Social Media Strategist

Simplex Media Ltd; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic media company is seeking a Social Media Strategist to drive engagement and viral content creation. You'll lead a team of designers and editors, using your expertise in social media growth strategies to help brands shine. This full-time role offers a virtual work environment and exciting opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

Mentoring for personal development

Annual development budget

Team wellness sessions

Opportunities for role changes as the company grows

Qualifications

• Experience with growing social media accounts, ideally from 0.
• Ability to think creatively and effectively for viral content.
• MUST BE GREAT COMMUNICATOR IN ENGLISH.

Responsibilities

• Strategise how to make a brand get maximum engagement.
• Manage a team of designers and editors for weekly content.
• Liaise with clients to understand targets and expectations.

Skills

Social media growth strategies

Creative thinking

Data analytics

Problem solving

Effective communication in English

Job description

Do you love figuring out how to make a post go viral as much as we do?

Do you love the analysis and strategy side of the algorithm?

Job Title

Social Media Strategist / Expert

Salary

TBC dependent on experience and expertise

Terms of Employment

Full-time

Hours

10 am - 6 pm SAST

Location

Virtual / work-from-home

Start Date

ASAP

Company Overview

SimplexMedia is growing rapidly and looking for a fun and dynamic new team member to join our team as a social media strategist. If you're an algorithm expert, obsessively curious about how content goes viral or simply have God-given abilities to know what works and what doesn't on the algorithm then we need to chat... You will be managing your own team of graphic designers and video editors to help produce highly engaging and viral content for our clients across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and more. You’ll also be welcomed into a team of highly motivated and ambitious individuals committed to growing personally and professionally. SimplexMedia clients consist of a range of personal and business brands from top coaches, executives and coaches to skincare brands and exciting startups.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand and strategise how to make a specified brand get maximum engagement and go viral based on data analytics and research
• Manage a team of graphic designers and video editors to assign specific content to be made weekly for each client
• Liaise with clients directly to understand specific targets and expectations
• Remain goal‑oriented with your approach and leadership to help your team strive to meet client expectations
• Remain vigilante of industry trends, hacks and secrets to help deliver results
• Think creatively and effectively, coming up with new ideas and ways to potentially go viral
• Provide support where possible to other team members in helping contribute to the overall growth of the company

Requirements

• Experience with growing social media accounts prior (ideally from 0)
• Curiosity and excitement towards figuring out how to help social media content go viral and get maximum engagement
• An eye for viral video creation, know bits to clip and how to make them even more thumb‑stopping
• A hustler in their own right – driven to grow and develop internally and externally
• Ability to use your initiative, self‑solve problems, and manage multiple clients
• A committed team member willing to help where and whenever
• The ability to work independently and virtually
• An interest in personal development
• The ability to think problem‑solve
• MUST BE GREAT COMMUNICATOR IN ENGLISH

Benefits

• Mentoring for personal and professional development
• Annual personal and professional development budget
• Team wellness and games sessions
• Opportunity to move into different roles as we scale the company
• Look forward to fun, dynamic arms added to the company