Senior YouTube Media Buyer

The Role As our Senior YouTube Media Buyer, youll be responsible for planning, launching, managing, and optimizing YouTube ad campaigns across a diverse portfolio of clients. Youll work closely with our creative and strategy teams to drive performance and scale campaigns with confidence. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, understands the ins and outs of the Google Ads ecosystem, and has a deep knowledge of direct response YouTube advertising. Responsibilities

• Strategically build, launch, and manage YouTube ad campaigns inside Google Ads
• Conduct audience research, competitor research, and keyword research
• Create targeting structures and testing frameworks aligned with client goals
• Analyze performance data to optimize campaigns for ROAS, CPA, and CPL targets
• Collaborate with our creative team on video ad scripts, hooks, and performance feedback

• Provide strategic insights and clear reporting to the internal team and clients
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, platform changes, and creative best practices
• Assist with scaling successful campaigns while maintaining efficiency

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience managing YouTube ads inside Google Ads
• Proven track record of managing ad budgets at $30K+/month
• Strong understanding of conversion tracking (Google Tag Manager, Hyros, etc.)
• Deep knowledge of audience targeting, creative strategy, and scaling methods
• Comfortable reading and interpreting data to drive campaign decisions
• Excellent communication skills and experience presenting performance insights
• Familiar with scripting and guiding direct response ad creatives
• Self-starter with strong attention to detail and time management skills

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience managing YouTube ads for coaches, course creators, or SaaS
• Familiarity with ClickUp or other project management tools
• Worked with a fast-growing agency before
• Understanding of cold traffic funnels and video sales letters (VSLs)

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Information :

• Company : 1840 & Company
• Position : Senior YouTube Media Buyer
• Location : Remote in Johannesburg, Gauteng
• Country : ZA