🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Remote Recruitment is open to applicants from South Africa. 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

Social Media Manager

Job Overview

We are seeking aresults-driven Social Media Managerto take full ownership of social media growth for a newly launched product. This is acritical, immediate hirefor a UK-based business that needs measurable traction, not surface-level activity.

This role is not about posting for the sake of posting. The successful candidate will be responsible fordriving real audience growth, engagement, and traffic to the productthrough high-impact content and consistent execution. You will work in a fast-moving startup environment with clear performance expectations and the autonomy to deliver results.

Key Responsibilities
* Own and execute the social media strategy with a clear focus ongrowth, engagement, and traffic generation
* Create and publishhigh-volume, attention-grabbing contentdesigned to stop the scroll and drive interaction
* Turn social engagement intomeasurable trafficto the product or landing pages
* Analyse performance metrics and adjust content strategies to maximise traction
* Lead social media activity forproduct launches and scaling initiatives
* Stay hands-on with daily execution — ideation, creation, posting, testing, and optimisation
* Identify what works quickly and double down, without waiting for direction or approval loops
* Operate with accountability against clear KPIs and performance benchmarks

Qualifications and Experience
* Proven experience generatingmeasurable social media growth and engagement
* Demonstrated success inlaunching or scaling a product via social media
* Strong content creation skills focused onimpact and conversion, not just aesthetics
* Experience driving traffic from social platforms to websites or landing pages
* Ability to maintainconsistent, high-output content production
* Comfortable working in a startup environment with pace, accountability, and high expectations
* Self-starter mindset with a strong bias towards execution
* Access to a reliable laptop, stable internet connection, and a dedicated home working setup

Tips for South African Applicants

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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

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

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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 Remote Recruitment

Remote Recruitment is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 66 open positions on Hirezar. View all Remote Recruitment jobs →