Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full 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

* Develop, execute, and own the company's end-to-end marketing strategy to boost brand awareness and generate qualified inbound inquiries across target expansion markets.
* Build automated prospecting programs and targeted email sequences using AI tools to identify, engage, and nurture relationships with U.S. furniture retailers and buyers.
* Leverage AI image generation tools to produce a high volume of realistic, lifestyle product imagery for website, dealer, and catalog collateral.
* Manage all social media channels, shaping a unified brand voice and creating visual content to drive engagement with trade partners and consumers.
* Design, launch, and measure sales-driving dealer incentive programs, seasonal promotions, and marketing toolkits for field sales representatives.
* Collaborate closely with the VP of Sales and technology leads, gathering field insights to refine campaigns, optimize conversion rates, and report performance to company owners.
* 4+ years of hands-on marketing experience, including experience as a Marketing Manager, Head of Marketing, or similar full-ownership role (Required).
* Proven track record of running end-to-end outbound email marketing campaigns, lead generation, and prospecting automation workflows (Required).
* Heavy, practical expertise using AI tools for content generation, research, prospecting, and creating/editing lifestyle product imagery (Required).
* Demonstrated background in social media strategy, visual content creation, and cross-channel brand building (Required).
* Native-level or fluent written and spoken English with alignment to full-time U.S. Eastern Time business hours (Required).
* Experience marketing for a manufacturer, CPG brand, or business that sells through dealers, retailers, or distributors (Preferred).
* Background or experience in the furniture, home decor, or interior design industry (Preferred).
* Experience supporting regional or national market expansion for a U.S.-based company (Preferred).

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 →