Remote Digital Marketing Project Manager: PPC/SEO

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

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a Digital Marketing Project Manager to own the delivery of PPC, SEO and paid media work for US clients. You will manage campaign launches, SEO roadmaps, reporting, and the client relationship, ensuring projects stay on time and within budget.

You will coordinate with PPC/SEO strategists, writers and designers, run regular status updates, manage scope and risks, and keep internal teams unblocked to move work forward in a fast-paced agency environment.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

PM tooling

Tools

ClickUp

Asana

Jira

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a Digital Marketing Project Manager to own the delivery of PPC, SEO and paid media work for US clients. You will manage campaign launches, SEO roadmaps, reporting, and the client relationship, ensuring projects stay on time and within budget.

You will coordinate with PPC/SEO strategists, writers and designers, run regular status updates, manage scope and risks, and keep internal teams unblocked to move work forward in a fast-paced agency environment.