Remote Senior Content Strategist: Narrative & SEO Growth

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 1,162,000 - 1,826,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health and wellness benefits

Flexible remote work environment

Professional development and training

Access to leading-edge tools

Collaborative remote team culture

Varied client projects

Job summary

Placements24 is actively seeking a Remote Senior Content Strategist to lead global content initiatives, shaping narratives that engage audiences and drive measurable results. You will own content planning, SEO alignment, and cross-functional collaboration across marketing and product teams.

As a remote-first agency, we value strategic thinking, exceptional writing, and data-driven decision making. You’ll work with diverse clients, set editorial calendars, and iterate content strategies based on

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Content Strategist or similar with a strong portfolio.
• Strong SEO, SEM, CMS, and analytics knowledge.
• Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Experience creating editorial calendars and production workflows.
• Analytical mindset with ability to translate data into strategy.
• Excellent communication and collaboration; remote work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, English, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement content strategies across platforms.
• Conduct audience, competitive, and keyword research.
• Create content calendars and editorial plans aligned to SEO.
• Oversee content creation, editing, and publishing.
• Analyze content performance and provide optimization insights.
• Collaborate with design, development, and marketing teams.
• Stay updated on digital marketing trends and best practices.
• Advise clients on content strategy development.

Skills

Content Strategist

SEO Knowledge

CMS Experience

Analytics

Editorial Calendars

Remote Work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Google Analytics

CMS

Job description

Placements24 is actively seeking a Remote Senior Content Strategist to lead global content initiatives, shaping narratives that engage audiences and drive measurable results. You will own content planning, SEO alignment, and cross-functional collaboration across marketing and product teams.

As a remote-first agency, we value strategic thinking, exceptional writing, and data-driven decision making. You’ll work with diverse clients, set editorial calendars, and iterate content strategies based on