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PPC Specialist · Cape Town [Visit Profile](/candidates/roo0394/) - Over 600+ Remote Placements Filled - Hundreds of PPC specialists looking for remote work - Rated 4.8★ on Google - Monthly rolling contracts and no setup costs - Part-time and full-time options available [Book a call](/book-a-call)[Share your job spec](/share-your-job-spec) Featured PPC Specialist D Daniel P. PPC Specialist · Cape Town [Visit Profile](/candidates/roo0394/) The average salary for a PPC Manager in the UK is **£44,000 per year**. RooCruit connects you with experienced Google paid search specialists in South Africa at **50% of the cost** compared to hiring locally. All of our candidates are available for part-time and full-time opportunities to match your workload and budget. To reduce hiring time we record video interviews with all of our PPC experts so that you can review their interview before deciding whether to meet. ## What a PPC Specialist does A PPC specialist manages your paid advertising campaigns across platforms like Google Ads, Meta Ads, Microsoft Advertising, and LinkedIn Ads. Day to day, that means researching and selecting the right keywords, writing ad copy that converts, setting and managing budgets, adjusting bids to hit your target cost-per-click, and making sure your campaigns are structured to reach the right audience at the right time. Beyond the setup, a good PPC specialist is constantly optimising. They monitor campaign performance, run A/B tests on ad variations, manage negative keyword lists to cut wasted spend, set up conversion tracking via Google Analytics and GA4, and produce regular reports showing what's working and where your ad budget is delivering the best return on investment. If you're running paid ads without a dedicated specialist watching them, there's a good chance money is being left on the table. ## Hire a PPC Specialist dedicated to your business Paid advertising performance compounds with accumulated knowledge. A PPC Specialist who has been inside a business for six months understands which audience segments convert, which ad angles have been tested and at what results, which landing pages work and which ones lose money, and how performance shifts across seasonal periods and market changes. That knowledge does not exist in the account data alone. It lives in the specialist who built the campaigns, ran the tests, and learned from what the data showed. When you hire through RooCruit, you get one PPC Specialist who builds that knowledge and stays with you. There is no agency rotating account managers when someone gets promoted, no new hire inheriting a campaign history they did not create and do not fully understand, and no period of expensive relearning every time the account changes hands. The specialist you start with is the specialist you keep. The clients who get the most from the arrangement are the ones who give their PPC Specialist clear commercial objectives rather than platform-level targets. Cost per acquisition, lead quality thresholds, revenue targets, and a clear picture of which customers are actually worth acquiring are the inputs that allow a PPC Specialist to optimise toward something that matters rather than chasing metrics that look good but do not move the business forward. ## How RooCruit helps you find a PPC Specialist fast Hiring a PPC Specialist requires you to evaluate a combination of analytical ability, platform knowledge, and commercial judgement that is genuinely difficult to assess from a CV. Anyone can claim Google Ads certification. What you want to understand is how they think about campaign structure, how they approach an account they are inheriting, what they look for first when performance starts to slide, and whether their instincts about spend and optimisation align with how your business thinks about return on investment. That is why every candidate in our library has completed a recorded video interview before you see them. You get a clear sense of how they talk about paid advertising, how they approach problems analytically, and whether they feel like someone who would be a genuine commercial asset to the business rather than someone who manages campaigns competently but never really moves the needle. A certification tells you someone passed a test. The video gives you a much better read on whether they can actually do the job. Book a call with our team, share your brief, and we will match you with three suitable candidates within 48 hours. If the first batch does not feel right, we go back and find better ones. And if the right person is not already in our library, we will run a custom search at no extra cost. [Book a call](/book-a-call) ## Tasks our PPC Specialists assist clients with The PPC specialists in our library bring experience across a range of platforms, industries, and campaign types. When you share your brief, we will match you with someone whose background fits the specific paid advertising needs of your business rather than a generalist who has dabbled across every platform without genuine depth on any of them. ### Google Search and Shopping campaigns For businesses looking to capture demand from people actively searching for what they offer, we have candidates with proven experience building and managing Google Search and Shopping campaigns, with a track record of improving quality scores, reducing wasted spend, and driving down cost per conversion over time. ### Meta advertising across Facebook and Instagram For businesses looking to reach and convert audiences on social, we have candidates experienced in building and managing Meta campaigns across the full funnel, from awareness and reach through to conversion and retargeting, with an understanding of creative testing and audience segmentation that goes beyond basic campaign setup. ### LinkedIn advertising For B2B businesses looking to reach decision-makers in specific industries, roles, or company sizes, we have candidates with hands-on experience running LinkedIn campaigns, managing the higher cost per click that the platform commands with the targeting precision and lead quality that makes it worthwhile for the right business. ### Retargeting and audience strategy For businesses that want to get more from the traffic and interest they have already generated, we have candidates experienced in building retargeting strategies across platforms, structuring audience segments based on behaviour and intent, and running the kind of campaigns that bring warm prospects back and convert them more efficiently than cold traffic. ### Conversion tracking and analytics setup For businesses whose campaign reporting does not give them a reliable view of what is actually converting, we have candidates skilled in setting up and maintaining conversion tracking across Google Tag Manager, GA4, and platform-native tools, making sure the data the campaigns are optimised toward reflects what is actually happening in the business. ### Campaign audits and account restructuring For businesses with existing campaigns that are underperforming or have grown disorganised over time, we have candidates experienced in auditing accounts, identifying the structural and strategic issues holding performance back, and rebuilding campaigns in a way that gives the budget a genuine chance of delivering a return. ## Why choose a PPC specialist in South Africa South Africa has become one of the strongest sources of remote marketing talent for UK and US businesses, and PPC is no exception. Many of our PPC experts hold Google Ads and Meta Blueprint certifications, and a large number have hands-on experience running large campaigns for UK and US clients directly. Timezone overlap is also convenient for UK and US based companies. South Africa runs on GMT+2, which means near-complete overlap with UK working hours and a comfortable overlap for US East Coast teams. English is a primary business language, which matters more than it might seem for PPC, writing ad copy that resonates with a British or American audience requires genuine cultural fluency, not just language proficiency. Combined with salary costs that are roughly half of equivalent UK or US hires, it's a combination that's hard to match anywhere else in the world. ### Request certified experts Google Ads & Meta Blueprint certifications ### GMT+2 timezone Full overlap with UK, comfortable with US East ### Native English Cultural fluency for UK and US audiences ## Pricing for PPC Specialists PPC management is well suited to a part-time engagement for businesses whose campaign activity does not require full-time oversight. Once campaigns are properly structured and conversion tracking is in place, the ongoing work of monitoring performance, running tests, adjusting bids, and reporting on results can be managed effectively within a focused block of hours each day. Businesses with larger budgets, multiple platforms, or more complex campaign requirements typically benefit from a greater time commitment. Part-time ### 2 hours per day 40 hours per month £1,050 / $1,450 per month Equivalent to **£26 / $36 per hour** Full-time ### Full hours 160 hours per month £2,700 / $3,750 per month Equivalent to **£17 / $23 per hour** PPC Specialists are available from 1 to 8 hours per day. The prices shown above are the average rates for PPC specialists and are for illustration purposes only ## What our clients say We are trusted by hundreds of agencies and companies to find their remote talent. "Their knack for pairing suitable candidates has significantly benefited us. We're eager to maintain a long-term partnership with Roocruit." Michelle Homesmart "A really simple way to recruit good talent without the fuss or long-term contracts. Flexibility to suit my business was a major draw." Martin Team Umbrella "My Roocruit assistant is of a much higher quality than I've had from other agencies before, and I couldn't be happier." Mike AquAid "We loved being able to view pre-recorded video interviews of the candidates before scheduling in-person meetings." Megan Trebletree "Their knack for pairing suitable candidates has significantly benefited us. We're eager to maintain a long-term partnership with Roocruit." Michelle Homesmart "A really simple way to recruit good talent without the fuss or long-term contracts. Flexibility to suit my business was a major draw." Martin Team Umbrella "My Roocruit assistant is of a much higher quality than I've had from other agencies before, and I couldn't be happier." Mike AquAid "We loved being able to view pre-recorded video interviews of the candidates before scheduling in-person meetings." Megan Trebletree "Their knack for pairing suitable candidates has significantly benefited us. We're eager to maintain a long-term partnership with Roocruit." Michelle Homesmart "A really simple way to recruit good talent without the fuss or long-term contracts. Flexibility to suit my business was a major draw." Martin Team Umbrella "My Roocruit assistant is of a much higher quality than I've had from other agencies before, and I couldn't be happier." Mike AquAid "We loved being able to view pre-recorded video interviews of the candidates before scheduling in-person meetings." Megan Trebletree "This is a slick operation. Hannah who is helping us, is outstanding, flexible and very good value." Matthew The Virtual Panel "We've got three excellent placements, would recommend them highly!" Asif Disruptiv Media "The hardest part was choosing between several excellent candidates." James Crossover Communications "Roocruit is a true expert at providing top-shelf professional services talent." Doug Wendt Partners "This is a slick operation. Hannah who is helping us, is outstanding, flexible and very good value." Matthew The Virtual Panel "We've got three excellent placements, would recommend them highly!" Asif Disruptiv Media "The hardest part was choosing between several excellent candidates." James Crossover Communications "Roocruit is a true expert at providing top-shelf professional services talent." Doug Wendt Partners "This is a slick operation. Hannah who is helping us, is outstanding, flexible and very good value." Matthew The Virtual Panel "We've got three excellent placements, would recommend them highly!" Asif Disruptiv Media "The hardest part was choosing between several excellent candidates." James Crossover Communications "Roocruit is a true expert at providing top-shelf professional services talent." Doug Wendt Partners ## PPC Specialist FAQs ### What does a PPC Specialist actually do day-to-day? ### How much should we be spending on ads before it makes sense to hire a specialist? ### Do they manage the creative and ad copy as well as the campaign setup? ### Which platforms do your candidates have experience on? ### How do we know if the campaigns are actually performing well? ### Who pays the specialist — us or RooCruit? ### What if the candidate is not the right fit? ## Finding the right PPC Specialist is FREE with RooCruit Getting started is completely free. Book a call, share your brief, and we will send you video profiles of pre-vetted PPC Specialists within **24 hours**. 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