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Operations Assistant (SA)

Somewhere

Fully Remote
📍 South Africa
🇿🇦 SA Friendly: 1.0/1.0

🇿🇦 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.

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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.

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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.

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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 →