Digital Performance Specialist

Here Near Next; Paarl; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Here Near Next, a global creative brand marketing agency, seeks a seasoned digital marketer to own lead generation and performance marketing. You’ll build a predictable pipeline of high-quality opportunities for US, UK, EU, and SA markets.

Join a fast-growing team in a hybrid setup (3 days in office) and work with senior leadership to scale demand generation using ABM, multichannel campaigns, and data-driven optimization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in B2B demand generation or performance marketing, agency or in-house.
• Experience with Google/LinkedIn/Microsoft Ads, programmatic, and content syndication.
• Familiarity with ABM platforms and attribution models.
• Strategic thinker with hands-on campaign execution ability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute B2B/B2C lead gen strategy aligned to growth goals.
• Plan, launch, and optimize paid campaigns across Google Ads, LinkedIn, and more.
• Implement ABM to engage enterprise decision-makers (10k+ employees).
• Experiment with new channels and AI/ML optimization tools to boost performance.
• Align marketing with sales via data-driven testing, attribution, and pipeline metrics.
• Advise on scaling demand generation in a fast-growing agency.

Skills

B2B demand gen

Performance marketing

Google Ads

LinkedIn Ads

Microsoft Ads

Programmatic

Content syndication

ABM platforms

Attribution knowledge

Tools

6Sense

LinkedIn Ads

Google Ads

Microsoft Ads

Job description

Location: Paarl, Western Cape (Hybrid – 3 days in office)
Contract:Full-time or Contractor
Remuneration: Market-related

About Here Near Next

We’re Here Near Next — a global creative brand marketing agency helping companies in the US, UK, EU, and South Africa navigate change and grow. We partner with some of the world’s leading brands to deliver strategy, design, content, and campaigns that move the needle.

We’re looking for an awesome digital guru to take ownership of our lead generation and performance marketing efforts, building a predictable pipeline of high-quality opportunities.

What you’ll do

• Develop and execute a B2B and B2C lead generation strategy aligned to agency growth goals
• Plan, launch, and optimize paid campaigns across Google Ads, LinkedIn, and other channels
• Implement ABM and targeted campaigns to engage enterprise decision-makers (10,000+ employees)
• Experiment with new channels and AI/ML-powered optimization tools to improve performance
• Align marketing activity with sales through data-driven testing, attribution, and pipeline measurement
• Advise on best practices for scaling demand generation in a fast-growing agency environment

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years of B2B demand generation / performance marketing experience (agency or in-house)
• Strong track record in Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Microsoft Ads, programmatic, and content syndication
• Experience with ABM platforms (6Sense or similar) a plus
• Deep understanding of attribution models and connecting spend to revenue outcomes
• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution ability — able to design and run campaigns end to end
• Comfortable in fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Work with a creative agency team delivering campaigns for some of the world’s leading technology brands
• Collaborate directly with agency leadership to shape our growth engine
• Remote, flexible engagement with potential for ongoing partnership
• Opportunity to scale with the agency as we grow into new markets