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:
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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:
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SEM (Google Search & Google Shopping).
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Display & Video 360 (Acquisition & Remarketing).
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App Install & App Engagement (Acquisition & Retention).
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Video (YouTube).
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Managing paid advertising budgets optimally to achieve business KPI’s.
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Assist business departments with paid advertising requirements, reporting, analysis and strategies.
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Help other business departments understand and how best to implement their digital advertising requests.
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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.
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Develop and drive a mobile app acquisition and retention strategy.
Qualification & Experience:
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A Degree is required within Marketing, Statistics, Mathematics or Computer Science.
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2-4 years’ experience in a Paid Advertising role.
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Certifications: Google Ads (Required):
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Google Analytics (Required).
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DoubleClick (Beneficial).
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Experience on the following platforms: Google Ads (Required) - Across App, Display, Search, and Shopping.
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Google Analytics (Required).
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Web + App Google Marketing Platform (Beneficial) - SA360, DV360.
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Campaign Manager Facebook Business (Beneficial).
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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 * . **