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    Hire vetted offshorePPC Specialists.

    Sprint Labs recruits, vets, places and manages vetted independent ppc specialists across Asia for companies in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada and the UK. You interview and direct them like an in-house hire. We handle the contractor agreement, fees, payments and engagement support.

    From USD 1,300/mo all-in
    Typical mid-level: USD 1,550 to 1,800/mo, billed as a flat monthly cost
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    Your shortlist5–10 business days
    Vetted PPC Specialist

    Recorded intros, prior work and references.

    In short

    How much does an offshore PPC specialist cost, and how does hiring one work?

    A PPC specialist through Sprint Labs costs roughly USD 1,550–1,800 per month all-in at mid-level and USD 1,900–2,450 for senior — one flat seat cost with no recruitment fee and no entity required. A good hire manages paid media daily so your cost per acquisition keeps falling. Named shortlists land in 5–10 business days.

    Embedded in teams across six markets

    Embedded at
    MyDime
    Mendeley
    MedAlert
    Codebased
    Senja
    How it works

    How fast can I get a candidate started?

    Asian professionals working together in a modern office
    01

    Tell us the role

    Two minutes, no account. Seniority, start date, anything specific.

    02

    We recruit and vet

    Skills tests, a working session and reference checks against your brief.

    03

    You meet a shortlist

    Named candidates with recordings, prior work and a flat monthly seat cost.

    04

    They start, we manage the engagement

    Contracts, contractor fees and payments, time off, performance concerns and replacement sit with Sprint Labs. Role-specific AI training is available from their start, scheduled when it suits you.

    Cost comparison

    Same role. A fraction of the cost.

    Mid-Senior annual seat cost compared with hiring the same role locally in Australia, including employer on-costs.

    Sprint Labs seat
    A$28,696 AUD per year
    Time to hireShortlist in 5–10 business days
    Recruitment and vettingWe manage
    Cost savingSave up to 75%
    • Dedicated full-time hire — included
    • Contracted and managed by Sprint Labs — included
    • Replacement at no extra cost — included
    Local Mid-Senior hire
    A$132,107 AUD per year
    Time to hire2–4 months
    Recruitment and vettingYou manage
    Cost saving—
    • Dedicated full-time hire — included
    • Contracted and managed for you — not included
    • Replacement at no extra cost — not included

    Local figure: midpoint of the AUD 98,100–119,900 salary range (Robert Half AU 2026 Salary Guide (Sydney), 2026) plus default employer on-costs. Sprint Labs figure: typical Mid-Senior price (band midpoint) × 12, converted from USD at the mid-market rate of 2026-11-05. Indicative only.

    Why this role

    What does a strong PPC specialist change?

    Paid accounts decay without daily attention: budgets drift, creative fatigues, negatives go unadded. A dedicated in-house PPC specialist costs less offshore than most agency retainers and works only on your accounts, with full visibility of the numbers behind them.

    Asian colleagues collaborating around shared work in an office

    What they own

    • Build, launch and optimise campaigns across paid channels
    • Manage budgets, bids and negative keyword hygiene
    • Own conversion tracking accuracy end to end
    • Test creative and landing page variants
    • Report weekly on spend, CPA and return
    Skills we screen for

    What skills should a PPC specialist have?

    • Google Ads
    • Meta Ads
    • LinkedIn Ads
    • Conversion tracking
    • GA4
    • Feed management
    • Bid strategy
    • Landing page testing
    • Attribution reporting
    Included with your placement

    AI skills for your PPC specialist

    Paid media across Google, Meta and LinkedIn creates a lot of reporting, creative testing and budget checking. Training shows your PPC specialist how AI can speed up analysis and variant writing, while every account change stays documented and approved.

    Cross-channel performance analysis

    Summarise weekly exports from Google Ads, Meta Ads and LinkedIn Ads into one report on spend, CPA and return by channel, with budget pacing and anomalies flagged.

    How they check it

    Every figure is reconciled with the platform exports and GA4, and attribution differences between platforms are noted before conclusions are drawn.

    Creative and ad copy variations

    Draft ad copy and creative briefs for each channel's formats, such as search ads, Meta carousels and LinkedIn sponsored posts, built from current top performers and landing page messaging.

    How they check it

    Variants are checked against brand guidelines, platform ad policies and offer terms, and launch only after your approval.

    Planning documented experiments

    Write a test plan for a bid strategy, audience or landing page experiment with hypothesis, budget split, duration and success metric.

    How they check it

    Results are recalculated from raw data with sample size noted, and any change to live budgets or bids goes through your approval step first.

    Practical assessment

    Using synthetic exports from three ad platforms, they produce a weekly performance summary, identify the three changes they would make first and write one experiment plan, explaining which AI-suggested changes they rejected and why.

    Available once your team member starts, scheduled when it suits you. No additional training fee.

    Explore our AI training programme →
    No account required

    Brief the role in two minutes. Shortlist in days.

    Cost benchmarks

    PPC Specialist seat cost, USD per month.

    Indicative monthly fee covering the contractor's fee, recruitment and vetting, contracts, payments and FX, management support, replacement and role-specific AI training. There is no separate recruitment fee; your exact quote is generated in-app. Benchmarks in USD, reviewed .

    What it costs

    An offshore PPC specialist through Sprint Labs costs about USD 1,200 to 2,450 per month, all-in.

    PPC Specialist monthly Sprint Labs costs and annual local salaries by seniority
    SeniorityMonthly all-in rate
    USD
    Approximate monthly
    AUD
    Local salary, Australia
    AUD per year
    Local salary, US
    USD per year
    Associate1,200 to 1,5501,714 to 2,214
    Mid-Senior1,450 to 1,8002,072 to 2,572
    Senior1,750 to 2,4502,500 to 3,500

    USD ranges use the role's existing all-in rates across recruitment markets. AUD is an indicative conversion using Sprint Labs mid-market billing FX feed, dated 2026-10-21: AUD 1 = USD 0.69997032. Actual quotes use the rate at billing.

    Local figures are annual salaries, not monthly all-in staffing costs. Blank cells mean no reliable, seniority-specific benchmark has been verified. No salary percentiles have been relabelled as seniority bands.

    Philippines
    Entry
    USD 1,300–1,550
    Mid
    USD 1,550–1,800
    Senior
    USD 1,900–2,450
    Vietnam
    Entry
    USD 1,250–1,500
    Mid
    USD 1,500–1,750
    Senior
    USD 1,800–2,350
    Indonesia
    Entry
    USD 1,200–1,450
    Mid
    USD 1,450–1,650
    Senior
    USD 1,750–2,250
    India
    Entry
    USD 1,250–1,450
    Mid
    USD 1,450–1,700
    Senior
    USD 1,800–2,350

    Entry-level covers capable candidates with 1–3 years' experience, best where the work is well defined and supervised.

    No account required

    Brief the role in two minutes. Shortlist in days.

    How to evaluate

    Interviewing a PPC specialist.

    01

    Have them audit your live account

    Give read-only access and ask for the three changes they would make first. Specific, evidenced answers about your account beat any certification.

    02

    Work sample beats CV claims

    Sprint Labs screens every ppc specialist on a short, realistic task drawn from the work you actually need done, then sends you the output alongside the CV. You see the standard before you spend an interview slot on it.

    03

    English and communication are scored

    Written and spoken English is assessed and you get a voice recording before you interview, so you know how this person will land in a client call, a Slack thread or a handover note.

    Optional add-on

    Add AI accent conversion for $1/hour per user.

    If the role spends time on the phone, our AI accent conversion neutralises accent in real time so every call lands clearly with your customers — without losing the person behind the voice.

    Real-time neutralisation

    Accent is softened live on the call, with latency low enough that the conversation still feels natural.

    Their voice, preserved

    Tone, pace, warmth and intent stay theirs. It is your actual team member on the line, just easier to follow.

    Your existing phone system

    Layers over the softphone or dialler you already run. No porting, no new platform, nothing to retrain.

    How AI accent conversion works →
    FAQ

    Questions about hiring an offshore PPC specialist.

    How much does an offshore PPC specialist cost?

    Around USD 1,550–1,800 per month all-in at mid-level and USD 1,900–2,450 for a senior specialist managing significant spend.

    How much ad spend can one specialist manage?

    A competent full-time specialist comfortably manages USD 50K–250K a month across a handful of accounts. Beyond that, or across many markets, you are looking at a second seat rather than more hours.

    What AI skills will my PPC specialist learn?

    Your PPC specialist learns to use AI to analyse performance across paid channels, draft ad copy and creative variations and plan documented experiments. Figures are reconciled with platform data and analytics, and changes to live budgets, bids or campaigns need your approval. Tool use depends on what your business approves.

    Do I need a local entity to hire a PPC specialist offshore?

    No. You sign a Master Services Agreement and Work Order with Sprint Labs, and Sprint Labs engages the PPC specialist as an independent contractor. We handle contracts, fees and payments, engagement support and one monthly invoice. You direct the work day-to-day exactly as you would an in-house hire.

    How long does it take to hire a PPC specialist through Sprint Labs?

    Most briefs produce a named, vetted shortlist within 5–10 business days. From there you interview, choose, and we handle the offer, contract and onboarding — typical brief-to-start is three to five weeks depending on the candidate's notice period.

    What happens if the hire is not the right fit?

    Tell us within the first 30 days and we replace them at our cost. After that, engagements carry a 60-day cancellation notice, which protects the contractor and gives you time to hand over work, but if you want to swap rather than offboard, we run a replacement search in parallel at no additional recruitment cost.

    Is AI training included with this placement?

    Yes. Once your team member starts, they can enrol in role-specific AI training with no additional training fee. You choose when they enrol, and the self-paced modules run during their normal working hours.

    Can the training align with our tools and AI policies?

    Yes. The course teaches general skills on practice material, and how your team member applies them depends on the tools, access and AI policy your business approves. If certain work must stay AI-free, they follow your rules. Third-party software subscriptions aren't included and are agreed during onboarding.

    No account required

    Brief the role in two minutes. Shortlist in days.

    Ready when you are

    Brief the role. See a shortlist within 5–10 business days.

    Named, vetted candidates with recordings, prior work and references — plus a flat monthly seat cost in your own currency.

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