Digital Manager

Cinevation (Pty) Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 279,000 - 390,600; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic digital agency in Johannesburg is looking for a Digital Manager to lead their digital function and help shape the agency's direction. The role involves overseeing client accounts, leading strategies across various digital campaigns, and managing a team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in digital marketing, strong leadership skills, and the ambition to grow with the agency. If you're energetic, organised, and creative, this is an exciting opportunity to influence the agency's future.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience across digital marketing channels.
• Proven ability to lead projects and client relationships.
• Understanding of digital strategy and operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee client accounts and digital delivery.
• Lead strategy across digital campaigns.
• Manage workflows and team output.
• Build strong client relationships.
• Identify opportunities for growth and innovation.
• Recruit, mentor and grow the digital team.

Skills

Digital marketing experience

Leadership and team management

Client relationship management

Strategic thinking

Strong communication skills

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for a smart, energetic, hands‑onDigital Managerto lead and grow our digital agency.

We’re not a big, bloated corporate. We’re asmall but growing agencywith strong ambition, great clients, and real opportunity for the right person to help shape what this business becomes.

This role is for someone who lives and breathes digital, knows how to get things done, and is excited by the idea of building, leading and growing something. You’ll need to be equally comfortable thinking strategically, managing clients, leading a team, and rolling up your sleeves when needed.

We want someone who is dynamic, sharp, commercially minded and deeply digital. Someone with strong instincts, good energy, leadership potential, and the ability to bring structure, momentum and fresh thinking to the agency.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll take the lead across our digital function, including:

• Overseeing client accounts and digital delivery
• Leading strategy across paid media, organic, email, web and broader digital campaigns
• Managing workflow, deadlines, briefs and team output
• Building strong client relationships and presenting with confidence
• Identifying opportunities for growth, improvement and innovation
• Helping recruit, mentor and grow the digital team
• Bringing clarity, accountability and energy into the business

What we’re looking for

• Solid hands‑on experience across digital marketing channels
• Proven ability to lead people, projects and client relationships
• Strong understanding of digital strategy, performance and operations
• Confident communicator with good presentation and writing skills
• Organised, solutions‑driven and commercially aware
• Attention to detail, understanding of budgeting and financial controls
• Someone with energy, initiative and the ambition to grow with the agency

Why this role is exciting

You’ll have the chance to help lead a growing agency, shape its digital offering, influence the culture, build the team, and be a key part of where we go next.

If you’re hungry, capable, creative, organised and ready for a role with real scope, we’d love to hear from you.