Meta Ads (Facebook + Instagram Ads) Interview Questions with Answers

social media coordinator interview questions

Q1. What are Meta Ads?
👉 Meta Ads are paid advertisements shown on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Audience Network. Businesses use them to reach a targeted audience.


Q2. What are the different campaign objectives in Meta Ads?
👉 Three categories:

  • Awareness (brand awareness, reach)
  • Consideration (traffic, engagement, video views, lead generation, messages)
  • Conversion (sales, store visits, app installs)

Q3. What is the difference between Boost Post and Ads Manager?
👉

  • Boost Post: Quick promotion of a post with limited targeting.
  • Ads Manager: Full control with advanced targeting, budgeting, and multiple ad formats.

Q4. What are custom audiences in Meta Ads?
👉 A custom audience is made from people who already interacted with your business (website visitors, app users, customer list, or people who engaged with your posts).


Q5. What is a lookalike audience?
👉 A lookalike audience is a new audience that shares similar characteristics with your existing customers or custom audience.


Q6. How do you target the right audience on Meta Ads?
👉 By using:

  • Location
  • Age, Gender, Interests
  • Behaviors (shopping, travel, etc.)
  • Custom & Lookalike Audiences



    Meta Ads/ Social media marketing

Q7. What is the Facebook Pixel / Meta Pixel?
👉 A small piece of code placed on a website that tracks user actions (like purchases, form submissions) and helps in retargeting + measuring ad performance.


Q8. What are the main ad formats in Meta Ads?
👉

  • Image Ads
  • Video Ads
  • Carousel Ads (multiple images/videos)
  • Collection Ads (for e-commerce)
  • Stories Ads
  • Reels Ads

Q9. How do you measure the success of Meta Ads?
👉 By checking KPIs like:

  • CTR (Click-through Rate)
  • CPC (Cost per Click)
  • CPM (Cost per 1000 impressions)
  • Conversion Rate
  • ROAS (Return on Ad Spend)

Q10. If an ad is not performing, what steps will you take?
👉

  1. Check if targeting is correct.
  2. Change creatives (image/video).
  3. Adjust audience size.
  4. A/B test different copies.
  5. Optimize landing page.




    Meta Ads/ Social media marketing

Leave a Comment