Senior Performance Marketer

1 week ago


Cape Town, South Africa R17 Ventures Full time

JOB TITLE: Senior Performance Marketer

INDUSTRY: Performance Marketing / E-Commerce

LOCATION: Century City, Cape Town

OCCUPATIONAL LEVEL: Senior

SALARY BRACKET: Market related depending on experience, with targeted related performance bonus

**ABOUT US**:
R17 Ventures, a fast-growing venture capital and e-commerce/lead-gen performance marketing agency is looking for a skilled and dedicated Senior Performance Marketer with an aggressive and proactive entrepreneurial mindset to join the Cape Town Team.

We are a Performance Marketing Agency for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs. We work with a performance based remuneration and through 3 core pillars, namely paid media, creating visuals and the development of e-commerce platforms, landing pages and funnels.

**ROLE DESCRIPTION**:
The position performs the function of Business Owner; responsible for taking complete ownership of 3-5 key accounts, driving an omnichannel marketing approach, and ultimately increasing bottom line.

The role is accountable for the full Paid Media function of their client, ongoing maintenance of multiple paid-media account. As the role takes into consideration daily account performance at a high level, a very high standard of attention to detail and constant performance optimisation is necessary. A high level of performance marketing (paid media) expertise is required. A deep understanding of user behaviour on the various media platforms is vital and maintaining profitability and growth on client portfolios is crucial. The role will be client-facing via video calls.

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**:

- Working closely with Head of Design to deliver relevant, high-quality Ads to the designer as well as compelling copy to the Copywriter
- Build and track sales forecasts and drive campaigns to meet and exceed revenue targets
- High level of performance monitoring and attention to detail
- Ability to multitask and have a holistic 360 view of the marketing funnel across various Ad account
**MINIMUM JOB EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**:

- Over 3-5 years’ verifiable experience and successful track record in a Performance Marketing role
- Tertiary qualification in Digital Marketing or similar
- Experience in an E-Commerce/Lead-Gen industry
- Over 2 years’ in a Senior/Management position
- Experience working with very high budgets
**JOB KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED**:

- Working knowledge of media analytics software
- Experience in running Google PPC and Facebook Ads on a high level with very high budgets
- Experience in running Ads on other digital platforms (Snapchat, TikTok, etc.)
**KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED**:

- Organizational and multitasking abilities
- Strong practical finance and budgeting skills
- Critical thinking skills
- High level of observation and proactivity
- Profit-oriented
- Strong communication skills
- Commercial acumen
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills
- Thrives in a high energy, fast growth environment

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cape Town, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)
**Experience**:

- Performance Marketing: 3 years (required)
- eCommerce/lead gen: 3 years (required)



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