Social Media Executive

About Kontrah Labs

Kontrah Labs is a performance marketing agency that works with premium D2C and ecommerce brands across India. We help brands scale profitably through data-driven advertising, creative testing, and conversion-focused growth strategies.

We're looking for a Performance Marketing Specialist who can independently manage and optimize Meta and Google Ads accounts while collaborating closely with clients, creatives, and strategy teams. This role is for someone who enjoys solving performance challenges, thrives in fast-paced agency environments, and takes ownership of results.

What You'll Actually Do

This is not a coordination role. You'll be inside ad accounts every day making decisions that directly impact client growth.

Campaign Strategy & Execution

• Build, launch, and manage Meta Ads and Google Ads campaigns end-to-end
• Manage ecommerce, lead generation, and conversion-focused campaigns
• Create scalable account structures across Meta and Google
• Set up audiences, placements, bidding strategies, budgets, and creative testing frameworks
• Plan and execute testing roadmaps for accounts under management

Optimization & Performance Management

• Monitor account performance daily
• Analyze CTR, CPM, CPC, CPA, ROAS, MER, Frequency, Conversion Rate, and other key metrics
• Identify winning opportunities and scale them profitably
• Diagnose performance drops and recommend corrective actions
• Manage budgets efficiently across multiple client accounts
• Continuously improve campaign performance through data-backed experimentation

Creative Strategy Collaboration

• Work closely with designers and content teams to develop high-performing creatives
• Translate performance insights into actionable creative briefs
• Analyze competitor ads, market trends, and consumer behavior
• Identify creative fatigue and recommend fresh testing angles
• Understand what makes winning ad creatives work and how to replicate success

Client Communication

This role is client-facing.

• Join weekly client review calls
• Present campaign performance confidently and clearly
• Explain strategies, results, and recommendations without jargon
• Respond professionally to client communications
• Manage expectations and proactively flag risks or opportunities
• Build trust through transparency and data-driven decision making

AI-First Workflow

At Kontrah Labs, AI is part of how we work.

You'll be expected to:

• Use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or similar tools daily
• Use AI for research, reporting, copywriting, analysis, and ideation
• Build prompt workflows that improve efficiency and quality
• Use AI creative tools to accelerate testing and production
• Stay updated on emerging AI tools and bring useful ideas to the team

If a task can be completed better and faster with AI, we expect you to know how.

Must-Have Requirements

Experience

• 2–3 years of hands-on paid media experience
• Minimum 2 years of agency-side experience managing multiple client accounts
• Proven experience managing Meta Ads and Google Ads accounts independently
• Experience handling monthly ad spends across multiple accounts

Platform Expertise

• Strong expertise in Meta Ads Manager
• Strong expertise in Google Ads (Search, Shopping, Performance Max)
• Understanding of audience strategy, attribution, bidding, scaling, and conversion optimization
• Familiarity with GA4, Meta Pixel, Conversion API, and tracking fundamentals

Skills

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent problem-solving mindset
• Strong analytical thinking and decision-making ability
• Understanding of ad creatives and creative testing frameworks
• Comfortable interpreting data and translating it into action
• Good Google Sheets / Excel skills

AI Adoption

• Active daily user of AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, Gemini, Perplexity, or similar
• Able to demonstrate real AI workflows used in daily work

Nice to Have

• Experience working with D2C or ecommerce brands
• Experience with Shopify brands
• Familiarity with landing page optimization and CRO principles
• Exposure to creative strategy and copywriting
• Experience managing premium or high-AOV brands

What We Don't Care About

• Marketing degrees
• Big agency names on your resume
• Certifications without practical experience

We're more interested in what you've actually done.

Who You Are

• You take ownership instead of waiting for instructions
• You're curious and naturally investigate problems
• You communicate proactively
• You think in systems, not just tasks
• You care about details and execution quality
• You enjoy learning and improving continuously

What You'll Get

• Direct ownership of real client accounts
• Exposure to premium D2C and ecommerce brands
• Direct mentorship from experienced performance marketers
• Hands-on experience across strategy, creative, reporting, and client management
• Remote-first work environment
• Fast growth opportunities as the agency scales
• Small team with high ownership and zero politics

JOB DESCRIPTION – PERFORMANCE MARKETING SPECIALIST

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, execute, and optimize performance marketing campaigns across Google Ads and Meta Ads.
• Manage campaigns for e-commerce websites, including product-based advertising, lead generation, conversions, and revenue-focused campaigns.
• Develop and implement paid advertising strategies based on campaign objectives, target audience, budget, and business goals.
• Monitor campaign performance and optimize CPC, CTR, CPA, ROAS, conversion rate, and overall ROI.
• Handle multiple client accounts and manage campaigns across different industries and business requirements.
• Independently manage assigned projects as well as collaborate effectively with the performance marketing team.
• Conduct keyword research, audience targeting, competitor analysis, ad copy testing, and campaign structuring.
• Create and manage different campaign types across Google Ads, including Search, Display, Performance Max, Shopping, and YouTube Ads.
• Plan and manage Meta Ads campaigns, including prospecting, retargeting, catalog/product ads, and conversion campaigns.
• Analyze campaign data and prepare regular performance reports with actionable insights and recommendations.
• Continuously test and optimize ad creatives, audiences, placements, bidding strategies, and landing pages.
• Coordinate with content, design, SEO, and development teams to improve campaign performance and conversion rates.
• Stay updated with the latest trends, features, policies, and best practices in Google Ads, Meta Ads, and digital advertising.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven hands-on experience working with both Google Ads and Meta Ads.
• Experience working with e-commerce websites and performance marketing campaigns is highly preferred.
• Experience handling multiple clients/accounts simultaneously.
• Ability to independently manage projects from campaign planning and execution to optimization and reporting.
• Experience working both individually and as part of a team.
• Strong understanding of conversion tracking, remarketing, audience targeting, bidding strategies, and campaign optimization.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret campaign data and identify growth opportunities.
• Hands-on experience with Google Analytics/GA4, Google Tag Manager, Google Merchant Center, and other relevant marketing tools is preferred.
• Strong understanding of KPIs such as ROAS, ROI, CPA, CPC, CTR, CPL, and conversion rate.
• Excellent communication and client-handling skills.

Key Responsibilities 1. Campaign planning and execution • Build and launch new paid media campaigns for clients and partners on Google Ads, Meta and LinkedIn, plus other channels as relevant. • Manage platforms end to end: budgets, bidding, audiences, creatives, A/B tests and ongoing optimization toward ROI, ROAS and CPL targets. • Keep day-to-day operations aligned with campaign strategy and commercial goals, and deliver work by agreed deadlines. 2. Strategy and market insight • Support the TL in shaping the overall paid media and performance marketing strategy. • Track market trends, seasonality and competitor activity, and apply what you learn to live campaigns. • Stay current on platform updates, new ad formats and industry best practice. 3. Analytics and reporting • Use conversion tracking data and GA4 to find optimization opportunities and improve campaign performance. • Build performance dashboards in Looker Studio or similar tools. • Prepare analysis and insights for fortnightly and monthly client reviews. 4. Client and team collaboration • Contribute to weekly client calls and keep WIPs, roadmaps and client logs up to date. • Handle day-to-day client communication, requests and deliverables, and flag priorities and risks early. • Coordinate with creative, content and tech teams so campaigns support wider business objectives. Requirements • Proven track record of setting up and optimizing campaigns on Google Ads (Search, Display, YouTube, Performance Max), Meta Ads and LinkedIn Ads. • Strong working knowledge of Google Analytics (GA4), Google Tag Manager and conversion tracking setup. • Comfortable with reporting tools such as Looker Studio, and with Excel or Google Sheets for analysis. • Solid understanding of performance metrics (ROAS, CPL, CPA, CTR, CVR, LTV) and how to act on them. • Experience preparing client-ready performance reports and presenting insights in review calls. • Excellent written and spoken English, with confident client communication. • Strong organization: able to prioritize across multiple accounts and meet deadlines. • Analytical, curious and detail-oriented, with a habit of testing and learning.

Plan, execute, and optimize performance marketing campaigns across Google Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn, and other digital platforms.

Monitor campaign performance metrics (CTR, CPC, CPA, ROAS) and deliver actionable insights.

Manage SEO/SEM strategies to improve website traffic and lead generation.

Collaborate with the design and content teams to create compelling ad creatives and landing pages.

Conduct A/B testing to maximize campaign efficiency.

Prepare weekly and monthly performance reports with clear ROI analysis.

Stay updated on industry trends, tools, and competitor strategies to enhance campaign effectiveness.

Coordinate with internal stakeholders to align campaigns with overall business objectives.

Hiring Digital Marketing - Performance Marketing

Exp : 4 - 7 yrs

Edu : Any Graduates

Work Location : Bengaluru WFO

Must have Skills :

Experience: 3–6 years of relevant experience in Performance Marketing, preferably within the D2C (Direct-to-Consumer) segment.

Technical Skills: Hands-on experience in managing and optimizing Google Ads and Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram) campaigns is mandatory.

Industry Experience: Candidates must have prior experience working with E-commerce, Quick Commerce, D2C, or B2C brands.

Corporate Experience: Candidates must have direct, in-house corporate experience managing performance marketing campaigns for brands.

Working days -6

Strong Performance Marketing Profile with large-budget paid-media ownership at a quick commerce/D2C/e-commerce brand

2

Mandatory (Experience 1): Must have 3+ years in performance marketing, owning paid campaigns across Meta, Google and other performance channels end to end

3

Mandatory (Experience 2): Must have personally owned and managed ₹2 to 5 crore/month in ad spend, directly accountable for CAC and ROAS

4

Mandatory (Skill 1): Must have a strong grip on performance fundamentals (CAC, ROAS, funnel and retention metrics) and be able to turn performance data into a clear point of view on what to cut and scale

5

Mandatory (Skill 2): Must have managed media and creative agencies and platform partners, and partnered with content/design/analytics

6

Mandatory (Company): Must come from a D2C brand or e-commerce platform or quick commerce platform

7

Mandatory (Note 1): Resume should contain proper metrics and numbers relevant to the role (ROAS, CPA, CPL, CVR, budget managed, revenue generated...etc)

8

Mandatory (Note 2): This is an IC role

9

Preferred (Domain): Healthcare, pharmacy or wellness e-commerce, or familiarity with quick-commerce/on-demand delivery models

What You'll Actually Do

This is not a coordination role. You'll be inside ad accounts every day making decisions that directly impact client growth.

Campaign Strategy & Execution

• Build, launch, and manage Meta Ads and Google Ads campaigns end-to-end
• Manage ecommerce, lead generation, and conversion-focused campaigns
• Create scalable account structures across Meta and Google
• Set up audiences, placements, bidding strategies, budgets, and creative testing frameworks
• Plan and execute testing roadmaps for accounts under management

Optimization & Performance Management

• Monitor account performance daily
• Analyze CTR, CPM, CPC, CPA, ROAS, MER, Frequency, Conversion Rate, and other key metrics
• Identify winning opportunities and scale them profitably
• Diagnose performance drops and recommend corrective actions
• Manage budgets efficiently across multiple client accounts
• Continuously improve campaign performance through data-backed experimentation

Creative Strategy Collaboration

• Work closely with designers and content teams to develop high-performing creatives
• Translate performance insights into actionable creative briefs
• Analyze competitor ads, market trends, and consumer behavior
• Identify creative fatigue and recommend fresh testing angles
• Understand what makes winning ad creatives work and how to replicate success

Client Communication

This role is client-facing.

• Join weekly client review calls
• Present campaign performance confidently and clearly
• Explain strategies, results, and recommendations without jargon
• Respond professionally to client communications
• Manage expectations and proactively flag risks or opportunities
• Build trust through transparency and data-driven decision making

AI-First Workflow

At Kontrah Labs, AI is part of how we work.

You'll be expected to:

• Use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or similar tools daily
• Use AI for research, reporting, copywriting, analysis, and ideation
• Build prompt workflows that improve efficiency and quality
• Use AI creative tools to accelerate testing and production
• Stay updated on emerging AI tools and bring useful ideas to the team

If a task can be completed better and faster with AI, we expect you to know how.

Must-Have Requirements

Experience

• 2–3 years of hands-on paid media experience
• Minimum 2 years of agency-side experience managing multiple client accounts
• Proven experience managing Meta Ads and Google Ads accounts independently
• Experience handling monthly ad spends across multiple accounts

Platform Expertise

• Strong expertise in Meta Ads Manager
• Strong expertise in Google Ads (Search, Shopping, Performance Max)
• Understanding of audience strategy, attribution, bidding, scaling, and conversion optimization
• Familiarity with GA4, Meta Pixel, Conversion API, and tracking fundamentals

Skills

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent problem-solving mindset
• Strong analytical thinking and decision-making ability
• Understanding of ad creatives and creative testing frameworks
• Comfortable interpreting data and translating it into action
• Good Google Sheets / Excel skills

AI Adoption

• Active daily user of AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, Gemini, Perplexity, or similar
• Able to demonstrate real AI workflows used in daily work

Nice to Have

• Experience working with D2C or ecommerce brands
• Experience with Shopify brands
• Familiarity with landing page optimization and CRO principles
• Exposure to creative strategy and copywriting
• Experience managing premium or high-AOV brands

Mandatory Skills: Google Ads, Meta Ads and LinkedIn Ads

Key Qualification Criteria

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in paid ad marketing across digital channels: Meta, LinkedIn, and Google Ads.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience managing and optimizing Google Ads.
• Strong domain expertise in paid media, including strategy, execution, and analytics.
• Skilled in leveraging AI tools (e.g., Claude and ChatGPT) to enhance campaign efficiency and decision-making.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets for data analysis and performance tracking.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Bachelor’s degree in any field; a Master’s degree is a plus.

Hands-on Experience With

• Google Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Bing/Microsoft Ads.
• Google Tag Manager (GTM), GA4, Looker Studio.
• Strong understanding of performance marketing principles, bidding strategies, and attribution models.
• Familiarity with SEO, email marketing, and other digital marketing channels.
• Certifications in tools such as Google Ads, GA4, or Meta Ads are preferred.
• Proven track record in driving successful Performance Campaigns utilizing AI tools like ChatGPT.
• Effective communication and reporting skills.
• Good experience in managing medium to large-sized budgets.
• Should have a data-driven approach to work.

Scope of Work

Strategy & Execution

• Lead paid media initiatives to drive conversions and revenue using omnichannel strategies, capitalizing on AI for optimization.
• Optimize campaigns on platforms like Google Ads, Bing Ads, and LinkedIn Ads.
• Take ownership of campaigns end-to-end to ensure KPIs and goals are met.
• Continuously refine team processes and automate repetitive tasks to drive efficiency and scalability.
• Research & Analysis
• Stay ahead of platform updates and trends; integrate innovations into strategy.
• Drive keyword strategy and restructure accounts to unlock scalable growth.
• Lead cross-channel campaign optimization using platforms like Google Ads, Bing Ads, and GA4 to improve ROI.
• Analyze and interpret conversion and attribution data to derive actionable strategic insights.
• Ability to create strategies and budget forecasts.
• Communication
• Collaborate with Client Success Managers to design growth-focused strategies that leverage AI capabilities.
• Partner with internal teams to address performance challenges.
• Timely deliver projects on time, meeting weekly and monthly deadlines.

Reporting

• Create performance reports using Google Slides/other dashboards, and review them with clients.
• Present key strategies and insights to Client Success Managers and clients.
• Consider key performance metrics such as CPC, CTR, CPA, and ROAS for creating and conveying detailed inferences in monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports.

Preferred Attributes

• Certifications in digital marketing tools like GA4, Google Ads, Meta Ads, etc.
• Must be residing in/willing to relocate to Pune.
• Experience with delivery management or people management.
• Understanding of SEO, email marketing, and other digital marketing channels.
• Experience with GA4, Google Tag Manager (GTM), Google Ads, Looker Studio, and Bing Ads.
• Familiarity with automated or AI-driven optimization tools for search ads and other channels.
• Experience in dealing directly with B2B clients.

Mandatory Skills: Google Ads, Meta Ads and LinkedIn Ads

Key Qualification Criteria

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in paid ad marketing across digital channels: Meta, LinkedIn, and Google Ads.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience managing and optimizing Google Ads.
• Strong domain expertise in paid media, including strategy, execution, and analytics.
• Skilled in leveraging AI tools (e.g., Claude and ChatGPT) to enhance campaign efficiency and decision-making.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets for data analysis and performance tracking.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Bachelor’s degree in any field; a Master’s degree is a plus.

Hands-on Experience With

• Google Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Bing/Microsoft Ads.
• Google Tag Manager (GTM), GA4, Looker Studio.
• Strong understanding of performance marketing principles, bidding strategies, and attribution models.
• Familiarity with SEO, email marketing, and other digital marketing channels.
• Certifications in tools such as Google Ads, GA4, or Meta Ads are preferred.
• Proven track record in driving successful Performance Campaigns utilizing AI tools like ChatGPT.
• Effective communication and reporting skills.
• Good experience in managing medium to large-sized budgets.
• Should have a data-driven approach to work.

Scope of Work

Strategy & Execution

• Lead paid media initiatives to drive conversions and revenue using omnichannel strategies, capitalizing on AI for optimization.
• Optimize campaigns on platforms like Google Ads, Bing Ads, and LinkedIn Ads.
• Take ownership of campaigns end-to-end to ensure KPIs and goals are met.
• Continuously refine team processes and automate repetitive tasks to drive efficiency and scalability.
• Research & Analysis
• Stay ahead of platform updates and trends; integrate innovations into strategy.
• Drive keyword strategy and restructure accounts to unlock scalable growth.
• Lead cross-channel campaign optimization using platforms like Google Ads, Bing Ads, and GA4 to improve ROI.
• Analyze and interpret conversion and attribution data to derive actionable strategic insights.
• Ability to create strategies and budget forecasts.
• Communication
• Collaborate with Client Success Managers to design growth-focused strategies that leverage AI capabilities.
• Partner with internal teams to address performance challenges.
• Deliver projects on time, meeting weekly and monthly deadlines.

Reporting

• Create performance reports using Google Slides/other dashboards, and review them with clients.
• Present key strategies and insights to Client Success Managers and clients.
• Consider key performance metrics such as CPC, CTR, CPA, and ROAS for creating and conveying detailed inferences in monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports.

Preferred Attributes

• Certifications in digital marketing tools like GA4, Google Ads, Meta Ads, etc.
• Must be residing in/willing to relocate to Pune.
• Experience with delivery management or people management.
• Understanding of SEO, email marketing, and other digital marketing channels.
• Experience with GA4, Google Tag Manager (GTM), Google Ads, Looker Studio, and Bing Ads.
• Familiarity with automated or AI-driven optimization tools for search ads and other channels.
• Experience in dealing directly with B2B clients.

Performance Marketing & Growth Manager

Brand + Growth ·Onsite · Full-time

Own growth and brand for our product — not just performance metrics. We need someone who can run high-performing paid campaigns and make sure that growth builds a real brand, not just short-term clicks.

What You'll Do

•  Run paid campaigns across Meta, Google, YouTube, TikTok — full funnel, awareness to retention

•  Optimize against ROAS, CAC, CTR, CVR, LTV; kill underperformers fast, scale what works

•  Own budget allocation across channels and hit hard growth targets

•  Shape brand positioning, voice, and creative consistency across every channel

•  Partner with product on growth loops, retention, and lifetime value

•  Brief creative teams with data-backed insights; report performance to leadership

What You Need

•  3–5 years in performance marketing, growth marketing, or a hybrid growth + brand role

•  Hands-on experience running paid campaigns on Meta and Google Ads (non-negotiable)

•  Startup, D2C, e-commerce, or consumer brand background preferred

•  Data-driven mindset — comfortable owning a budget and being accountable for targets

•  Genuine interest in brand-building, not just performance metrics

Nice to Have

•  Experience across multiple international markets

•  Experience building a brand from 0→1, not just scaling an established one

•  Basic design or copywriting sensibility

Why Join Us: Full ownership of both growth and brand — rare to get both in one seat. Direct access to founders, fast execution, real impact.