Junior Paid Media Manager

Location: Claremont Cape Town
Work model: Predominantly in-office 4 days in-office 1 remote day per week (not open to fully remote candidates)
Salary: R18 000 R25 000 CTC

Why youd want to work here..

• Work across local and global B2C/B2B brands spanning lifestyle FMCG and wellness
• Join a collaborative high-growth performance team
• Hybrid flexibility with a great in-office base
• Benefits to confirm with client
• A culture that rewards curiosity ownership and mentorship

About our client..
Our client is a full-service digital marketing agency helping brands scale through strategic omnichannel digital campaigns. Their offering spans performance paid media social media creative content e-commerce and digital strategy all built around driving measurable growth. Theyre looking for a junior Paid Media Campaign Manager to build manage pace and optimise paid campaigns across social and Google for a portfolio of local and international clients.

What the job involves..

• Building paid campaigns across social platforms (Meta TikTok LinkedIn Pinterest etc.) and Google (Search Shopping Performance Max Display and YouTube)
• Managing and pacing live campaigns to budget across a portfolio of clients flagging under- or over-delivery early
• Optimising campaigns against agreed objectives: ROAS for e-commerce lead cost and quality for lead gen and reach for awareness clients
• Structuring accounts to best practice including audience and placement structure and healthy management of the learning phase
• Keeping platform tracking and product feed set-ups clean and consistent with landing pages
• Supporting performance reporting through Looker Studio and Power My Analytics
• Liaising with account teams on campaign requirements creative needs and timelines

What you need to be considered..

• 12 years hands-on paid media experience agency or in-house
• Practical experience building and managing campaigns in Social Ads Managers and Google Ads
• A working understanding of budget pacing and campaign optimisation
• Comfort working with performance data and translating it into action
• Organised and detail-oriented with the ability to manage several clients at once

Bonus points if you..

• Hold a Google Ads certification
• Have experience with e-commerce platforms (Shopify and/or WooCommerce) and product feeds
• Have TikTok and LinkedIn advertising experience
• Are familiar with GA4 and conversion tracking basics
• Have hands-on experience with Looker Studio