Marketing Manager Growth & Operations 18917
Cape Town - South Africa
Job Summary
Position : Marketing Manager / Growth & Operations
Company/Client : Evan Woods
Location : Remote
Timezone : Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm EST Flexible
Company/Client Overview:
We are a fast-growing marketing agency focused on helping direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands scale through high-performance creative acquisition strategy and conversion optimization.
Our work spans:
- Paid media (with a strong focus on TikTok)
- Creative strategy and production
- Website and funnel optimization
- eCommerce growth strategy (Shopify ecosystem)
- Full-funnel campaign execution
We work with ambitious brands and operate in a fast-paced high-performance environment where quality and speed matter.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Were hiring a high-agency Marketing Manager / Growth & Operations Generalist to act as a key partner to the founder.
This is a hybrid role combining:
- Strategy (thinking planning improving)
- Execution (getting work done driving projects forward)
- Operations (bringing structure and consistency)
You will help turn ideas into execution manage workflows improve systems and contribute directly to client outcomes.
This is not a basic assistant role. Were looking for someone who can think take ownership and operate with minimal hand-holding.
Strategy & Growth Support
- Develop content and creative strategies for DTC brands
- Write clear actionable briefs for ads campaigns and creative production
- Support audits of brands (ads websites funnels) and identify improvement opportunities
- Help plan landing pages funnels and customer journeys (wireframes structure messaging)
- Act as a thought partner on marketing strategy and execution
Operations & Project Management
- Own and maintain Notion task boards across multiple clients
- Ensure all deliverables are assigned tracked and completed on time
- Bring structure to fast-moving projects and reduce chaos
- Manage timelines priorities and workflows across the team
- Turn ideas and discussions into clear trackable action items
Reporting & Analysis
- Pull and organize data from Shopify Meta Ads and internal dashboards
- Assist in building weekly performance summaries
- Highlight trends gaps and opportunities
Creative & Execution Support
- Write first drafts of briefs hooks scripts and messaging
- Collaborate with designers and editors to execute creative
- Perform light creative QA (formatting messaging links quality control)
- Assist with light design tasks (Canva resizing iterations)
- Use AI tools to accelerate research ideation and execution
Systems & Organization
- Organize Google Drive assets and maintain clean file structures
- Set up and manage Slack channels and internal documentation
- Build SOPs from workflows and improve internal systems
- Support onboarding processes with templates and checklists
Minimum Requirements:
Language requirement: Excellent English Communication Skills (accent is okay)
Education: Bachelors Degree (ideally)
Experience: 3 years of related experience
Industry: direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce brands ideally small and fast-growing companies
Required Experience
- 3 years in marketing growth operations or a similar role
- Experience in marketing growth creative strategy brand strategy eCommerce DTC or a similar role
- Strong ability to create briefs strategic recommendations and client-facing or internal deliverables
- Experience supporting or leading work across content creative websites or conversion-focused projects
- Strong understanding of what makes good creative and compelling digital experiences
- Experience working with DTC/eCommerce brands (preferred)
- Strong project management and task-tracking ability
- Familiarity with tools like Notion Slack Google Drive
- Experience using AI tools (ChatGPT Claude etc.) in real workflows
Nice to Have
- Experience with Shopify Meta Ads or TikTok ads
- Basic understanding of conversion optimization and funnels
- Ability to create wireframes or landing page structures
- Familiarity with Canva CapCut Asana or similar tools
- Strong creative judgment (what good ads/content look like)
Why This Role is Exciting
- Direct exposure to high-growth DTC brands
- Work closely with an experienced founder
- Real ownership over strategy execution and operations
- Opportunity to grow into a senior leadership role
- Fast learning environment with real responsibility
- Flexible remote work setup
Required Experience:
Manager
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