Operations Assistant (SA)
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 R37,000 – R46,250 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
Job Description: Operations AssistantTeam:OperationsEmployment Type:Full-Time 8AM to 5PM ESTLocation:RemoteSalary:$2,000 – $2,500 USD / month
About the Company
Our client is a dynamic digital agency dedicated to helping brands scale through high-impact content and strategic digital marketing. We pride ourselves on agility, innovation, and high-quality production.
Mission & Impact
As ourOperations Assistant, you will be the engine behind our content machine. By streamlining content management and day-to-day operational tasks, you’ll ensure our production workflows run like clockwork, allowing the leadership team to focus on high-level scaling and growth.
Key Responsibilities
* Guest Coordination:Own the end-to-end communication and scheduling process for podcast guests, ensuring a seamless experience from outreach to recording.
Guest Coordination:Own the end-to-end communication and scheduling process for podcast guests, ensuring a seamless experience from outreach to recording.
* Live Stream Prep:Organize and prepare essential assets for live streams, including video clips, social media graphics, and technical briefs.
Live Stream Prep:Organize and prepare essential assets for live streams, including video clips, social media graphics, and technical briefs.
* Post-Production Support:Assist in editing and repurposing podcast episodes into bite-sized content for various social platforms.
Post-Production Support:Assist in editing and repurposing podcast episodes into bite-sized content for various social platforms.
* Process Management:Implement and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for content distribution to ensure consistency and quality.
Process Management:Implement and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for content distribution to ensure consistency and quality.
* Outreach:Proactively manage relationships and conduct outreach to secure high-value guests for our platforms.
Outreach:Proactively manage relationships and conduct outreach to secure high-value guests for our platforms.
Qualifications
Must-Haves:
* Proven experience insocial media managementandcontent editing.
Proven experience insocial media managementandcontent editing.
* Hands-on familiarity withYouTubeandpodcast productionworkflows.
Hands-on familiarity withYouTubeandpodcast productionworkflows.
* Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple moving parts without dropping the ball.
Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple moving parts without dropping the ball.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
* A self-starter mindset—you’re comfortable working independently in a remote environment.
A self-starter mindset—you’re comfortable working independently in a remote environment.
Nice-to-Haves:
* A background in digital marketing or creative content production.
A background in digital marketing or creative content production.
* Prior experience in an operations role within a media or agency setting.
Prior experience in an operations role within a media or agency setting.
Success Metrics (KPIs)
Your performance will be measured by:
* Guest Volume:Meeting monthly targets for guest scheduling and engagement.
Guest Volume:Meeting monthly targets for guest scheduling and engagement.
* Workflow Efficiency:Reducing the "lead time" for live stream preparation and execution.
Workflow Efficiency:Reducing the "lead time" for live stream preparation and execution.
* Content Quality:Maintaining high standards for edited assets and meeting audience engagement benchmarks.
Content Quality:Maintaining high standards for edited assets and meeting audience engagement benchmarks.
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 R37,000/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($2,000/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 588 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →