Marketing Manager

About the job

📍 South Africa (Remote) | Full-Time | Marketing

Placed by Scaled – connecting top South African talent with world-class global companies

Are you the kind of marketer who loves testing, tweaking, and turning small wins into real growth?

We’re hiring on behalf of a UK-based digital business focused on the Financial Services sector — a small, sharp team with a performance-first mindset and a clear focus on delivering measurable growth for their clients.

They’re in demand and growing fast and need are looking for a brilliant marketing generalist who can own key channels and manage client delivery without waiting for constant direction. 🌱

🎯 The Opportunity

This is a hands-on marketing role where paid search and paid social come first — then SEO, then design support. You’ll be working across channels that directly affect pipeline and growth, so your work won’t sit in a deck somewhere collecting dust.

We’re looking for someone senior enough to work autonomously, spot opportunities quickly, and make sensible calls without needing a play-by-play.

If you like optimising campaigns through data based decision making, sharp execution, and the satisfaction of improving performance step by step, this’ll suit you.

🛠️ What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll own the day-to-day marketing work across performance, search, content, and creative.

Run and optimise Google Ads, Meta Ads, and LinkedIn Ads with a test-and-learn mindset.
Monitor performance closely — you’ll spot trends, identify weak spots, and keep improving campaigns iteratively.
Own SEO work across content and technical basics, with LinkedIn content helping support discoverability and brand visibility.
Help shape design assets for campaigns when needed — simple, effective creative that supports the message and the click.
Work independently across priorities, keeping the team updated with clear, practical communication.
Bring a strong sense of pace and ownership — you won’t need hand-holding to keep things moving.

🧠 What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will:

At least 5 years’ experience in marketing, with a strong focus on paid media and growth.
Hands-on experience managing Google Ads, Meta Ads, and LinkedIn Ads.
Solid understanding of SEO — both content-led SEO and technical SEO fundamentals.
Comfortable using data to guide decisions, test ideas, and improve performance over time.
Good design judgement — you don’t need to be a full-time designer, but being able to create or brief effective assets is a real plus.
A strong communicator who can work independently and keep people informed without needing lots of check-ins.

Most importantly, you’re highly self-directed — you take ownership, work with pace, and care about making things better every week.

💎 Pay & Benefits

Monthly salary: R40,000 – R60,000 (depending on experience)
Fully remote role
Full training and ongoing support
Opportunity to work across paid media, SEO, and creative — with real ownership from day one

📅 What is the Process?

Apply. Submit your application through the Scaled platform today.
Video Profile. If your CV is a strong fit, you’ll be invited to complete a short video profile. (Check your spam folder for the invite!)
Meet the Scaled team. A quick 10-minute intro call with one of our team.
Interview. You’ll then interview directly with our client — typically a two-stage process: a skills interview followed by a practical exercise.

Ready to take ownership of performance marketing and help shape growth across paid and organic channels?

📩 Apply now to find out more.

Marketing Manager