Senior Social Media Strategist - Fully Remote

Bionic Talent; Durban; Remote; ZAR 463,000 - 555,000; Full time

Job summary

Bionic Talent is seeking a Senior Social Media Manager to lead strategy for major brands in healthcare and home services. This is a senior, strategic role focused on developing social strategies from the ground up, aligning with clients' business goals, and mentoring junior staff.

The role requires 6–8 years in social media strategy, experience with global agencies, and strong client-facing skills. Remote work from South Africa is supported, with CST US hours and holidays observed.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of direct social media strategy and management experience.
• Experience at global agencies such as Ogilvy, WPP, Publicis, Dentsu, Havas, or VML.
• Proven ability to develop social media strategies from scratch linked to client goals.
• Strong experience managing both B2B and B2C social media campaigns across organic and paid channels.
• Experience with healthcare, medical tech, dental, aesthetics, legal, veterinary, or home services industries.
• Excellent written and verbal English; strong client-facing, consulting, and senior stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead B2B and B2C social media strategies aligned with client goals and revenue objectives.
• Build channel strategies, identify audiences, content pillars, and growth opportunities.
• Plan and manage organic and paid campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok.
• Conduct audits, competitor analysis, and provide strategic recommendations.
• Lead influencer campaigns including creator selection, partnerships, and ROI measurement.
• Present strategies and results to clients and pitch new opportunities to grow accounts.
• Establish KPIs, analyze performance, and deliver actionable reports.
• Lead content planning and collaborate with creative and paid media teams.
• Mentor and manage a junior social media team member.

Skills

Social media strategy

Agency experience

B2B & B2C

Client-facing

Analytics & reporting

English proficiency

Influencer marketing

Tools

Hootsuite

ClickUp

GoHighLevel

TikTok Ads

Job description

Bionic Talent is seeking a Senior Social Media Manager to lead strategy for major brands in healthcare and home services. This is a senior, strategic role focused on developing social strategies from the ground up, aligning with clients' business goals, and mentoring junior staff.

The role requires 6–8 years in social media strategy, experience with global agencies, and strong client-facing skills. Remote work from South Africa is supported, with CST US hours and holidays observed.