Paid Media Manager (Remote, Pretoria)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Pretoria; Remote; ZAR 1,411,000 - 1,992,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a Paid Media Manager to own paid media for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients. You will lead targeting, budget calls, roadmap and narrative when clients ask why. You are the strategic voice at the table, making the calls.

You will manage paid media across Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn and Microsoft Ads, including budget allocation, bidding, testing, and analytics. 3+ years in the field and agency experience across multiple clients are required; clear English with

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on in Google Ads and Meta
• Record of moving ROAS, CPA or pipeline numbers
• Agency experience across several clients at once
• Clear spoken English with US clients on live calls

Responsibilities

• Manage paid media across Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn and Microsoft Ads for client accounts.
• Handle budget allocation, bidding, targeting and creative testing; know when to pause/kill a campaign.
• Set up and trust conversion tracking via GA4, Tag Manager and platform pixels.
• Develop 90 day and quarterly client roadmaps and present the numbers story on calls.
• Drive account growth through retention, upsell and long-term relationships.

Skills

Google Ads

Meta Ads

Agency experience

English communication

Budget management

Tools

GA4

Tag Manager

Pixels

Job description

Blacksmith Agency

• Marketing
• Full time
• Remote (Canada, South Africa or USA)

Paid media only. SEO is a separate seat with its own strategist, so you are never split across both. About The Role

Blacksmith Agency is an AI-first digital agency. As Paid Media Manager you own paid media for a book of B2B and growing-brand clients: the targeting, the budget calls, the roadmap and the narrative when the client asks why. You are the strategic voice at the table, and you make the calls.

What You Will Own

• Paid media across Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn and Microsoft Ads for your accounts.
• Budget allocation, bidding, targeting and creative testing, and when to kill a campaign.
• Conversion tracking and attribution you can trust: GA4, tag manager and platform pixels.
• The 90 day and quarterly roadmap for each client, and the story behind the numbers on the call.
• Account growth: retention, upsell and the long-term relationship.

What You Bring

• 3+ years hands-on in Google Ads and Meta: you have built, run and optimized the campaigns yourself.
• A record of moving ROAS, CPA or pipeline numbers you can walk us through.
• Agency experience across several clients at once.
• Clear spoken English with US clients on live calls.