Social Media Content Manager and Creative Editor (Remote, South Africa)

About the role

A US-based skincare services brand is looking for a part-time social media content manager and creative editor to grow its organic social presence and turn viewers into booked appointments. Social media is one of the brand's main drivers of bookings, memberships and product sales, and it publishes a high volume of content. The role takes raw footage through to finished assets for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts, editing short-form video and designing carousels and graphics that drive bookings.

Key responsibilities

• Edit raw treatment footage, client results, b-roll and trending formats into Reels, TikToks and Shorts, holding attention in the first seconds and ending with a clear call to book.
• Repurpose single video concepts and photo shoots into educational carousels, quote graphics, interactive stories and behind-the-scenes sequences.
• Use AI video, audio and design tools to speed up turnaround, clean up audio, brainstorm hooks and test creative angles, refining every output to meet the brand's visual and audio standards.
• Write hooks, on-screen text and captions that drive appointment clicks, membership sign-ups and skincare inquiries.
• Maintain an organized content calendar and manage raw and finished assets in cloud storage.
• Track trends across skincare, beauty and consumer retail.

Required profile

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in social media content creation and short-form video editing for consumer brands.
• An active portfolio, creative reel or brand accounts showing strong short-form video and graphic design work.
• Daily, practical use of generative AI tools to speed up editing, ideation and asset preparation.
• Fluent written English for hooks, on-screen text and captions.
• Strong eye for beauty aesthetics, brand colour, typography, sound design and mobile-first storytelling.
• Portfolio or work samples required to apply.

Required skills

• Proficiency in at least one professional video editor: Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, CapCut or DaVinci Resolve.
• Proficiency in Canva or Figma for graphic layouts.
• Preferred: experience with beauty, skincare, wellness, DTC or multi-location retail brands; AI tools such as Runway, Midjourney, ChatGPT, ElevenLabs or Descript; experience producing content tied to measurable results; experience working from a creative brief.

Working arrangement: part-time, fully remote independent contractor engagement (W-8BEN) at 20 hours per week, open to candidates based in South Africa, with flexible hours and daily overlap with US business hours.