Global Social Media & Content Manager

A fast-growing skincare brand is seeking a hybrid Global Social Media & Content Manager to join their Cape Town team, supporting its mission of becoming the leading African skincare brand globally.

As the Global Social Media & Content Manager, you will develop and execute a content strategy to enhance brand storytelling, drive engagement, and grow the company's presence across social media platforms. You will manage content creation and brand shoots, ensuring alignment with global brand objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a global content strategy that engages the company’s global community, driving viral growth and expanding the brand’s presence.
• Continuously analyse trends, track performance, and generate reports to refine content for maximum impact.
• Manage brand photo shoots, collaborate with photographers and marketing, create high-quality video content for social media, and develop branded assets and campaign materials, ensuring consistent, premium visual storytelling.
• Collaborate with marketing to align content with product launches, campaigns, and partnerships, while leading creative direction for branded merchandise, packaging, and digital experiences to expand the brand beyond social media.
• Analyse community sentiment to create data-driven content strategies and foster engagement.
• Identify and collaborate with influencers and creators while overseeing the use of user-generated content to enhance global marketing efforts.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Brand or related field
• 5+ years of experience in social media strategy, content creation, or brand marketing.
• Strong understanding of branding, design, and global social media trends and platform-specific best practices.
• Expertise in video creation, editing, and storytelling for short-form formats, photo shoot production, content planning, and creative direction.
• Proven track record of working with content editing tools (Figma, Canva, Adobe Premiere Pro, CapCut, etc.).
• Exposure to the beauty, fashion, or lifestyle industry is beneficial.

Salary:

• R600k - R840k / annum CTC