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Community Manager

  • Remote
    • Cape Town, South Africa
    • Durban, South Africa
    • Sandton, South Africa
    • Port Elizabeth, South Africa
    • Remote, South Africa
    +4 more
  • Marketing

Job description

The Community Manager is responsible for nurturing, managing, engaging and growing a community. They implement social media and communication campaigns to align with client’s marketing strategy. They use online marketing skills to promote a business, engage customers and to build brand recognition.


Responsibilities:

  • Implements community management strategy 

  • Keeps social media profiles up to date

  • Schedule and publish posts across social media platforms

  • Monitor social media channels and respond to comments, messages, @ mentions in a timely and professional manner 

  • Source user generated content across platforms

  • Monitors and reports on community feedback

  • Fosters relationships with influencers 

  • Engage with followers to build a sense of community and loyalty

  • Identify potential issues within the community and address them proactively

  • Manage and mitigate negative situations as they arise in real time 

  • Executes social listening to deepen consumer understanding around specific topics and deliver insightful point of view back to team

  • Assist in planning and executing social media campaigns and contests

  • Stays informed of the latest social media related trends, updates to platforms and best practices

  • Identify and document specific categories of client red flags and build a process to address each one internally

  • Builds relationships with customers, potential customers, industry professionals, influencers and journalists

  • Advocates for new ideas and approaches in support of continuous improvement/innovation

  • Cross-team collaboration with the account, influencer, and creative teams to ensure cohesive approach to community management

Job requirements

Qualifications and Skills:

  • Chronically scrolling on social media

  • 3-years of experience working as a social media or community manager

  • Expert understanding of all social media platforms 

  • Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, English, or a related field

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with intense attention to detail

  • Professionalism 

  • Strong problem-solving skills

6:00am-2:00pm SA time

Remote
  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  • Remote, Gauteng, South Africa
+4 more
Marketing

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