresh installs/month) Load approved content into ad sets on schedule (2-week lead time minimum) Update custom audiences weekly per the campaign brief specs Watchdog ad accounts 3x per week (Mon/Wed/Fri): confirm campaigns are active and spending — that's it Flag anything off directly to the CEO the same day Not part of the role: Optimization, performance analysis, or strategic recommendations. Those stay with the CEO. Scope Capacity (Locked at $500/mo) Up to 20 ad accounts under active management (currently at 10, with room to grow into 20 over time) Up to 20 new campaign builds per month Up to 6 fresh technical installations per month Overage triggers a rate expansion conversation. Who We're Looking For Ideal candidate: 2+ years hands-on with Meta Ads Manager Documented experience with Pixel + CAPI + GTM + GA4 + Clarity installations Comfortable in a watchdog role (simple, consistent, precise) Follows systems without needing to reinvent them Sharp eye for spotting anomalies Clear communicator, Latin America time zone Not a fit if you: Want strategic ownership or optimization work (this isn't that role) Get bored with simple, repeatable execution Try to make decisions instead of reporting flags upward Don't have real Pixel + CAPI experience Compensation Structure $500/month fixed retainer, paid monthly for previous month's work 12-month milestone: Long-term retention rewards structure activates, including role expansion consideration (optimization delegation with rate expansion) Long-term: Continued execution unlocks progressive recognition and rate progression We're taking our time in August to find the right long-term fit. Start date is September 1st, 2026. Selection Process Initial screening (resume + past campaign experience) Short technical test (Pixel setup, GTM config, audience creation) Interview with CEO Technical interview with COO Onboarding + shadowing before full ownership Apply If You want a long-term operational seat inside a growing marketing operation with real systems, real clients, and real upside if you commit to it. Message us with your Meta Ads experience and one example of a technical setup you've built.

  • $500.00

    Fixed-price
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • Complex project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Marketing Strategy
Internet Marketing
Nice-to-have skills
Social Media Marketing
Activity on this job
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  • Interviewing:
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    2
About the client
Member since Feb 4, 2025
  • United States
    Peabody6:00 PM
  • $1.7K total spent
    4 hires, 0 active

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