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

About the Role

We’re looking for a Social Media Manager to own and grow our social presence as part of our broader marketing efforts. This person will help shape the story behind our services, support campaign creation, and work closely with the digital marketing function to strengthen brand visibility and engagement.

This is a new and important role for the business as we expand our marketing efforts and create more defined campaigns around our services.

Responsibilities
* Own day-to-day social media strategy and execution
* Plan, create, and publish engaging content
* Support campaign storytelling and brand messaging
* Collaborate with the digital marketer on ads, creative, and promotions
* Help develop content themes around our services and offerings
* Monitor engagement and performance across social platforms
* Contribute ideas for growth, visibility, and audience engagement
* Support basic graphic/content creation using available tools
Requirements
* Experience managing social media for a business or brand
* Strong content creation and communication skills
* Ability to think strategically and execute consistently
* Comfortable working closely with digital marketing and creative assets
* Experience creating content in tools like Canva
* Bonus: fluent in both English and Spanish
Preferred Skills
* Social media strategy
* Content planning and scheduling
* Basic graphic design or visual content creation
* Copywriting for social platforms
* Brand storytelling
Ideal Candidate
* Mid-level experience
* Able to take initiative and work independently
* Creative, organized, and collaborative
* Understands how social media supports broader business growth

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 1632 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →

Social Media Manager (Remote)