E-commerce Growth Hacker — Flexible, High-Impact Growth

Placements24; Pietermaritzburg; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Performance-based bonuses

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Placements24 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, is seeking an exceptional E-commerce Growth Hacker to drive growth across digital channels and optimize the customer journey. You will identify opportunities, run data-driven experiments, and collaborate with marketing, product and sales to maximize online revenue.

The role requires a strong background in growth marketing, analytics, and A/B testing, with hands-on experience across SEO/SEM, email, social media, and content strategies.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in growth hacking, digital marketing, or e-commerce with measurable results.
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven decision making.
• Experience with analytics platforms (GA, Adobe Analytics) and CRM/automation tools.
• Hands-on with multiple digital channels: SEO, SEM, social, email, affiliate marketing.
• Excellent understanding of the online customer journey across platforms.
• Creative thinker who experiments and tests to optimize growth.
• Cross-functional collaboration with marketing, product and sales teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement growth hacking strategies across all digital touchpoints (social, email, SEO/SEM, content).
• Analyze data to identify trends and optimize customer acquisition and retention funnels.
• Conduct A/B tests on landing pages, user flows, ads, and promotions to boost conversions.
• Collaborate with marketing, product and sales to align strategy and execution.
• Manage and optimize paid campaigns on Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads for ROI.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in e-commerce and marketing.
• Monitor KPIs and report on campaign performance and growth initiatives.
• Identify new marketing channels and partnership opportunities to expand reach.

Skills

Growth hacking

Digital marketing

Data analytics

AB testing

SEO/SEM

Campaign management

CRM systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field

Tools

Google Analytics

Adobe Analytics

HubSpot

Marketing automation tools

Job description

Placements24 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, is seeking an exceptional E-commerce Growth Hacker to drive growth across digital channels and optimize the customer journey. You will identify opportunities, run data-driven experiments, and collaborate with marketing, product and sales to maximize online revenue.

The role requires a strong background in growth marketing, analytics, and A/B testing, with hands-on experience across SEO/SEM, email, social media, and content strategies.