Mr D

Paid Media Manager

Mr D

Cape TownPosted Jul 20, 2026

Job description

takealot.com , South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented **Paid Media Manager **to join our Marketing team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the** Head of Performance & Projects**

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Manage, Run, Optimize and Report back on Paid Advertising channels on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to the internal and external stakeholders, these include but are not limited to:

  • SEM (Google Search & Google Shopping).

  • Display & Video 360 (Acquisition & Remarketing).

  • App Install & App Engagement (Acquisition & Retention).

  • Video (YouTube).

  • Managing paid advertising budgets optimally to achieve business KPI’s.

  • Assist business departments with paid advertising requirements, reporting, analysis and strategies.

  • Help other business departments understand and how best to implement their digital advertising requests.

  • Keep up to date of changes in the digital industry and setting up tests to implement and determine the viability of these new changes on our internal paid advertising.

  • Develop and drive a mobile app acquisition and retention strategy.

Qualification & Experience:

  • A Degree is required within Marketing, Statistics, Mathematics or Computer Science.

  • 2-4 years’ experience in a Paid Advertising role.

  • Certifications: Google Ads (Required):

  • Google Analytics (Required).

  • DoubleClick (Beneficial).

  • Experience on the following platforms: Google Ads (Required) - Across App, Display, Search, and Shopping.

  • Google Analytics (Required).

  • Web + App Google Marketing Platform (Beneficial) - SA360, DV360.

  • Campaign Manager Facebook Business (Beneficial).

  • Facebook and Instagram Mobile App Marketing (Beneficial) - App Acquisition and Retention.

Attributes Required :

  • Attention to detail e-commerce experience across paid advertising.
  • Strong Data Analysis, Manipulation and Reporting Skills.
  • Strong Problem-Solving Skills and Solutions Orientated.
  • To work under pressure in a time sensitive environment.
  • To work with all levels of management.

The Environment :

  • takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa.
  • We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
  • We are short on ego and high on output.
  • We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all.
  • We love what we do and what we are creating .
  • We seek to employ an **Extra Ordinary Mind **who is Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking.

If you meet the above you are an **Extraordinary Mind ** so come and join us!

*** Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply * . **

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