Paid Media Project Manager (Remote, Vanderbijlpark)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Vanderbijlpark; Remote; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a Paid Media Project Manager to own the delivery of marketing work, including PPC, SEO, and paid media programs for US clients. You will manage project plans, timelines, and budgets, coordinate across strategists, writers, and designers, and maintain clear client communications to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

This role rewards strong organization, clear communication, and a proven ability to drive tasks to completion under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing marketing projects or accounts.
• Hands-on familiarity with PPC/SEO programs.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Comfort with PM tooling (ClickUp, Asana, Jira or similar).

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

Project management

Marketing campaigns

PPC/SEO familiarity

Client communication

PM tooling

Written & spoken English

Tools

ClickUp

Asana

Jira

Google Ads

Meta Ads

SEMrush

Job description

About The Role

Blacksmith Agency runs PPC, SEO and paid media programs for clients across the US. As Paid Media 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 Paid Media 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.