Social Media & Content Virtual Assistant

This is a remote position.

The focus of this position is content coordination and digital channel maintenance. Working directly alongside the Founder & CEO, the successful candidate converts raw video clips, audio voice notes, and approved scripts into polished, multi-platform media assets. The environment requires a self-directed professional who maintains a structured content calendar, tracks community engagement, and proactively resolves scheduling blockages.

Key Responsibilities

• Social Media Calendar Management: Own the scheduling and publishing timeline across LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, using dedicated scheduling tools to deploy weekly posts and stories on time.
  

• Short-Form Video Production: Edit raw desk-video clips into subtitled, captioned short-form videos with text-overlay hooks and clean pacing.
  

• Content Repurposing: Convert single video scripts or long-form material into multiple derivative assets, including carousel outlines, social captions, and story frames.
  

• Trend & Competitor Intelligence: Research industry trends weekly to identify emerging short-form video formats and flag potential content ideas.
  

• Engagement & Channel Monitoring: Track incoming comments, direct messages, and brand mentions, flagging technical or personal inquiries requiring direct founder input.
  

• Asset & Library Organisation: Maintain the hygiene of the central content calendar and media asset storage folders.
  

• Community Research Support: Provide basic research covering industry news, competitor developments, and local business community updates.
  
  

Requirements

• Proven Social Media Experience: Demonstrated history managing business social media channels within an agency, virtual assistant, or in-house capacity, supported by a portfolio of work.
  

• Video Editing Proficiency: Confident technical video editing capabilities, including subtitling, cutting down footage, and maintaining clean visual pacing.
  

• Professional Tone & Writing: Strong written English with the capacity to craft warm, professional, non-salesy copy tailored to a professional audience.
  

• Geographic & Schedule Alignment: Based in South Africa with reliable operational overlap during UK working hours.
  

• Self-Management: Highly reliable approach to managing deadlines and administrative tasks independently without requiring ongoing supervision.
  

Desirable Requirements

• Prior experience creating content for accountancy, financial services, or regulated professional services environments.
  

Required Software Skills

• CapCut (or Premiere Rush / Canva Video)
  

• Metricool
  

• Notion
  

• Google Drive
  

• HubSpot