Social Media Content Creator — Johannesburg
This is a shoot-and-cut role for someone who thinks in vertical. You will spend a morning on a property, in a hotel or at an estate, capture the handheld coverage a reel actually needs, then cut and caption it the same week. We are less interested in follower counts than in whether your reels hold to the end.
You will work off a monthly content calendar per client, so the job is as much planning and consistency as it is filming. Hooks in the first second, captions that read without sound, and a posting cadence that does not collapse in week three.
It suits a creator who wants regular retained hours alongside their own projects.
Working in Johannesburg
Johannesburg is our commercial and corporate engine: head-office portrait sessions, development launches, commercial property media and interview production across the northern suburbs. Crew here spend real time in access control — estate gate registers, building management, loading-bay slots — so someone who handles that calmly is worth more than someone who is only fast on a camera. Drone work sits inside the Lanseria and OR Tambo corridors, so pre-flight discipline is non-negotiable.
Where the work happens: Sandton, Hyde Park, Bryanston, Rosebank, Melrose, Illovo, Parkhurst, Fourways, Dainfern, Bedfordview, Midrand, Alberton, Eye of Africa and Edenvale.
What you'll do
- Plan a monthly content calendar per client and shoot against it
- Capture handheld vertical coverage on location — property, hospitality, brand
- Cut, caption and schedule reels to a consistent cadence
- Write short, plain captions with correct local place names and no hashtag spam
- Report on what performed and adjust the next month accordingly
What you need
- One or more years producing vertical content with results you can show
- Own phone or camera capable of stabilised 4K, plus a lav mic
- Editing in CapCut, Premiere or Resolve with clean captioning
- Own transport for on-location days
- Reliable, self-managing, comfortable on a client's premises
Nice to have
- On-camera presenting confidence
- Basic stills coverage on the same visit
- Experience with property portals or hospitality accounts
What we offer
- Monthly retainer agreed by hours and deliverables
- Client calendars and approvals handled with you, not dumped on you
- Creator credit where the client permits it
- Room to grow into full production work
How to apply
Send a link to your reel or portfolio, your city, your kit list, and one line on why this role. No cover letter needed. Coleman Gellatly reads every application and replies inside two working days.