Marketer
Pavago
Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Pavago explicitly welcomes applicants based in 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
Job Description
Job Description Employment Type: Full-Time (40 hrs/week), Monday–Friday Location: Remote — open to candidates in Latin America or South Africa
About the Role
We're looking for a hands-on marketer to work directly with the owner of a small portfolio of U.S.-based businesses, including a home services company, a medical billing company, and a wealth management firm. This is not a "set the strategy and hand it off" role — we need someone who can build the marketing plan and execute it themselves.
You'll work across multiple businesses and industries, shifting between projects as priorities change. The immediate focus is on organic marketing: reactivating and nurturing a database of 10,000+ existing customer contacts to drive repeat business, rather than only relying on new customer acquisition.
Requirements
What You'll Do
Plan and run organic marketing campaigns: email marketing, text/SMS marketing, newsletters, and promotions to existing customer databases Build hyper-local marketing strategies for a local home services business — including community and zip-code-level targeting and grassroots/guerrilla marketing tactics Help reduce customer acquisition costs by increasing repeat business from past customers rather than paying to reacquire the same customers through paid search Adapt marketing approach across different business types — from a hyper-local home services business to a nationwide medical billing company Work independently across multiple, unrelated businesses and switch context between them as needed What We're Looking For Proven experience running organic marketing campaigns (email, SMS/text, newsletters, database/CRM-based marketing) Experience marketing for a local or small business is a strong plus — this role is not about big national brand campaigns Someone who can both develop marketing strategy and execute it hands-on (we're not looking for a strategist who hands off execution to someone else) Comfortable managing multiple projects across different companies at once Prior experience working with U.S.-based clients/employers preferred Experience with paid marketing (Google Ads, Google LSA, paid social) Schedule
Full-time, Monday–Friday, aligned with U.S. business hours.
Application Process
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit a short one-way video introduction covering their background, communication style, and relevant experience before moving to the interview stage.
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
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.
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.
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About Pavago
Pavago is a company in the design industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 238 open positions on Hirezar. View all Pavago jobs →