Digital Marketing Project Manager (Remote)

Rapid Transformational Therapy?; Remote; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A global wellness organization is seeking a Digital Marketing Project Manager in South Africa. You will be responsible for leading marketing operations, managing projects, and ensuring team focus on priorities. The ideal candidate will have strong project management experience, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively under pressure. This role offers a full-time freelance opportunity, requiring comfort in fast-paced environments and a structured leadership approach.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Manager in a digital, creative, or tech environment.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong ability to prioritize tasks based on business value.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage weekly sprints across all teams.
• Serve as gatekeeper of the marketing priority list.
• Liaise with funnel builders, automation specialists, designers and contractors.

Skills

Project Management

Cross-functional team management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Prioritization skills

Tools

Asana

GoHighLevel

HubSpot

WordPress

Job description

Digital Marketing Project Manager (Remote)

Rapid Transformational Therapy R is a global wellness organization built on compassion and transformation.

We train and certify therapists and coaches in the RTT methodology and provide courses and audio to help people overcome issues.

Role Overview

We're looking for an exceptional Digital Marketing Project Manager to bring structure, predictability, and momentum to our marketing and sales operations.

You’ll work directly under the CMO and translate high-level business goals into clear weekly sprints, manage workloads across marketing, funnel, creative, and implementation teams, and protect priorities from ad-hoc disruption.

Key Details

Salary : $1, to $2, per month

Location : South Africa, Remote

Hours : UK Hours, Full-time, Freelance

Responsibilities

Project & Sprint Management : build, manage, and enforce weekly sprints across marketing, funnel, creative, tech, and media team; maintain a clear project roadmap; assign tasks and manage workload capacity; proactively identify bottlenecks, scope creep, and risks.

Prioritisation & Stakeholder Management : serve as gatekeeper of the marketing priority list; push back on unplanned tasks; challenge stakeholders respectfully using data; communicate timelines, trade-offs, and delivery expectations clearly.

Cross-Functional Coordination

Liaise daily with funnel builders, automation specialists, designers, media buyers, copywriters, dev teams; collaborate with external agencies and contractors; translate strategic goals into actionable tasks; ensure interdependencies are accounted for; work closely with sales, product, and support.

Operational Excellence

Run daily stand-ups and weekly sprint reviews; maintain Asana as the single source of truth; document processes, improve workflows, introduce efficient systems; track timelines and ensure projects ship on time.

Reporting & Visibility

Provide the CMO with accurate project status updates; create weekly reports outlining wins, blockers, capacity, and next steps; keep specialists and leadership informed of progress.

Requirements

Proven experience as a Project Manager in a digital, creative, or tech environment; experience managing cross‑functional marketing teams.

Strong ability to prioritise tasks based on business value, complexity, and dependencies.

Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.

Strong communication skills under pressure.

Ability to say "no" or "not now" with confidence and clarity.

Experience with Asana (or similar tools like ClickUp, Monday, Notion).

Calm, structured, and assertive leadership style.

Capacity to anticipate issues before they arise, maintain boundaries, and protect team focus.

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with marketing systems such as GoHighLevel, HubSpot, or WordPress.

Understanding of creative workflows (design, copy, media assets).

Experience coordinating developers or technical implementers.

Knowledge of Agile principles and sprint management.

Ideal Candidate

Stoic, calm, and steady, even when the environment is not.

Protects senior personnel’s time and focus.

Loves structure, clarity, and accountability.

Comfortable managing up and pushing back diplomatically.

Creates order, not waiting for it.

Keeps teams focused and protects priorities.

Throne on simplifying complex workflows.

Enjoys fast‑paced, mission‑driven environments.

Brings both people and process skills.