About 2–3 minutes, one question at a time. Have ready: a separate 2–3 minute Loom of yourself walking through an ad account, plus a results or case-study link.
Run the Meta ads for 50+ automotive businesses.
One dedicated media buyer, on UK hours, owning every client ad account from build to monthly report. Google Ads and AI tools are part of the job, not a bonus.
About 2–3 minutes, one question at a time. Have ready: a separate 2–3 minute Loom of yourself walking through an ad account, plus a results or case-study link.
Why this role exists
One media buyer for every account.
We've grown past the point where one person can run every account and still speak to every client. We need a media buyer whose whole day is our clients' accounts, nothing else.
The work
What you'll do
Build and run campaigns
Meta lead-gen campaigns for detailers, remappers, body shops and garages, from pixel and audiences to creative tests and scaling.
Read the numbers daily
CPL, lead quality in GoHighLevel, spend pacing, and the call to pause, scale or rebuild before the client notices.
Google Ads too
Search campaigns for the clients who need them, built to our standard (SKAGs, call tracking, negatives).
Build with AI
Use Claude and our AI builders for ad copy, landing page prompts, reporting and automations, and tell us where the SOP could be better.
A typical week: 50+ live accounts, a daily sweep of every one, 10–15 new creative tests, 2–3 client calls, and a Friday report that a workshop owner can read in two minutes.
Is this you?
This is for you if
- 3+ years running Meta ads for local service businesses with real budgets
- You've owned 20+ accounts at once and kept them all healthy
- You can explain a bad week to a client calmly, with a plan
- You've run Google Search campaigns, even if Meta is your main game
- You use AI tools every day and have built something with one
- You want one full-time role, on UK hours, with calls in the day
This isn't for you if
- You run an agency or freelance for several clients
- You want to keep other clients on the side
- You can't take client calls between 09:00 and 17:00 UK time
- You've only run ecommerce or your own ads
- You'd rather be left alone than be on Slack all day
How we work
Every account has a ClickUp task per client, a weekly checklist and a written SOP. Updates and questions go in Slack, replies within 30 minutes. You'll work alongside a video editor who cuts the creative you brief.
How we work
Small team. Three continents. Zero commutes.
- Remote-first since day one — Sydney to the UK to Kathmandu.
- We hire for judgement, not CVs — our application is a quiz, and we pay shortlisted candidates for their working test.
- Real decision rights from week one — nobody waits for permission to help a client.
- Fast, warm, honest communication — with clients and each other.
- Clients would rather be under a bonnet than inside an ad account — that's why we exist.
Hiring steps
How hiring works
- 1
Application, about 2–3 minutes
One question at a time. Record a separate 2–3 minute Loom of yourself walking through an ad account and explaining a decision and its result.
- 2
Paid working test (R800, about 2 hours)
Audit a real ad account and record a 5-minute Loom of what you'd change first.
- 3
A 45-minute call with Tom
Including one live client scenario.
- 4
Two-week paid trial
On real accounts.
FAQ
Full-time?
Yes, 40 hours, Monday to Friday, UK hours (10:00–19:00 SAST in UK winter, 09:00–18:00 in UK summer).
Contractor or employee?
Full-time contractor, paid monthly in rand.
Which tools?
Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads, GoHighLevel, ClickUp, Slack, Claude.
Will I talk to clients?
Yes, 2–3 calls a week, with the Client Success Manager.
Can I apply from outside South Africa?
Not for this role.
About 2–3 minutes, one question at a time. Have ready: a separate 2–3 minute Loom of yourself walking through an ad account, plus a results or case-study link.