Remote Senior E-commerce Social Media Lead

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote work arrangement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous paid time off

Professional development budget

Remote-first culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior E-commerce Social Media Manager to lead digital marketing initiatives in a remote-first role. You will craft and execute data-driven social strategies that drive online sales, brand engagement, and customer acquisition.

You will oversee content creation, paid campaigns, performance analysis, and the mentoring of a remote team. Collaboration with e-commerce, product, and sales teams is essential to align marketing with business goals in a

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years in social media marketing with a strong e-commerce focus.
• Proven success in developing and managing large-scale paid social campaigns.
• Expert-level analytics, reporting, and optimization using GA, ads managers, and social tools.
• Outstanding content strategy and creation skills for visuals and copy.
• Experience leading and managing remote teams effectively.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop data-driven social media strategy aligned with e-commerce goals.
• Create and curate high-quality content across platforms.
• Plan and optimize paid social advertising campaigns.
• Analyze performance, identify trends and opportunities.
• Mentor a remote team of social media specialists and creators.
• Collaborate with e-commerce, product, and sales teams.
• Stay ahead of social trends and platform changes.

Skills

Social media marketing

Paid social campaigns

Analytics tools

Content strategy

Remote team leadership

Strategic thinking

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business

Tools

Google Analytics

Facebook Ads Manager

Sprout Social

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior E-commerce Social Media Manager to lead digital marketing initiatives in a remote-first role. You will craft and execute data-driven social strategies that drive online sales, brand engagement, and customer acquisition.

You will oversee content creation, paid campaigns, performance analysis, and the mentoring of a remote team. Collaboration with e-commerce, product, and sales teams is essential to align marketing with business goals in a