Performance Ads Manager

Embark on an extraordinary journey with Gorilla

We're on the hunt for a passionate Performance Ads Manager to join our leading digital marketing agency.

Why Us?

11 x SEMRush Awards Finalists, including Best Digital Marketing Agency

Google Premier Partner Agency - Top 3% in Australia

Meta Partner Agency

15+ Years in business

Hand-picked clients

$2,000 annual personal training budget

Why You?

You're keen to join a values-driven company that genuinely cares about culture

You're a brilliant digital marketer, with strong knowledge of search and social advertising

You're passionate about driving real (massive) results for clients

You're keen to join a team of stone-cold marketing legends

The Package

We're passionate about hiring ambitious team members, so will provide you with a great salary package + bonus that matches your skills and runs on the board.

Ideally, we are looking for someone who can work full-time, however, we are open to offering a part-time position for the right person

• At Gorilla, we love seeing our team:
• Progress your skills and experience
• Progress/promotion to the next internal role
• Progress your salary and rewards

Your Skills and Experience

We're looking for:

• 3+ years managing digital advertising campaigns
• Excellent Meta Ads and Google Ads knowledge
• Runs on the board delivering great results
• Strong understanding of the digital landscape
• Experience in tracking and analysis using GA4
• Experience in ecommerce highly desired
• Experience with Merchant Centre highly desired

The Job

This is a hands-on role. You'll work on all aspects of digital advertising, in particular: Google, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Bing and LinkedIn Ads.

While our client account managers work directly with clients, your role will be to drive ad performance and identify opportunities for client growth.

You'll report to the Performance Director and liaise with expert marketers across our team, including strategists, designers, copywriters, SEO, data, and account managers.

Key duties will include:

• Manage advertising account builds across Google, Meta, LinkedIn, Bing and so on
• Optimise campaign performance
• Develop advertising strategies for high-budget clients
• Liaise with Google and Meta Ads support teams
• Establish performance tracking and reporting
• Work with our client account managers to provide proactive advice and direction to clients
• Work with Gorilla's other channel specialists to integrate campaigns with broader marketing activity
• Identify opportunities and drive growth for clients

This is a Newcastle based role, with your week split between our office and home.

About Gorilla

We're a digital performance agency made up of 25 epic humans.

Most of our team is based in Newcastle but we've also got Gorillas spread across NSW, QLD and Victoria.

Over the last 15 years we've grown organically and are lucky to have a great team of high-performing marketing legends and an awesome bunch of clients.

We're discerning about which clients we choose to work with (yes, seriously). We make sure we're a good fit for each other and that we can help our clients smash their goals.

Most importantly, values drive everything we do. We're here to deliver exceptional results, look after our clients, have fun and make Gorilla a great place to work.

We're selective about the people we hire.

We have a high-performing team of motivated and talented people. We hire team members that match our culture and growth mindset.

We look for people who:

1. Are values driven
2. Are motivated to succeed
3. Have epic skills (or are on the way to having them)

Why Work With Us

There's 3 big reasons why we're different to a lot of other companies:

#1 - We're totally dedicated to our client's success. That means putting the client first and rolling up our sleeves to deliver great results. It also means providing exceptional communication and advice to help our clients be as successful as they can be.

#2 - We help our team members become superstars. Every team member gets a minimum $2000 annual training budget. There's also dedicated out of office training days to help accelerate development.

#3 - We're serious about rewards and progression. Over the last 12 months we've handed out bonuses and pay rises across the team. We reward our team for high performance and growing their value to the group.

The Hiring Process

Still interested? Awesome :)

We'd love to receive your application. Here's what you need to know about the process:

• Once your application is received, we'll contact you for a quick chat. To learn more about you, your skills and experience.
• 3 or fewer applicants will progress to the second round, where we'll conduct in-depth interviews

Confidential discussion

Not quite sure yet? That's ok, we're happy to chat and see if we're a good fit for each other. For a confidential discussion, email our Operations Manager on

How To Apply

Here's what to do next:

1. Provide a detailed resume with your full work history + cover letter
2. Submit your application via SEEK (Please don't email them, or submit via our website)