Assistant Marketing Manager

About the role

Vantage Markets, a multi-asset brokerage offering CFD trading in Forex, commodities, indices, shares and cryptocurrencies, is hiring an Assistant Marketing Manager based in South Africa. The role supports the Head of Marketing in building and running the regional marketing strategy across South Africa and wider African markets.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Head of Marketing in developing and executing the regional marketing strategy across South Africa and broader African markets.
• Own retention marketing: drive client lifetime value through CRM, content, web marketing and re-engagement campaigns (cross-sell, upsell, churn reduction).
• Lead end-to-end campaign planning, execution and optimisation across online and offline channels, including promotional mechanics and loyalty activations.
• Analyse full-funnel marketing KPIs (acquisition cost, conversion rates, churn, re-deposits, re-activation) and present data-driven recommendations to senior leadership.
• Assist in managing and mentoring team members, host weekly meetings and act as KPI gatekeeper across workstreams.
• Coordinate with Performance Marketing, Community, SEO, Content and Research teams for cohesive full-funnel execution.
• Manage external vendor, agency and event partner relationships within budget.
• Act as the primary marketing point of contact when the Head of Marketing is absent.

Required profile

• 3-5 years of progressive marketing experience, with involvement in strategy, campaign management and team coordination.
• Proven experience in the forex, CFD, fintech or online trading industry is essential.
• Based in South Africa with the ability to travel domestically for events, activations and team coordination.

Required skills

• Strong data analysis skills, using marketing analytics tools, Excel and reporting dashboards.
• Hands-on experience managing integrated, multi-channel campaigns (email, web, social, in-app, events).
• Vendor and agency relationship management, including briefing, performance tracking and budget oversight.
• Excellent written and verbal English, able to present to senior stakeholders.
• Nice to have: experience across African markets, CRM and CDP familiarity, A/B testing and CRO knowledge, mentoring experience, and knowledge of financial services marketing compliance in Africa.

What we offer

• A culture of growth with resources and mentorship for professional development.
• Autonomy and ownership of your work.
• A comprehensive benefits package supporting health, financial security and work-life balance.