Junior PPC Media & Creative Strategist

Talent Sam; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing agency in Cape Town is looking for a Paid Media Campaign Manager to own campaign strategies and client communications. You will manage budgets, optimise campaigns across Meta, TikTok, and Google Ads, and work with exciting hospitality brands. The role is fully remote with flexible hours, offering a competitive salary based on experience and ongoing professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Ongoing training and professional growth

Qualifications

• 2+ years of paid media campaign management experience.
• Strong analytical skills combined with creative instincts.
• Exceptional English communication skills (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and optimise high-performance Meta, TikTok, and Google Ads campaigns.
• Analyse campaign data from dashboards and ad platforms.
• Identify creative opportunities and brief design teams.

Skills

Paid media campaign management

Analytical skills

English communication

Cultural awareness

Organisation

Proactive self-starter

Tools

Meta

TikTok

Google Ads

Job description

Role Overview

This is a hands-on, client-facing role where you’ll own campaign strategy, performance analysis, and client communications. You’ll work directly with hospitality and leisure brands, managing budgets, optimising campaigns, and briefing creatives that drive measurable results.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and optimise high-performance Meta, TikTok, and Google Ads campaigns.
• Analyse campaign data from dashboards, ad platforms, and booking systems, turning insights into clear action plans.
• Identify creative opportunities and brief design teams with precision.
• Run continuous testing — targeting, creative, copy, and landing pages — to push performance higher.
• Manage budgets to consistently meet or exceed ROAS and CPA targets.
• Lead client calls and maintain responsive, proactive communication (including WhatsApp).
• Stay ahead of platform updates, cultural trends, and audience shifts.

Qualifications & Skills

• 2+ years of paid media campaign management experience (hospitality/leisure/events a plus).
• Strong analytical skills combined with creative instincts — passionate about understanding both the “why” and the “what.”
• Exceptional English communication skills (written and spoken), with the ability to adapt tone to fit different brands.
• Cultural awareness and the ability to pivot between diverse audiences.
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple accounts simultaneously.
• Proactive self-starter who takes full ownership of results.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary (based on experience).
• Fully remote role with flexible working hours (must be available for client calls).
• Opportunity to work with some of the most exciting hospitality and leisure brands in the world.
• Supportive, high-performance team culture that values results and innovation.
• Ongoing training, professional growth, and the freedom to bring your ideas to life.