Remote Marketing Project Lead - PPC & SEO Delivery

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Sandton; Remote; ZAR 991,000 - 1,487,000; Full time

Job summary

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

This delivery role rewards a strong communicator who stays organized and moves work to completion, coordinating with strategists, writers and designers to hit milestones and keep clients informed.

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 and strong organizational skills.

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

Marketing project management

PPC/SEO

English communication

PM tooling (ClickUp, Asana, Jira)

Client relationship management

Time management

Tools

ClickUp

Asana

Jira

Job description

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

This delivery role rewards a strong communicator who stays organized and moves work to completion, coordinating with strategists, writers and designers to hit milestones and keep clients informed.