Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote part time position at Somewhere 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 Title:Marketing Assistant

Employment Type:Part-Time (approx. 15–20 hours/week)

Location: Remote

About the Role

We are seeking a versatile Part-Time Marketing Assistant to support our core marketing initiatives. This role is designed for someone looking for flexible hours while gaining multi-channel experience in event planning, visual design, copy drafting, and social execution. You’ll be a key support engine for our small, efficient team.

Key Responsibilities
* Social & Community:Schedule organic social media posts according to our content calendar and help monitor audience comments and interactions.
Social & Community:Schedule organic social media posts according to our content calendar and help monitor audience comments and interactions.
* Event Coordination:Assist with logistical tasks for upcoming events, including checklist management, shipping promo materials, and coordinating speaker or sponsor details.
Event Coordination:Assist with logistical tasks for upcoming events, including checklist management, shipping promo materials, and coordinating speaker or sponsor details.
* Graphic Support:Design quick-turnaround graphics for social media, email headers, and event flyers using established brand guidelines.
Graphic Support:Design quick-turnaround graphics for social media, email headers, and event flyers using established brand guidelines.
* Email & Copy Drafts:Draft initial copy for social posts, email updates, and promotional collateral; assist with assembling emails in our marketing platform.
Email & Copy Drafts:Draft initial copy for social posts, email updates, and promotional collateral; assist with assembling emails in our marketing platform.
* Administrative Support:Help maintain organized digital files, update marketing asset libraries, and track basic campaign metrics.
Administrative Support:Help maintain organized digital files, update marketing asset libraries, and track basic campaign metrics.

Qualifications
* Practical experience or relevant coursework/internships in marketing.
Practical experience or relevant coursework/internships in marketing.
* Basic graphic design skills (Canva or Adobe Suite).
Basic graphic design skills (Canva or Adobe Suite).
* Clear writing skills and comfortable drafting short-form marketing copy.
Clear writing skills and comfortable drafting short-form marketing copy.
* Comfortable navigating social media channels for business use.
Comfortable navigating social media channels for business use.
* Highly organized with strong time-management skills to maximize part-time hours.
Highly organized with strong time-management skills to maximize part-time hours.
* Collaborative attitude and eagerness to tackle a variety of marketing projects.
Collaborative attitude and eagerness to tackle a variety of marketing projects.

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.

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 →