Digital Marketing Guru (REMOTE SOUTH AFRICA)
Somewhere
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R55,500 – R92,500 ZAR. This role is suited for senior-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
Location:Remote (Offshore - LATAM or South Africa) |Type:Full-Time
About Our Client
Our client is a mission-driven mental health company dedicated to providing innovative therapeutic solutions and closing the gap in mental health services. They believe in empowering individuals on their wellness journeys, and their commitment to their audience is at the heart of everything they do, driving them to deliver impactful and accessible mental health solutions.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a passionate, mission-focused, and results-driven Digital Marketing Guru to build and lead our client's growth engine. This is a critical role for a "jack-of-all-trades" digital marketer who can seamlessly blend strategic vision with hands-on execution. You will not be inheriting a large team or a pre-built playbook; you will be the architect and the builder, responsible for creating the marketing structure and running the campaigns yourself.
You will be instrumental in driving the brand's reach, fostering key partnerships, and ultimately contributing to revenue and sales goals. This is a remote, offshore position offering a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on a vital mission.
Key Responsibilities
* Marketing Strategy & Leadership:Develop and execute a comprehensive marketing strategy aligned with the company's mission and business objectives, focusing on B2B partnerships, lead generation, and revenue growth.Act as both a strategist and an executor, capable of defining high-level plans while also diving into the details of campaign implementation.Drive revenue and sales focus across all marketing initiatives, ensuring clear ROI.
Marketing Strategy & Leadership:
* Develop and execute a comprehensive marketing strategy aligned with the company's mission and business objectives, focusing on B2B partnerships, lead generation, and revenue growth.
Develop and execute a comprehensive marketing strategy aligned with the company's mission and business objectives, focusing on B2B partnerships, lead generation, and revenue growth.
* Act as both a strategist and an executor, capable of defining high-level plans while also diving into the details of campaign implementation.
Act as both a strategist and an executor, capable of defining high-level plans while also diving into the details of campaign implementation.
* Drive revenue and sales focus across all marketing initiatives, ensuring clear ROI.
Drive revenue and sales focus across all marketing initiatives, ensuring clear ROI.
* Audience Understanding & Engagement:Deeply understand the needs, behaviors, and sensitivities of the target audience within the mental health space.Develop messaging and campaigns that resonate authentically and build trust.
Audience Understanding & Engagement:
* Deeply understand the needs, behaviors, and sensitivities of the target audience within the mental health space.
Deeply understand the needs, behaviors, and sensitivities of the target audience within the mental health space.
* Develop messaging and campaigns that resonate authentically and build trust.
Develop messaging and campaigns that resonate authentically and build trust.
* Digital Marketing & Growth:Personally manage and optimize digital advertising campaigns, particularlyGoogle Ads, to drive qualified leads and conversions.Manage and leverage CRM and marketing automation platforms to streamline lead nurturing, customer journeys, and reporting.Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships to expand reach and referral networks.
Digital Marketing & Growth:
* Personally manage and optimize digital advertising campaigns, particularlyGoogle Ads, to drive qualified leads and conversions.
Personally manage and optimize digital advertising campaigns, particularlyGoogle Ads, to drive qualified leads and conversions.
* Manage and leverage CRM and marketing automation platforms to streamline lead nurturing, customer journeys, and reporting.
Manage and leverage CRM and marketing automation platforms to streamline lead nurturing, customer journeys, and reporting.
* Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships to expand reach and referral networks.
Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships to expand reach and referral networks.
* SEO Oversight & Collaboration:Supervise the external SEO agency, providing strategic direction, feedback on their performance, and ensuring their efforts align with the overall vision and ROI goals.Collaborate closely with the agency to optimize organic search performance and content strategy.
SEO Oversight & Collaboration:
* Supervise the external SEO agency, providing strategic direction, feedback on their performance, and ensuring their efforts align with the overall vision and ROI goals.
Supervise the external SEO agency, providing strategic direction, feedback on their performance, and ensuring their efforts align with the overall vision and ROI goals.
* Collaborate closely with the agency to optimize organic search performance and content strategy.
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
At R55,500/month, this role pays well above the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($3,000/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
About Somewhere
Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 614 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →