Job type
- Paid Media Executive (Social & Search)
This is a Paid Media Campaign & Client Account Manager Position.
- Full Time
- Hybrid office policy (minimum two days in the office)
- Working hours 9:00 - 5:30 pm SAST
Reporting line
The Paid Media Executive will report to a Paid Media Account Manager.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a product-led mindset and a background in paid media, with at least one year of experience actively managing client campaigns. The successful applicant would take full ownership of a number of paid media accounts across various verticals & platforms. You would lead on client contact, reporting, strategy & roadmapping for your clients, with the support of the Account Manager or other team members.
Alongside the regular account role, you would work directly with our tech team to develop the Addesu platform. The role would see you identifying pitfalls of existing processes and industry practices, and communicating effective solutions to further the underlying technology that powers the business.
The role includes:
Performance/management:
- Daily checks across key clients, recognising and prioritising changes to improve performance.
- Carry out routine & detailed account audits with clear actionable insights.
- Support with building & maintaining cross-channel strategy roadmaps for clients, including new platform roll outs, technical changes, dependencies & more.
Team/workload:
- Manage, maintain and balance personal workload via online task tracking software (Notion).
- Monitor & support team workload, delegating tasks based on priority and team resources.
- Work alongside other team members on projects and client work
Client comms:
- Nurture client relationships, including regular reporting calls & day to day communications.
- Identify and communicate key next steps required to improve performance.
- Feedback client based areas of concern for senior leadership attention.
Leadership:
- Confidently discuss paid media with prospects, partners & clients.
- Attend and represent Addesu at events when possible.
- Deliver against team targets, regularly reporting progress back to the senior team.
Technology:
- Raise tickets for any bugs identified within the Addesu platform, communicating the reproduction steps effectively to the product/tech team.
- Submit tasks to the tech backlog, and support in prioritising new features to the Addesu platform.
- Report back client & team feedback on Addesu platform.
You need:
- At least one year of hands-on experience with running campaigns in Google Ads & Meta Ads. Microsoft Ads and other social platforms are a bonus!
- To be comfortable leading client communication across calls, emails & instant messaging for select clients.
- Some experience with strategy & testing planning for clients.
- To be comfortable using Excel, Sheets or similar data analysis tools.
- The ability to work independently & remotely where required.
- Inquisitive mindset when tackling new challenges.
- An interest in marketing technology & the future of digital.
- To be a fluent English speaker.
You get:
- Salary reviews every 6 months at a minimum.
- A quarterly performance bonus.
- The ability to work flexibly, with:
- The ability to work your own schedule as long as core responsibilities & deadlines can be met.
- Working from home (WFH) up to 3 days per week, with the ability to use the office in Rondebosch when required.
- South African working hours (9:00 - 5:30 pm), with ad hoc flexibility required to accommodate UK-based clients and colleagues.
- 2 additional days of paid annual leave to the 15 governed by the BCEA.
- South African Public holidays off.
- Our commitment to scale up our support for you as our company grows, with a clear & transparent roadmap towards this.
Salary range
- R31,000 - R34,000 per month depending on experience
About AddesuOur story so far
Since launching 4 years ago, we’ve grown to a team of 18, onboarded lots of clients (including Real Madrid, Derek Rose, Proton & more), and almost doubled our size over 2025. We’ve got ambitious plans to grow over the coming months, and anyone joining at this stage will have a tangible impact on this growth.
What do we do?
Addesu builds smart simplicity into our client’s digital growth strategy. Combining our team of digital marketing experts with the power of our platform to create tailored solutions for every stage of their journey.
How do we work?
Flexible support models tailored to our client’s business needs. From platform only, to bi-weekly consulting, to fully managed support.
Who do we work with?
- New or rapidly expanding B2C brands who need help building solid foundations from which to scale.
- B2B service providers with limited marketing knowledge looking to take their first steps.
- Established brands whose goal now is to take their digital operations to the next level.
- Large organisations where performance has plateaued who would benefit from external eyes to identify growth barriers and potential bespoke solutions.
What is the Addesu platform?
Designed as a one-stop shop for all your digital marketing reporting and ad monitoring. Our platform saves you time, offering true performance insights along the way.
Connecting to every ad platform plus other sources like Shopify and Hubspot, our technology pulls over 20 reports daily to automatically analyse performance, highlight problems & proactively suggest solutions.
How to apply
To apply for the role of Paid Media Executive (Social & Search), please submit your application here: https://forms.gle/Lw8fic1wPuAgesVt5