Marketing Operations Project Manager (Remote, Emalahleni)

Blacksmith Agency; eMalahleni; Remote; ZAR 985,000 - 1,642,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency in remote teams is seeking a Marketing Operations Project Manager to drive delivery of PPC, SEO and paid media work for US clients. You will own timelines, budgets and client relationships, coordinating strategists, writers and designers to meet milestones.

This role rewards clear communication, organization, and the ability to unblock internal teams, keeping projects on time and within scope while managing client expectations and reports.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing marketing projects or accounts in a digital setting.
• Hands-on familiarity with PPC (Google Ads, Meta Ads) or SEO programs.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Comfort with PM tooling such as ClickUp, Asana or Jira.

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

PPC/SEO familiarity

English communication

PM tooling

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 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.