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EssenceMediacom

Digital Lead

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa · Category: Marketing & Growth · Seniority: Lead · Posted: October 13, 2026 · Verified: Oct 21, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This role owns the digital outcome end-to-end for a client portfolio, ensuring digital strategy, planning, activation, optimisation, and measurement are connected and delivered to a high standard. The Digital Lead acts as the central digital owner, translating client briefs into clear digital strategies and overseeing execution across all relevant digital channels, including paid social, search, programmatic, online video, and retail media. This is a strategic and operational leadership role requiring comfort leading senior client conversations while maintaining strong oversight of campaign execution, performance, timelines, and budgets.
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EssenceMediacom

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Global media agency for planning, buying, analytics and commerce.

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