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Project & Marketing Operations Manager 14864
Project & Marketing Operations Manager 14864Somewhere • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Project & Marketing Operations Manager 14864

Project & Marketing Operations Manager 14864

Somewhere • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
30+ days ago
Job description

Position : Project & Marketing Operations Manager - 14864

Work Hours (Client) : 8 AM-5 PM Eastern Standard Time

Role Overview

The client is upgrading a hands-on task executor role into a project-owning outcomes-driven operator who can run the end-to-end workflow for product launches and Meta creative production. Youll coordinate a 45 person pod (copy design video approvals and media buying) keep timelines tight and ensure every asset is ready for deployment with a focus on building ads in Meta (Ads Manager placement formats specs) not day-to-day media buying / optimization .

This is a fast-moving startup environment; the client needs a self-directed learner who embraces change brings marketing judgment and sweats the details.

What Success Looks Like (Key Outcomes)

  • On-time launches : 95% of planned campaigns launch on or before the committed date.
  • Right-first-time assets :
  • Predictable throughput : 812 net-new Meta ad variants shipped per week per product line (or agreed target).
  • Frictionless handoffs : Clear briefs version control and approvals that keep the pod unblocked.
  • Cycle-time improvement : 2030% reduction in brief-to-publish lead time within first 90 days.
  • Documentation : Up-to-date SOPs checklists and trackers that anyone can follow.

Core Responsibilities

  • Project Management for Launches : Build backwards timelines run standups manage dependencies and drive execution across copy / design / video / approvals / media buyer.
  • Meta Ads Production (Build Not Buy) :
  • Translate briefs into proper Meta ad builds (placements specs objectives destinations).

  • Own asset QA naming conventions UTM hygiene and compliance checks.
  • Coordinate with the media buyer for budgets audiences and post-launch learnings.
  • Workflow & QA : Maintain kanban / Asana (or equivalent) enforce checklists and ensure error-free publishes.
  • Cross-Team Communication : Keep stakeholders current on status risks and decisions; lead approvals efficiently.
  • SOPs & Continuous Improvement : Create / refine playbooks for repeatable quality and speed.
  • Metrics & Reporting : Track throughput cycle time rework rate launched variants and on-time delivery.
  • Required Experience & Skills

  • Marketing background with strong understanding of creative-to-performance workflows.
  • Hands-on Meta experience specifically in ad building / trafficking (Ads Manager) across placements and formats.
  • Project management for creative / launch workflows; comfortable coordinating 45 contributors with minimal oversight.
  • Detail-orientation & QA rigor (file specs character limits safe zones subtitles brand / legal checks).
  • Self-directed learner who thrives amid frequent changes and rapid iteration.
  • Excellent English (written & spoken) and strong cultural fit for a collaborative accountable team.
  • Tools : Comfortable with project trackers (Asana / Jira / Trello) Google Workspace and Meta Ads Manager.
  • Nice to Have

  • Exposure to motion / graphics pipelines and collaborating with designers / editors.
  • Familiarity with UTM strategy creative naming taxonomies and light analytics reads.
  • Experience in DTC / e-commerce or subscription offers.
  • Basic familiarity with other paid channels (TikTok YouTube LinkedIn) is a plus.
  • Required Experience :

    Manager

    Key Skills

    Guest Services,Front Office,Gym,Document Control,Airlines

    Employment Type : Contract

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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