Marketing Manager – Digital and Creative

Johannesburg, South AfricaFull-timeMid LevelOn-sitePosted 19 Oct 2026

Job Overview

Kontak Recruitment is hiring a Marketing Manager – Digital and Creative (ref JB6307) for a fast-moving South African payments fintech in Johannesburg North (permanent; R45,000–R55,000 CTC per month; apply before 28 October 2026). The product is live, users are growing and a national rollout is underway with a large corporate partner.

This hands-on role shapes the entire creative direction: writing briefs, driving creative, running social, YouTube and digital channels with a performance mindset, and acting as the primary marketing and PR contact for the corporate partner in boardroom-level conversations. A brand ambassador reports into the role and an influencer-led content engine is already producing results; the task is to build the strategy around it, manage the marketing budget with the founder, and lead activations, point-of-sale and event presence. Office-based, with hybrid flexibility over time and room to grow into a senior marketing role.

Key Responsibilities

• Conceptualise and lead campaigns for consumers and merchants across all channels

• Brief, direct and sign off creative work; continuously bring fresh ideas

• Own and protect the brand voice across every platform and touchpoint

• Plan and manage social media, YouTube and digital channels with a performance mindset

• Collaborate with the in-house brand ambassador and content studio on video and explainer content

• Track campaign performance and report results to the founder

• Serve as primary marketing and PR contact for the corporate partner; align co-marketing, approvals and timelines for the national rollout

• Plan in-market activations, point-of-sale materials and event presence with operations

• Build and manage the marketing budget; manage agencies and freelancers

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years’ marketing experience with a strong digital focus

• Portfolio of creative campaigns personally conceptualised and delivered end to end

• Ability to take a campaign from brief to live without hand-holding

• Hands-on social media, content production and digital performance experience

• Confidence with senior corporate stakeholders and formal approval processes

• Experience managing budgets and external suppliers or freelancers

• Advantageous: agency background; fintech, payments, banking or consumer-tech experience; B2C and B2B marketing; PR; startup experience; marketing/advertising/communications qualification

Skills & Requirements

Digital MarketingCreative DirectionCampaign ManagementBrand ManagementSocial Media MarketingContent MarketingYouTube & VideoPerformance MarketingInfluencer MarketingPRActivations & EventsCo-MarketingBudget ManagementFintech / Payments