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Targetologist (Paid Social Specialist) CV Template

A targetologist turns ad spend into purchases, leads and followers. Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, pixel setup, creative testing, ROAS. E-commerce brands, info-product creators, coaches, local businesses and agencies all hire for this role when they see ads as an investment, not a line item. This template helps you frame your work through real budgets and ROAS, not vague 'managed campaigns' phrasing.

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What recruiters look for

Top signals on a Targeted Ads Specialist CV

  • ROAS, CAC and CPL per project
  • Real monthly budgets you actually managed
  • Vertical experience: e-commerce, info-products, services, B2B
  • Pixel and CAPI setup, iOS attribution workarounds
  • Creative testing cadence: hypotheses per week
  • Analytics fluency: Meta Ads Manager, GA4, post-purchase reports
  • Platform survival skills: avoiding bans and account holds
Key skills

Skills to feature on a Targeted Ads Specialist CV

Hard skills
Meta Ads Manager (Facebook + Instagram)TikTok Ads ManagerPixel and Conversions API (CAPI)GTM event configurationCreative testing: 10+ variants per weekLookalikes, Custom Audiences, retargetingCatalog Ads, Advantage+ ShoppingAnalytics: Meta Ads, GA4, Shopify AnalyticsCross-platform attribution reconciliationUGC creative briefs and management
Soft skills
Hypothesis-driven thinkingPatience with testing cyclesFast response to CTR dropsCommunication with designers and videographersClient expectation management
Sample bullets

Ready-to-use lines for your CV

Copy these as starting points and swap in your own numbers.

  1. 01Scaled a Ukrainian DTC brand's Meta Ads budget from $4k to $38k/month in 5 months while holding ROAS at 4.3.
  2. 02Launched TikTok Ads from zero for an online school: 1,840 leads in 3 months at $3.20 CPL versus $11 on Meta.
  3. 03Lifted creative CTR from 0.9% to 2.7% by switching from studio shoots to UGC formats with 4 recurring creator channels.
  4. 04Set up Conversions API via server-side GTM; Shopify purchase attribution accuracy climbed from 71% to 96% post iOS updates.
  5. 05Tested an average of 28 creative hypotheses per week and held a 14% win rate against an agency benchmark of 9%.
  6. 06Reduced cosmetics CAC from $18 to $9 in 6 weeks by rebuilding the funnel on Advantage+ Shopping and retiring manual audiences.
  7. 07Managed 7 agency accounts in parallel with a combined $110k/month spend; zero bans across 14 months.
  8. 08Ran a Black Friday push to 5x revenue in 4 days at 6.1 ROAS, after warming audiences for 3 weeks with engagement campaigns.
  9. 09Migrated a client fully to Advantage+: CPA fell 27% and management time dropped 60%.
  10. 10Built a weekly creative report in Notion - top 3 creatives, fatigued ones (frequency >3.5), hypothesis backlog - so the design team shipped sharper assets.
Salary ranges

What Targeted Ads Specialist earn

2024-2025 estimates. Wide ranges by experience and seniority.

Market
Junior
Mid
Senior
Ukraine
$700-1,500 USD/mo
$1,800-3,500 USD/mo
$4,000-8,000 USD/mo + % of spend
EU
2,500-3,800 EUR/mo
4,000-6,500 EUR/mo
7,500-12,000 EUR/mo
USA
$50,000-70,000 USD/yr
$80,000-120,000 USD/yr
$130,000-200,000 USD/yr
Interview prep

5 questions Targeted Ads Specialist candidates hear

  1. Q1Walk me through an account where you scaled spend 5x or more. What broke first and how did you hold ROAS?
  2. Q2How do you build a creative test: how many hypotheses in parallel, what budget per test, when do you cut?
  3. Q3What do you do when CTR drops in week 3 of a campaign that started strong?
  4. Q4How do you handle attribution after iOS limits? What do you use besides Meta Ads Manager?
  5. Q5Tell me about a time you talked a client out of a campaign because the expectations weren't realistic. How did you frame it?
FAQ

Common questions about this CV

Should I include specific client budgets in the CV?

Yes, anonymised if you're under NDA. 'Scaled a fashion DTC with $25k/month spend' tells recruiters your level instantly. Without numbers, your bullets read as 'managed campaigns'.

How do I show a case where ROAS was low but the client was happy?

Add the metrics that mattered: LTV, repeat purchase rate, email list growth. ROAS 1.8 in a niche with 6-month LTV is fine. But say so, otherwise the number reads as a fail.

Does a targetologist need to make creatives themselves?

Not yourself, but you must write sharp briefs and know what will hit. If you only push someone else's assets, you're a campaign operator, not a targetologist. That's a different role and a different salary.

How do I show experience when I work through an agency and can't name clients?

Describe verticals and scale: 'fashion DTC, $35k/month' instead of the brand name. Agencies expect this. Name clients only when you have explicit permission.

What if I've only run my own ads or ads for friends?

Still counts, just frame it with numbers: budget, ROAS, leads. Label it 'own project' or 'freelance' honestly. A real junior case beats a fake mid-level claim that falls apart in a test task.

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