50+ gyms. 3 countries. And expanding rapidly! Every $ we spend on advertising matters - and we’re looking for a sharp, commercially driven performance marketer to make every single one work harder.
GymNation, the Middle East’s fastest-growing fitness brand, is seeking a hands-on Performance Marketing Executive to join the performance marketing team and help plan, run, and continuously optimise our paid media across Meta, Google, TikTok, Snapchat, and beyond.
Paid media is one of the biggest growth levers in our business. We need someone who can help run these channels with precision, scale them with discipline, and tell a clear commercial story to the wider marketing team about what’s working and what isn’t.
You’ll work alongside the team on the day-to-day execution of paid media across multiple markets - campaign builds, audience strategy, creative briefs, bidding, budget pacing, A/B testing, and reporting. You’ll work hand-in-hand with our data, content, CRM, and creative teams to make sure every campaign is firing on all cylinders. This role reports into the senior marketing leadership team.
We leverage AI and automation across everything we do. You’ll be expected to use AI tools and Claude Code to accelerate creative production, ad copywriting, audience research, automation, and reporting. AI-forward thinking isn’t a nice-to-have here - it’s how we work.
We’re growing fast, and so will your impact. This role offers exceptional visibility, the chance to work across multiple high-growth markets, and a clear path for growth as we scale across the GCC, Southeast Asia, and further afield.
This is a full-time, on-site role based at our head office in Dubai.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support the team in building, launching, and optimising paid campaigns across Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snapchat.
- Help with the day-to-day: audience setup, creative briefs, ad copy, tracking, budget pacing, and post-campaign analysis.
- Run structured A/B and creative tests, and feed the learnings back to the creative team.
- Help track and report on CPL, CPA, CAC, ROAS, and payback - with clear narratives, not just numbers.
- Help keep tracking and attribution clean (Meta CAPI, GTM, GA4) alongside the data team.
- Use AI tools and Claude Code to speed up reporting, creative production, competitor monitoring, and dashboards.
- Keep an eye on competitor activity and emerging platform/AI changes worth acting on.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
- 3+ years hands-on paid media experience with demonstrable results, ideally within a reputable agency or a fast-paced business.
- Particular expertise in Meta, Google, Snapchat, and TikTok, across lead generation and awareness.
- Multi-market experience (especially GCC) and English + Arabic ad copy are strong pluses - although not a strict requirement.
- Working knowledge of Zapier would be a plus.
- Hands-on with AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Midjourney) and Claude Code - or a clear ambition to get there quickly.
- Commercially minded, with a test-and-learn attitude, and a clear communicator who turns data into a story.WHY GYMNATION?
- A genuinely commercial paid-media role - work with real budget (multi-million USD annually), help drive real revenue, and see the impact of your work on the business every single day.
- Multi-market scope across UAE, KSA, Bahrain, and new market launches in Southeast Asia - the kind of variety most paid-media roles can’t offer.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Certified as a Great Place to Work™, from the results of an all-GymNation staff survey.
- Ongoing training and development to keep you ahead of a fast-moving discipline.
- Free GymNation membership (obviously).
- Opportunity to be part of the Middle East’s fastest-growing fitness company - we are changing the game, and we want you to jump on board!
- We work hard… and play hard! Not many offices have a pool table, dartboard, arcades, and a PlayStation 5 in them. GymNation does! From unmatched team parties to office workouts, there aren’t many companies that do it like GymNation.
- If this sounds like the perfect role for you, or someone you know, then what are you waiting for?!Please apply, and our HR team will be in touch with shortlisted candidates.
- We look forward to hearing from you!
