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AI Content Strategist, Copywriter & SEO Specialist (Philippines)

Somewhere

Fully Remote
Remote - South Africa
South Africa
US hours

Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere explicitly welcomes applicants based in South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R33,300 – R42,550 ZAR. 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

AI Content Strategist, Copywriter & SEO Specialist

Location:Remote (Philippines or South Africa)

Employment Type:Full-Time, ICA

Schedule:U.S. Business Hours overlap required (At least 4 hours overlap with Atlantic Time)

Compensation:$1,800 – $2,300 USD/month (slightly negotiable) DOE

Reports To:Marketing Manager / Leadership Team, with collaboration across media and web engineering teams

About the Company

Our client is an established, high-growth business group managing a portfolio of distinct commercial and energy brands across North America.

The organization combines industry-leading operational expertise with modern digital marketing frameworks to educate its clientele, build high-authority organic search presence, and drive predictable customer acquisition.

They are looking for an articulate, digitally nativeAI Content Strategist, Copywriter & SEO Specialistwho can independently execute across AI brand voice training, multi-channel copywriting, content-driven SEO, and digital PR outreach.

This is an execution-heavy role for someone who enjoys being close to written storytelling, taking ownership of multi-brand content initiatives, fine-tuning AI models, and turning high-level growth concepts into polished, conversion-focused copy.

This is not a generic prompt-pasting or basic social media scheduling position. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute across the full content and search workflow, from feeding brand context into custom LLMs through drafting blogs, writing email sequences, managing backlink outreach, and maintaining overall content-SEO site health.

Role Overview

The AI Content Strategist, Copywriter & SEO Specialist will manage the day-to-day content generation and organic search execution across the organization’s brand portfolio.

Approximately 70–80% of the role will focus on direct content creation, AI brand training, and SEO copy optimization, with approximately 20–30% focused on off-page outreach, content coordination, performance tracking, and cross-departmental alignment with technical web teams.

The ideal candidate can take a raw business objective, product update, campaign theme, or target keyword list and independently turn it into authentic, high-converting, on-brand content across multiple company websites.

This includes:
* Feeding and training custom AI marketing tools with brand assets, tone guides, and customer data
Feeding and training custom AI marketing tools with brand assets, tone guides, and customer data
* Refining raw AI-generated drafts into authentic, highly engaging human copy
Refining raw AI-generated drafts into authentic, highly engaging human copy
* Writing long-form authority blogs, articles, and educational website content
Writing long-form authority blogs, articles, and educational website content
* Crafting lifecycle email marketing campaigns, newsletters, and ad copy
Crafting lifecycle email marketing campaigns, newsletters, and ad copy
* Executing on-page content SEO (meta tags, headers, keyword intent, internal linking)
Executing on-page content SEO (meta tags, headers, keyword intent, internal linking)
* Coordinating off-page backlink outreach, guest posts, and digital PR partnerships
Coordinating off-page backlink outreach, guest posts, and digital PR partnerships
* Partnering with internal developers and IT leads who manage technical backend SEO
Partnering with internal developers and IT leads who manage technical backend SEO
* Tracking content performance and maintaining multi-brand content calendars
Tracking content performance and maintaining multi-brand content calendars

The successful candidate should be comfortable working independently, applying sharp editorial judgment, and ensuring that while AI is leveraged for speed, every final output sounds unmistakably human and authentic.

Key Responsibilities

AI Model Brand Training & Voice Control
* Continuously train, fine-tune, and feed context to assigned AI marketing platforms (SuperScale, ChatGPT, Claude, custom LLM frameworks) with brand guidelines, buyer personas, and past high-performing copy.
Continuously train, fine-tune, and feed context to assigned AI marketing platforms (SuperScale, ChatGPT, Claude, custom LLM frameworks) with brand guidelines, buyer personas, and past high-performing copy.
* Act as the human-in-the-loop editor, taking raw AI outputs and polishing them to ensure correct tone, voice, rhythm, and accuracy across distinct brand portfolios.
Act as the human-in-the-loop editor, taking raw AI outputs and polishing them to ensure correct tone, voice, rhythm, and accuracy across distinct brand portfolios.
* Develop, test, and maintain a library of structured prompts and feedback loops to eliminate robotic phrasing, clichés, and low-quality AI outputs.
Develop, test, and maintain a library of structured prompts and feedback loops to eliminate robotic phrasing, clichés, and low-quality AI outputs.

Multi-Channel Copywriting & Campaign Messaging

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 R33,300/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,800/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 1819 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →