# Paid Media Manager at takealot.com

Paid Media Manager at takealot.com in Cape Town. Posted July 20, 2026.

- Company: takealot.com
- Location: Cape Town
- Experience: 2+ years
- Posted: 2026-07-20
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/takealotcom/jobs/8071186
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/paid-media-manager-takealotcom-wcn1vh

## 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 & ProjectsYour 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*.**