🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R46,250 – R74,000 ZAR. This role is suited for senior-level professionals. 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

Role: Video Editor / Social Media Marketing EditorPriority Location: Latin America & South Africa

Working Hours: 8 - 5 EST

Type of contract:Independent Contractor

Type of job:Remote

Start date:ASAP

About the Company:The company offers reliable, high-quality, and flexible supplement manufacturing that supports brand growth by removing bottlenecks, ensuring quality, and simplifying the manufacturing process. Provides manufacturing services for powders, liquids, and stick packs specifically for wellness brands.

About the Role:Looking for a highly capable, proactive Video Editor / Social Media Marketing Editor to join a growing team. This is a hybrid role for someone who can own both content production and broader marketing execution. The ideal candidate is a strong video editor with excellent communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to manage marketing systems, content workflows, and digital assets with minimal oversight.

This role is best suited for someone who can take existing systems and run with them, while also helping improve and scale marketing operations.

Key Responsibilities:
* Edit short-form and long-form video content, including reels, podcast clips, and promotional assets
* Repurpose raw video and podcast content into engaging social media outputs
* Build and maintain a content calendar
* Assist with newsletter creation, blog formatting, and website updates
* Manage and support marketing systems and workflows
* Collaborate with leadership on content strategy and execution
* Help improve and automate marketing processes
* Participate in meetings, communicate clearly, and contribute ideas when needed
* Support CRM-based marketing activity and nurture workflows as needed
Qualifications:
* Strong video editing experience
* Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal
* Ability to work independently and proactively
* Comfortable being on calls and communicating with internal team members
* Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
* Teachable, adaptable, and aligned with a growth mindset
* Experience with marketing operations or content marketing
* Familiarity with CRMs and marketing tools
* Experience with AI tools such as Claude or similar platformsto improve productivity and output
* Background in social media content, newsletters, and website management
Nice to have:
* Developing sales and marketing automated workflows, including CRM sequence management.
What Success Looks Like
* Content is produced consistently and at a high standard
* Marketing workflows run smoothly with limited oversight
* Leadership can rely on this person to manage content and marketing execution
* The role evolves beyond editing into a stronger marketing operations function

Tips for South African Applicants

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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.

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Salary in Context

At R46,250/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($2,500/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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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.

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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 748 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →