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Performance Marketing Specialist


Company : Kindred


Location : Melbourne, Victoria


Created : 2026-03-25


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Heres what nobody tells you about agency life: Most places say theyll train you, then throw you into six accounts, two fire drills, and a client call youre not ready for, all by Tuesday. Youll learn by surviving, not by being taught. Youll copy what the last person did because nobody explained the why. And when you finally come up for air, youll realise youve spent a year executing other peoples strategies without understanding how to build your own. This isnt that. This is a global ecommerce accelerator and Australias Best Digital Agency (NORA awards, Google Premier Partner) thats also the largest seller on Amazon globally. They work with brands across all product categories at serious scalethink $25K to six figures monthly just in paid search. But heres what actually matters for someone at your career stage: Theyve cracked the code on developing talent in eCommerce Advertising. Youll step into a handson paid search role working exclusively across Google Search, Shopping, PMAX, and Demand Gen. Not a bit of everything, proper SEM where you can actually get deep and get good. Youll manage clients spending $25K to six figures per month, with enterprise brands youve heard of, budgets that matter, and work where the details genuinely count. Youll build campaigns, optimise product feeds in Merchant Centre, troubleshoot when things break, and report on performance that ties back to actual business outcomes. But heres what makes this different: 15% of your role is dedicated to training and development. Not do it in your spare time or watch this YouTube video at lunch. Actual structured time to get better at the craft with internal agency training, Google certifications, soft skills development, and working on your areas for improvement with support from people who want to see you grow. Youll report to an Account Director who doesnt micromanage but expects solid, errorfree work. Youll collaborate with junior team members who are learning alongside you. And youll work in an environment where trust is earned through consistency, not perfectionbut where pretty good isnt the standard. What Success Looks Like In 6 Months Youre confidently managing campaigns across your accounts with minimal supervision and decreasing errors. Youve contributed ideas that improved resultsmaybe a better testing framework, a smarter feed structure, or a clearer way to report insights. Clients trust you enough to request you on calls because your work is consistently solid. Youve gotten genuinely better at somethingautomation, feed optimisation, client presentations, whatever you needed to developand youre sharing that learning with the team. Your Account Director trusts you with bigger budgets and more complex accounts because youve earned it. The Tools Youll Get To Play With Google Ads (Search, Shopping, PMAX, Demand Genthe full suite) Google Merchant Centre (youll get very familiar with feed management) Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager Data Studio/Looker Studio for reporting Google Ads Scripts (or at least the curiosity to learn them) AI tools and automation where it makes sense (if it helps you work smarter, theyre into it) You dont need to be the perfect candidate. You dont need to know everything. You dont need a flawless track record. What you need: Genuine curiosity about how SEM works at scale. Strong attention to detail (because sixfigure budgets deserve it). The ability to take feedback and actually improve. The honesty to admit when you dont know something. Reliability, doing what you say youll do, when you say youll do it. Strong academic performance (GPA of 3.5/4.0 or equivalent) they want to see youve got a track record of showing up and delivering consistently. Think you need to be flawless to land your next role? Truth is: perfect candidates dont exist. We will require overseas applicants to have existing work rights in Australia. No sponsorship is available for this opportunity. #J-18808-Ljbffr