Paid Media Manager at Capitec (Stellenbosch or Cape Town)
Capitec · Stellenbosch or Cape Town, Western Cape
Overview
Capitec is inviting experienced paid media professionals to join its talent pipeline for future Paid Media Manager roles. Based in Stellenbosch or Cape Town, you will help one of South Africa's most trusted banks connect with millions of clients through smart, data driven digital campaigns. This is a great opportunity if you have 7 or more years in performance marketing and want to be first in line when a role opens up.
About the role
Capitec is building a network of high calibre paid media professionals who are passionate about performance marketing, audience growth and digital innovation. By joining this talent community, you will be considered first when relevant Paid Media Manager opportunities become available at one of South Africa's most trusted brands.
What the role involves:
- Leading the planning, execution, optimisation and reporting of paid media campaigns across digital platforms
- Developing audience strategies that make sure media investment reaches the most relevant and valuable client segments
- Translating business objectives into measurable paid media plans that deliver commercial impact
- Monitoring campaign performance and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, engagement and return on investment
- Managing relationships with media agencies, platform partners and key internal stakeholders
- Overseeing media budgets and ensuring effective allocation of spend across campaigns and channels
- Using data, insights and market trends to inform strategic recommendations and drive innovation
- Collaborating with creative, brand, CRM, product and analytics teams to deliver integrated marketing campaigns
- Ensuring media activities meet governance, compliance and data privacy requirements
- Building and refining reporting frameworks that provide meaningful insight into campaign and channel performance
Application note: This is not an active vacancy. You are submitting your profile to join Capitec's paid media talent pipeline for future opportunities. Applications must be submitted on Capitec's official careers site.
Requirements
- A minimum of 7 years' experience in paid media, digital marketing, performance marketing or media operations
- A Diploma as a minimum qualification, with a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or Communication preferred
- Proven success managing large scale media budgets and performance driven campaigns
- Strong hands on experience with platforms such as Google Ads, YouTube, Meta, Display and Programmatic
- Experience with attribution models, tracking technologies, analytics tools and performance dashboards
- Demonstrated ability to manage agencies and influence cross functional stakeholders
- Exceptional analytical and optimisation capabilities
- Excellent communication, decision making, leadership, management and planning skills
- Computer literacy in MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook
- Experience in a highly regulated industry such as financial services would be an advantage
- A clear criminal and credit record
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, execution, optimisation and reporting of paid media campaigns across digital platforms
- Develop audience strategies to ensure media investment reaches the most relevant and valuable client segments
- Translate business objectives into measurable paid media plans that deliver commercial impact
- Continuously monitor campaign performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, engagement and return on investment
- Manage relationships with media agencies, platform partners and key internal stakeholders
- Oversee media budgets and ensure effective allocation of spend across campaigns and channels
- Use data, insights and market trends to inform strategic recommendations and drive innovation
- Collaborate with creative, brand, CRM, product and analytics teams to deliver integrated marketing campaigns
- Ensure media activities meet all governance, compliance and data privacy requirements
- Build and refine reporting frameworks that provide meaningful insight into campaign and channel performance
Job details
- Organisation
- Capitec
- Location
- Stellenbosch or Cape Town, Western Cape
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Senior (7+ years)
- Education
- Diploma
- Category
- Marketing & Communications
- Posted
- 28 October 2026 (1 week ago)
- Application Method
- Apply online
Success Guide
This is a talent pipeline role, not an active vacancy, so treat your application like a long term investment. Capitec wants to see depth in paid media, so make sure your CV clearly shows the platforms you have worked on, the size of budgets you have managed and the results you achieved. Use numbers where you can, like percentage increases in return on ad spend or reductions in cost per acquisition. Highlight any experience in financial services or other regulated industries, because that stands out here. Getting into the pipeline means you may be contacted months later, so keep your profile updated and be ready to talk through campaign strategy, attribution and how you work with agencies. A clear criminal and credit record is required, so be prepared for those checks.
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