Jobs in Pretoria, South Africa

Intro

Are you a talented writer with a passion for crafting engaging content in both French and English? Do you enjoy diving into complex topics like sustainability, cybersecurity, real estate, and IT? If so, SAWOO might just be the place for you!

As a French/English Content Writer, you'll be an essential part of our dynamic 3-person content team. You’ll create impactful written content in both French and English that not only drives engagement but also plays a key role in growing our vibrant communities. Whether it’s podcasts, in-depth case studies, LinkedIn posts, email newsletters, or more, your writing will resonate across various formats and platforms.

Start date

You should be able to start between December 1, 2024, and no later than February 10, 2025.

Remuneration

Your salary will be between €2,200 and €3,000 for 40 hours per week. Holidays and sick days are compensated.

SAWOO is a fast-growing, remote-first company based in Munich with a 15-person team spread across six countries. We specialize in building and running communities for decision-makers in medium and large companies, helping them grow through collaborative learning and networking. To this end, we organize physical and virtual network meetings, conferences, podcasts, and other networking opportunities for our community members. Furthermore, we operate websites as well as LinkedIn and WhatsApp channels through which we publish custom content such as posts, newsletters, and blog posts and connect community members. Our current portfolio includes 10 communities, each tailored to a specific audience of executives from renowned companies such as BCG, EY, Bosch, Porsche, Lufthansa, BMW, Amazon, Siemens and many more. Our goal is to welcome two million active members to our communities by 2034.

Examples of our communities:

• LEADERS IN CONSULTING - https://www.leadersinconsulting.com/
• The Procurement Initiative - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-procurement-initiative/
• CYBER INSURANCE LEADERS - https://www.linkedin.com/company/cyber-insurance-leaders-community/

Our clients include, for example: PwC, Bitkom, H&Z Consulting, EGYM Wellpass and EMERAM Capital

As a Content Writer, you’ll be an essential part of our dynamic 3-person content team. You’ll create impactful written content in both French and English that not only drives engagement but also plays a key role in growing our vibrant communities. Whether it’s podcasts, in-depth case studies, LinkedIn posts, email newsletters, or more, your writing will resonate across various formats and platforms.

• Create In-Depth Content: Write deep-dive case studies based on insights from podcast interviews.
• Repurpose Content: Transform long-form content into bite-sized LinkedIn posts that capture attention.
• Craft Engaging Newsletters: Write insightful email newsletters that keep our community members informed and engaged.
• Support Podcast Production: Prepare titles, descriptions, and show notes for new podcast episodes, and craft interview agendas to extract maximum insights.

• Availability: You are available with 40h/week
• Experience: At least 3 years of content writing experience in digital media, including blogs, newsletters, and social media.
• Language Skills: Native proficiency in French with near-native fluency in English.
• Design Savvy: Basic experience with tools like Canva.
• Tech-Savvy: Comfortable using GenAI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) to enhance writing efficiency and quality.
• CRM Knowledge: Experience with CRM tools like HubSpot.
• Remote Work Proficiency: Previous remote work experience, with strong communication skills using tools like Slack.
• SEO Awareness: Basic knowledge of on-page SEO to optimize content for search engines.
• You are proactive, reliable and take great care when working
• Committed: You are flexible, fully committed and willing to work additional hours in exceptional situations
• Travel: You are willing to travel once or twice a year to one-week company meetings

• Remote-First: We are an exciting international team, of 15 people from 6 different nations, thanks to remote work. We support you with any material you need. Nevertheless, we physically meet about 1-2 weeks per year.
• Flexible Hours: Design your workday around your life. Besides a few fixed weekly meetings, you have control over your schedule, allowing for a healthy work-life balance.
• Take Responsibility: We encourage entrepreneurial thinking at all levels. The best ideas win, and if you take initiative you have the freedom to drive us forward and will be rewarded with more responsibility and advancement in your career.
• Collaborative Culture: Thrive in a collaborative environment where helping one another and working together as a championship-winning team of A-players is the norm.
• Community Building: Engage in the fun and rewarding experience of building and nurturing a professional community of leaders.
• Great Insights: Experience first-hand how a fast-paced, young, internationally oriented company operates. Work together with well known corporates like Bitkom and H&Z and participate in our growth.
• A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body: We foster the health of our employees by contributing to their wellbeing costs. F.e. by the use of EGYM-Wellpass’ network of 6,500 sports and wellness facilities.

Curious about our culture? Check out our Value Pillars to see how we live our values every day: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hf5qnCg9ozPMMksq3Mdg3CqVAOS5iPxlVezXFaatykY/

Ready to Join Us?

If you’re passionate about writing and eager to grow with a forward-thinking company, we want to hear from you!

Do we fit each other? – Then please send us your complete application in German or English, including:

• Resume
• Cover letter

Attention: Applications in other languages, such as French, or without a cover letter will not be considered.

We look forward to hearing from you!