Organic Social Lead - SAST hours

# Organic Social Lead - SAST hours

> VirtuHire · South Africa (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-07-16

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** Marketing

## Description

A client based in South Africa looking for an **Organic Social Lead** to own and scale their organic social media strategy across multiple platforms. This person will be responsible for driving brand awareness, audience engagement, and ultimately revenue through high-performing organic content. You'll combine creativity with commercial thinking, using data, AI tools, creators, and repeatable content systems to build a best-in-class organic social presence.

### **Responsibilities**

• Develop and lead the company's organic social media strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Manage organic social channels across **Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and Pinterest**.
• Translate commercial goals into engaging social content strategies and campaigns.
• Build and manage a network of content creators, freelancers, and AI tools to produce high-quality content efficiently.
• Create scalable processes for identifying, testing, and scaling successful content formats.
• Monitor content performance and use analytics to continuously optimise strategy.
• Ensure content drives brand awareness, audience engagement, and commercial outcomes.
• Oversee or contribute to video and image editing to maintain high content quality.
• Manage multiple projects, priorities, and content calendars effectively.

## Requirements

• Proven experience developing and executing successful **organic social media strategies**.
• Strong understanding of Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and Pinterest algorithms, trends, and best practices.
• Ability to translate commercial objectives into high-performing organic content.
• Excellent understanding of content hooks, storytelling, scripting, and audience engagement.
• Experience using **AI tools and automation** to improve content creation and workflows.
• Ability to build scalable systems and repeatable content processes.
• Strong video and image editing skills, or experience managing external creative resources.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to analyse performance metrics and optimise content accordingly.
• Excellent project management, organisation, and prioritisation skills.
• Commercially minded with a proactive, hands-on approach.
• Positive, ambitious, solution-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong ownership mentality with the confidence to challenge ideas and collaborate effectively.

## Apply
[Apply at VirtuHire](https://apply.workable.com/virtuhire/j/F314E3DA8D/apply)
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