Performance Marketing Manager (Remote, Stellenbosch)

Blacksmith Agency; Stellenbosch; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking a Performance Marketing Manager to own paid media for a diverse B2B client base. You will steer targeting, budgets, roadmaps, and the client narrative during discussions, acting as the strategic voice in client conversations.

You bring 3+ years hands-on experience with Google Ads and Meta, along with proven ROAS/CPA improvements and agency multi-client exposure. This remote role requires clear English for US calls and ongoing client collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on in Google Ads and Meta; campaigns managed by you.
• Agency experience across several clients at once.
• Clear spoken English with US clients on live calls.

Responsibilities

• Own paid media across Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn and Microsoft Ads.
• Handle budget allocation, bidding, targeting and creative testing.
• Set up conversion tracking and attribution using GA4, Tag Manager and pixels.
• Develop 90-day and quarterly roadmaps for each client.
• Drive account growth: retention, upsell and long-term relationships.

Skills

English communication

Agency experience

Tools

Google Ads

Meta Ads

LinkedIn Ads

Microsoft Ads

Job description

Blacksmith Agency

• Remote (USA, Canada, Latin America or South Africa)

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

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 Performance Marketing 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.