Marketing Operations Project Manager (Remote, Bloemfontein)

Blacksmith Agency; Bloemfontein; Remote; ZAR 1,396,000 - 1,971,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency seeks a Marketing Operations Project Manager to own the delivery of PPC, SEO and paid media projects for US clients. You will manage campaigns, roadmaps, reporting and client relationships, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.

This delivery-focused role requires strong communication, organization, and the ability to unblock internal teams to move work to completion. Remote work options are available.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing marketing projects or accounts 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 tools such as ClickUp, Asana, Jira.
• 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

English communication

Deadline management

Team coordination

Tools

ClickUp

Asana

Jira

Google Ads

Meta Ads

Job description

About The Role

Blacksmith Agency runs PPC, SEO and paid media programs for clients across the US. As Marketing Operations Project 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.

Blacksmith Agency

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

About The Role

Blacksmith Agency runs PPC, SEO and paid media programs for clients across the US. As Marketing Operations Project 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.

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.