Marketing Account Manager (Remote, Durban)

Blacksmith Agency; Durban; Remote; ZAR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency seeks a Marketing Account Manager to own delivery of PPC, SEO and paid media programs for US clients. You will manage campaigns, roadmaps and reporting while maintaining strong client relationships.

This is a fully remote role, with a focus on clear communication and keeping projects on time and on budget. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of marketing project or account management experience, hands-on PPC or SEO familiarity, and strong English communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing marketing projects or accounts, ideally in a digital agency.
• Hands-on familiarity with PPC (Google Ads, Meta Ads) or SEO programs.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Comfort with PM tooling (ClickUp, Asana, Jira or similar).
• Calm under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own project plans, timelines and budgets from kickoff to delivery.
• Coordinate PPC and SEO strategists, writers and designers to hit milestones.
• Run client communication, status updates and expectation setting.
• Track scope, flag risk early, and drive tasks to completion.

Skills

Marketing project management

Client relationship management

English communication

Deadline-driven

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

ClickUp

Asana

Jira

Job description

About The Role

Blacksmith Agency runs PPC, SEO and paid media programs for clients across the US. As Marketing Account Manager at Blacksmith, you own delivery of that marketing work: campaign launches, SEO roadmaps, reporting and the client relationship around them. You keep projects on time and on budget, keep clients informed, and keep internal teams unblocked and moving.

This is a delivery seat for a strong communicator who stays organized and drives work to the finish.

Blacksmith Agency

• Marketing Project Management
• Full time
• Remote (Latin America or South Africa)

What You Will Own

• Own project plans, timelines and budgets from kickoff to delivery.
• Coordinate PPC and SEO strategists, writers and designers to hit milestones.
• Run client communication, status updates and expectation setting.
• Track scope, flag risk early, and drive tasks to completion.

What You Bring

• 3+ years managing marketing projects or accounts, ideally in a digital agency.
• Hands-on familiarity with PPC (Google Ads, Meta Ads) or SEO programs.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Comfort with PM tooling (ClickUp, Asana, Jira or similar).
• Calm under tight deadlines.