Zarqa Mushtaq

Zarqa Mushtaq

Performance Marketer | Meta Ads Expert | Creative Strategist | AI-Enhanced Marketing

Punjab, Pakistan

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About

I am a Meta Ads Expert and Performance Marketer with 4+ years of experience running result-driven advertising campaigns for e- commerce and DTC brands, lead generation, and businesses across multiple industries. Proven track record of generating quality leads, increasing sales, and scaling revenue through audience research, full-funnel strategy, creative testing, conversion tracking, and data-driven budget optimization. Skilled in managing six and seven-figure ad budgets while protecting ROAS Zarqa Mushtaq STRENGTHS

What I'm looking for

I am looking for a remote Performance Marketer or Meta Ads Expert role with a growth-focused DTC, e-commerce, or wellness brand. I want to partner with a team where I can own full-funnel strategies, deploy advanced ad structures (like ASC+), and leverage AI-driven creative testing to scale monthly revenue. I thrive in data-led environments managing 6 to 7-figure budgets to drive consistent ROAS and sustainable customer acquisition.

Experience

Remote

Performance Marketer | Meta Ads Expert | Creative Strategist | AI-Enhanced Marketing

Remote

Jan 2022 – Present

Provides Performance Marketer | Meta Ads Expert | Creative Strategist | AI-Enhanced Marketing for businesses across the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, the Middle East, and other regions. Managed 20+ Meta Ads campaigns for e-commerce, DTC, and wellness brands across multiple international markets Delivered measurable ROAS improvements for client accounts, driving consistent growth in revenue, orders, and conversion rate Built full-funnel ad strategies and audience architecture that reduced wasted ad spend and improved campaign efficiency Designed and tested 50+ ad creative variations using data- backed frameworks, improving hook rate and CTR Managed complete campaign lifecycles — from audience research and creative briefing to launch, optimization, and reporting Built reusable creative-testing and audience frameworks applied across multiple niches and industries Reduced campaign testing time by leveraging Generative AI for rapid ad copy and creative prototyping.

Meta Ads ManagerCreative StrategistGenerative AI

Project

Stagnant DTC Apparel Brand → PKR 17.28M Revenue Engine

Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

Challenge: Apparel brand stuck below a 1% conversion rate with inconsistent ad spend and no audience clarity. Strategy: Rebuilt audience architecture, launched an ASC+ structure, layered retention funnels, and scaled budgets weekly using data-led decisions. Results: 5,439 orders | PKR 17.28M total sales | 242.3K sessions | 2.08% conversion rate

Audience ArchitectureASC+ StructureRetention Funnels

Project

Wellness Brand Store Revival at 2.15% CVR

Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

Challenge: High-traffic wellness brand with flat sales and a low repeat-purchase rate. Strategy: Implemented a full-funnel Meta strategy across prospecting, retargeting, and post-purchase warm audiences with offer-driven creatives. Results: 72 orders | PKR 166.4K sales | 3,206 sessions | 2.15% conversion rate

Full-Funnel Meta StrategyRetargetingOffer-Driven Creatives

Project

Cold Launch to 18.22x ROAS

Jan 2024 – Jan 2024

Challenge: New brand launching with zero ad history, weak creative testing, and a tight budget. Strategy: Designed a creative-testing framework, built lookalike and interest-based audience stacks, and deployed CBO with surgical spend control. Results: 18.22x ROAS | 74 purchases | $1,380.97 purchase value from $75.81 ad spend

Creative TestingLookalike AudiencesCBO

Education

University of Punjab (Affiliated)

Master · History

2019 – 2021

Certifications

Zarqa Mushtaq

Greens

Sep 2022 – No expiry

Skills

Budget ScalingPerformance MarketerMeta Business SuiteMeta Pixel/CAPIInstagram Ads ManagerMarketing ExpertiseConversion TrackingCreative StrategistCampaign StructuringAudience ResearchFull-Funnel StrategyMeta Ads Manager

Languages

Urdu (Native or bilingual proficiency)English (Professional working proficiency)