Paid Social Manager

Telesure Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd.; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Telesure Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd. is seeking a Paid Social Manager in Gauteng, Johannesburg, to develop and execute social media strategies that boost brand presence and drive sales.

You will lead large campaigns, collaborate with marketing, sales, and the digital team, and stay ahead of social trends to deliver high-impact results. The role requires 4–5 years in social media management, strong analytics skills, and relevant platform certifications.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years in social media specialization/management
• Experience in financial services industry and ecommerce advantageous
• Knowledge of GDPR/POPI rules and regulations
• Managerial experience: 2+ years delivering objectives
• Certifications in social platforms are essential for role

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement social media strategies to increase brand presence
• Manage large top- and lower-funnel digital marketing campaigns across platforms
• Coordinate agency activities and ensure SLAs for campaigns
• Monitor brand consistency across marketing messages with multiple teams
• Lead social media team, mentor and develop talent
• Analyze data and report ROI on campaigns to improve performance

Skills

Social media strategy

Campaign management

Budget planning

Content creation & QA

Analytics & reporting

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent

Facebook Blueprint Certification

LinkedIn Certification

Instagram Certification

TikTok Media Buying Certification

Relevant degree or Diploma

Tools

Facebook Ads Manager

LinkedIn Ads

Instagram Ads

TikTok Ads

Job description

## Paid Social ManagerApply: Gauteng, Johannesburg: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 13, 2026 (6 days left to apply): JR105775## **Join TIH, home to some of South Africa’s leading financial service providers, and grow your career while being part of an organisation with purpose.****Job Purpose**Responsible for developing and implementing social media strategies in order to increase the brands' online presence and improve the marketing and sales efforts. Run the social marketing campaigns through social media platforms and work closely with marketing and sales departments, the brand team as well as with our digital in-house team. Have a finger on the pulse of the latest social media trends and able to execute campaigns accordingly. Drive to change the status quo and build purposeful brands.**Responsibilities****Strategy and Roadmap | DIGITAL MARKETING AND E-COMMERCE**Create marketing and social media campaigns andstrategies, including budget planning, content ideation andimplementation schedules. Create integrated and cost effectivesocial media strategies.**Social Marketing Plan Execution | DIGITAL MARKETING AND E-COMMERCE**Manage large top - and lower funnel digital marketingcampaigns and several aspects of the execution plan, suchas creating campaign concepts & strategy, in-platformcampaign building, setting target audiences, effectivelycommunicating value propositions, and integrating PaidSocial lead generation channels and platforms.**Marketing Campaign Development | MARKETING, BRAND AND EVENTS**Coordinate activities of agencies and act as their primarypoint of contact while working within an established SLA todeliver successful advertising/promotion/other marketingcampaigns.**Stakeholder Engagement | STRATEGY AND PLANNING**Ensure brand consistency in marketing and social mediamessages by working with various company departmentmembers, including advertising, product development andbrand management. Communicate TIH's CSI efforts tobusiness.**Social Marketing Capabilities | DIGITAL MARKETING AND E-COMMERCE**Explore new opportunities and trends across the socialmarketing space and support implementation of specificcapability-building initiatives outlined in the social marketingcapability road map. Grow and expand company socialmedia lead generation presence into new social mediaplatforms and increase presence on existing platforms.**Website Maps and Templates Development | IT - APPLICATION AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT**QA our website properties to make sure they are aligned toour social media efforts and communications. Provide & QAengaging text, image and video content for social mediaaccounts.**Insights and Reporting | DATA AND ANALYTICS**Collect customer data and analyses interactions and visits,use this information to create comprehensive reports andimprove future marketing strategies and campaigns. Analyseand report on social media campaigns.**Continuous Improvement | OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY**Review existing operations in own area of work andimplement improvements in social media strategy. Map outhow digital assets will be optimized for the social platformsas well as recommend new assets to internal team for new**Leadership and Direction | PEOPLE - LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISION**Translate the business goals and objectives to ensure thesocial strategy is aligned. Develop and grow knowledge andtalent within the team in order to stay on top of the latestsocial media trends.**Personal Capability Building | PEOPLE - LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT**Research industry-related topics and able to be a thoughtleader on social media topics. Research consumer markets,monitoring market trends and identifying potential areas inwhich to invest, based upon consumer needs and spendinghabits. Stay updated on new products and features andmarketing trends and develop own capabilities by formaland informal training and coaching; gain or maintain externalprofessional accreditation where relevant to improveperformance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain anunderstanding of relevant technology, external regulation,and industry best practices through ongoing education,attending conferences, and reading specialist media.**Budgeting | FINANCE - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL**Manage the content and social media budgets and report onROI appropriately.**Compliance | GOVERNANCE AND POLICY MANAGEMENT**Responsible for quality control of the social media content.Knowledgeable on GDPR and POPI rules and regulationsand ensuring compliance.**Organisational Capability Building | PEOPLE - LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT**Provide coaching and guidance to the wider digitalmarketing stakeholders to develop their social mediaknowledge**Education**Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential); Certifications in FaceBook BluePrint; LinkedIn; Instagram (Essential); TikTok Media Buying Certification (Advantageous); Relevant degree and/or Diploma (Essential)**Experience**4 to 5 years social media specialization/management (Essential); Knowledge of standard and current social media practices (Essential); Experience within a financial services industry and Ecommerce (Advantageous). Managerial Experience: 2 or more years proven experience as a social media manager to deliver predetermined objectives as specified by more senior managers (Essential)