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Title: Part-time Paid Ads Specialist jobs | Deftridge
Summary: Part-time Paid Ads Specialist tasks with the rate up front: 432 listed, 4 to 10 hours a week. Typical US rate $75 an hour. Professionals pay no fee.

Marketing & Content · **Updated November 4, 2026**

# Part-time Paid Ads Specialist jobs

Builds, runs and trims paid campaigns toward a cost-per-lead or ROAS target. 432 tasks are open now, sized for 4 to 10 hours a week.

**$75/hr** typical US rate, senior level

**$89/hr** median published task rate

**432** open tasks

**4-10 h** a week for a typical task

## Open Paid Ads Specialist tasks

[See all 432](https://deftridge.com/jobs/#role=paid-ads-specialist)

Regular Posted Nov 3

### [Monthly Paid Media Report · Consumer goods](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-paid-media-report-new-york-city-dt-1935513/)

Manager · Paid Ads Specialist

Personal-care brand in baby care · 5,000+ employees

**$107–$124** / hour

About $750 a month at 2 h a week

- 1–2 h a week

- Hybrid · New York City

- Starts next week

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-paid-media-report-new-york-city-dt-1935513/)

One-off Posted Nov 3

### [Google Ads Account Audit · E-commerce](https://deftridge.com/job/google-ads-account-audit-berlin-dt-2436129/)

Senior · Paid Ads Specialist

Series C online retailer for beauty · 501–1,000 employees

**€43–€54** / hour

About €190–€490 in total

- about 7 h in total

- On-site · Berlin

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

- English and German

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/google-ads-account-audit-berlin-dt-2436129/)

One-off Posted Nov 3

### [Retargeting and Audience Build](https://deftridge.com/job/retargeting-and-audience-build-denmark-dt-6432553/)

Senior · Paid Ads Specialist

Online travel company in short-term rentals · 201–500 employees

**€46–€56** / hour

About €200–€410 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Remote · anywhere in the EU

- Starts next week

- Top 25% for the role

- English and Danish

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/retargeting-and-audience-build-denmark-dt-6432553/)

One-off Posted Nov 3

### [Conversion Tracking Repair](https://deftridge.com/job/conversion-tracking-repair-san-francisco-dt-7684927/)

Manager · Paid Ads Specialist

Digital wealth platform · 1,001–5,000 employees

**$180–$198** / hour

About $570–$1,510 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Hybrid · San Francisco

- Starts within 2 weeks

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/conversion-tracking-repair-san-francisco-dt-7684927/)

One-off Posted Nov 3

### [LinkedIn Ads Setup for B2B · SaaS](https://deftridge.com/job/linkedin-ads-setup-for-b2b-san-diego-dt-8290394/)

Manager · Paid Ads Specialist

B2B software company for HR teams · 5,000+ employees

**$111–$127** / hour

About $600–$1,190 in total

- about 8 h in total

- Hybrid · San Diego

- Starts within 2 weeks

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/linkedin-ads-setup-for-b2b-san-diego-dt-8290394/)

One-off Posted Nov 3

### [Ad Creative Testing Plan](https://deftridge.com/job/ad-creative-testing-plan-dublin-dt-9193529/)

Manager · Paid Ads Specialist

Retail chain with stores in six countries · 11–50 employees

**€53–€59** / hour

About €220–€450 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Hybrid · Dublin

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/ad-creative-testing-plan-dublin-dt-9193529/)

Regular Posted Nov 2

### [Weekly Campaign Optimisation](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-campaign-optimisation-san-francisco-dt-6707375/)

Specialist · Paid Ads Specialist

Online travel company in corporate travel · 501–1,000 employees

**$113–$122** / hour

About $2,800 a month at 6 h a week

- 3–8 h a week

- Hybrid · San Francisco

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-campaign-optimisation-san-francisco-dt-6707375/)

One-off Posted Oct 30

### [Campaign Build and Launch](https://deftridge.com/job/campaign-build-and-launch-london-dt-7202905/)

Manager · Paid Ads Specialist

Series C E-commerce platform for children's clothing · 501–1,000 employees

**£45–£56** / hour

About £400–£810 in total

- about 12 h in total

- Hybrid · London

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/campaign-build-and-launch-london-dt-7202905/)

One-off Posted Nov 4

### [Google Ads Account Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/google-ads-account-audit-germany-dt-8194006/)

Manager · Paid Ads Specialist

Real-estate services firm · 5,000+ employees

**€52–€60** / hour

About €220–€560 in total

- about 7 h in total

- Remote · Germany

- Starts within 2 weeks

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/google-ads-account-audit-germany-dt-8194006/)

One-off Posted Nov 3

### [Ad Creative Testing Plan](https://deftridge.com/job/ad-creative-testing-plan-new-york-city-dt-9247643/)

Senior · Paid Ads Specialist

Specialty pharma company in diagnostics · 1,001–5,000 employees

**$102–$127** / hour

About $460–$920 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Hybrid · New York City

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/ad-creative-testing-plan-new-york-city-dt-9247643/)

One-off Posted Nov 2

### [Google Ads Account Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/google-ads-account-audit-bellevue-dt-1190509/)

Senior · Paid Ads Specialist

Industrial manufacturer supplying the auto industry · 51–200 employees

**$97–$114** / hour

About $420–$1,060 in total

- about 7 h in total

- Hybrid · Bellevue

- Starts within 2 weeks

- Top 25% for the role

- 3 interested

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/google-ads-account-audit-bellevue-dt-1190509/)

One-off Posted Nov 3

### [Retargeting and Audience Build · Media](https://deftridge.com/job/retargeting-and-audience-build-san-francisco-dt-1598948/)

Senior · Paid Ads Specialist

B2B media company · 201–500 employees

**$149–$171** / hour

About $640–$1,280 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Hybrid · San Francisco

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/retargeting-and-audience-build-san-francisco-dt-1598948/)

## Recently filled

Paid Ads Specialist tasks that found their professional in the last two weeks, with the rate agreed inside the published range.

- [Google Ads Account Audit · Real estate Senior · Hybrid · Sunderland Filled in 34 days at £32 an hour](https://deftridge.com/job/google-ads-account-audit-sunderland-dt-3746664/)

- [Retargeting and Audience Build Specialist · Hybrid · Manchester Filled in 13 days at £31 an hour](https://deftridge.com/job/retargeting-and-audience-build-manchester-dt-2765858/)

- [Campaign Build and Launch Manager · Hybrid · Sosnowiec Filled in 9 days at €24 an hour](https://deftridge.com/job/campaign-build-and-launch-sosnowiec-dt-8958397/)

- [Campaign Build and Launch Manager · Remote · Poland Filled in 8 days at €25 an hour](https://deftridge.com/job/campaign-build-and-launch-poland-dt-2573082/)

- [LinkedIn Ads Setup for B2B Manager · Remote · Ireland Filled in 12 days at €57 an hour](https://deftridge.com/job/linkedin-ads-setup-for-b2b-ireland-dt-9645035/)

- [Campaign Build and Launch Senior · Remote · Poland Filled in 7 days at €19 an hour](https://deftridge.com/job/campaign-build-and-launch-poland-dt-7656995/)

## What a Paid Ads Specialist earns by level

Rates in the United States for the regular role format. Companies pay 15% on top of these figures; you keep all of it.

[Full US rate table](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/united-states/) · [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)

| Level | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Specialist | $60 | $1,300 |
| Senior | $75 | $1,630 |
| Manager | $85 | $1,840 |

- Regular role **$75**

- One-off task **$85**

- Task bundle **$75**

## Paid Ads Specialist rates by country

Typical rate for a senior Paid Ads Specialist in local currency, and the tasks open there now.

| Country | Typical rate / hour | Market median wage | Open tasks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $75 | $50.28 | 176 |
| Germany | €40 | €26.91 | 62 |
| Canada | CA$65 | CA$45.25 | 34 |
| United Kingdom | £30 | £20.39 | 29 |
| France | €25 | €18.95 | 23 |
| Italy | €24 | €16.65 | 16 |
| Netherlands | €30 | €22.03 | 14 |
| Spain | €21 | €14.44 | 11 |
| Ireland | €40 | €28.95 | 10 |
| Belgium | €40 | €29.27 | 8 |
| Austria | €30 | €20.60 | 7 |
| Finland | €30 | €19.66 | 7 |
| Poland | €17 | €11.48 | 7 |
| Sweden | €25 | €17.21 | 7 |
| Denmark | €40 | €26.43 | 5 |
| Cyprus | €21 | €14.21 | 2 |
| Estonia | €18 | €12.40 | 2 |
| Luxembourg | €40 | €27.56 | 2 |
| Bulgaria | €12 | €8.39 | 1 |
| Croatia | €17 | €11.59 | 1 |
| Czechia | €16 | €10.96 | 1 |
| Greece | €14 | €9.52 | 1 |
| Hungary | €15 | €10.41 | 1 |
| Latvia | €16 | €11.18 | 1 |
| Lithuania | €18 | €12.52 | 1 |
| Portugal | €16 | €11.10 | 1 |
| Romania | €14 | €9.83 | 1 |
| Slovenia | €20 | €13.61 | 1 |
| Malta | €14 | €9.88 | 0 |
| Slovakia | €12 | €8.61 | 0 |

## Highest-paying states and regions

Typical senior rate where the state, province or region has its own wage data.

- [California $100/hr · 29 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/california/)

- [Delaware $95/hr · 0 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/delaware/)

- [Nunavut CA$95/hr · 1 tasks · Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/nunavut/)

- [New York $90/hr · 12 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/new-york/)

- [Washington $90/hr · 4 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/washington/)

- [Colorado $85/hr · 1 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/colorado/)

- [Massachusetts $85/hr · 1 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/massachusetts/)

- [Northwest Territories CA$85/hr · 0 tasks · Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/northwest-territories/)

- [Yukon CA$85/hr · 0 tasks · Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/yukon/)

- [District of Columbia $80/hr · 1 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/district-of-columbia/)

- [Minnesota $75/hr · 1 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/minnesota/)

- [New Jersey $75/hr · 0 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/new-jersey/)

## What the work looks like

Paid Ads Specialist tasks are small enough to fit around a full-time job. Typical examples:

- **Conversion Tracking Repair**: Fixes events and conversions so campaigns optimise on real results.

- **Google Ads Account Audit**: Finds wasted spend and missed chances in an account.

- **Campaign Build and Launch**: Structure, audiences, creative and tracking set up properly.

- **Weekly Campaign Optimisation**: Adjusts bids, budgets, keywords and creative against targets.

- **Ad Creative Testing Plan**: A test plan for headlines, images and offers.

- **Retargeting and Audience Build**: Builds audiences from site and CRM data with exclusions.

- **LinkedIn Ads Setup for B2B**: Targeting, forms and reporting for B2B campaigns.

- **Monthly Paid Media Report**: Spend, results and plan, with plain commentary.

At a glance

- **Levels** Specialist, Senior, Manager

- **Formats** Regular role, One-off task, Task bundle

- **Usual tools** Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, GA4

- **Also searched as** ppc, google ads, paid social, sem

## Who does this work

Professionals whose day jobs match this role.

Marketing Manager Digital Marketing Manager PPC Specialist Performance Marketing Manager Social Media Manager Growth Marketing Manager Demand Generation Manager Marketing Director Influencer Marketing Manager Head of Growth Digital Marketing Specialist Campaign Manager

## Questions about Paid Ads Specialist work

How much does a part-time Paid Ads Specialist earn?

In the United States the typical Deftridge rate for a senior Paid Ads Specialist is $75 an hour; the median published task rate in dollars is $89. At five hours a week that is about $1,630 a month.

How many hours a week does it take?

Typical load for this role is 4-10 hours a week, about one to two hours on a working day. The platform cap across all your tasks is 15 hours a week.

Do I need a licence or a particular tool?

Usual tools are Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager and GA4. No licence is required.

Which formats are offered?

This role is offered as regular role, one-off task, task bundle. Pay for each format is shown below, and you choose what suits your week.

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