Join our team: Exciting positions available at CapeTownMagazine.com

Join us in creating a DNA-changing impact on the province

Last updated: Thursday, 23 January 2025

If you are looking to start a career with a company with a bold purpose and the ability to achieve, and are excited by the opportunity to step out of your comfort zone, these opportunities are for you

We’re on a mission to create a DNA-changing impact on locals, visitors, small businesses and this destination through daily Moments of Joy. For happier people and a better place, unlocking magic around the corner and creating a magnet the world can not wait to be a part of.  

We’re an owner managed, independent business driven by a relatively small, committed and passionate (growing) team. We’re not just an online media business, we’re a platform on a mission to really impact this place. We're seeking a passionate and driven individuals to join our team. 

If this excites you, see below and apply.

CONTENT INTERN

We are looking for: A social media savvy young person who is organised, eager to learn and wants to start a career at CapeTownMagazine.com. Who loves online content, especially social media and features. Who loves creating it and seeing it resonate with people. You have strong English writing skills and are a gifted storyteller and copywriter who wants to learn and grow. We're looking for someone who is steeped in Cape Town culture, and loves to explore the province. 

You should apply if: You live on Instagram and TikTok and are looking to embark on a permanent position at CapeTownMagazine.com. You want to learn, working under the guidance of seniors, and are organised and ambitious. You’ve done some writing and storytelling (on whatever platform) and want to grow these skills. Are excited by the idea of producing content that will be posted to 264 000 followers, and that’s only on Instagram. This is your perfect opportunity to help you start a career in online media and copywriting. 

Responsibilities: 

• Create and schedule social media posts to curate our feeds 

• Write features and overviews 

• Research, fact-check and update old features and overviews 

• Take part in content planning and pitch new ideas (what we call discoveries)

• Community management

• Pitches on our social media platforms 

• Create Reels and TikToks 

• Assist with feedback reports (capturing stats)

• Source photos and videos and edit it using image editing software

• Learn and master our content management and production systems

• Learn and incorporate Google ranking/SEO strategies

• Go on experiences

• Share your creative ideas on projects and campaigns
  
  

Duration: 6 months, with the chance for a permanent position. 

Stipend: R5 000 per month.

To apply:
Click this link to answer a few questions and upload your CV.

Closing date for applications: 16 February 2025 at midnight, but interviews start now.

SEASONED FREELANCE WRITER/EDITOR

Freelance or contract – 6 months at least
Project based
Fully remote

Project Overview 

Are you geeky about content creation and copy? We’re looking for a seasoned writer/editor for a number of content projects. We need to have hundreds of stellar content pieces written, edited and published. These are different types of content projects. 

– Partner content: Written pieces for online with corresponding social media copy. You’ll help businesses in hospitality (stays, restaurants, experiences, events) by producing SEO-savvy content and social media content that resonates.

– Editorial content: Written pieces for online, with corresponding social media copy. Take on and refresh a batch of in-house editorial content, for example. 

– Brand campaigns: Execute projects on digital brand campaigns. From taglines, and banner copy, to online and social media content 

We’d love a multi-media professional, who can be a kick ass writer, editor and producer of our reels (shoot and edit).

You are 1 or both of the following kinds of writer/editor:

1. Prefer desk-bound work where you can fact-check and interview over the phone and deliver multiple killer content pieces per week. You’re an ace copywriter and experienced editor who can take a brief and bring out a fresh, compelling angle.

2. You love to be out and about, interviewing people face-to-face and seeing places live. You are also available to jump on experiences (stays at hotels, meals at restaurants, and experiences, including nightlife) any day of the week. 

Massive win for us is someone who can do both. 

Whatever type (1 or 2 or both), you must be: 

– Online first – have extensive experience working on online and social media/digital projects.

– Curious –  interested in unpacking a place. You’re a storyteller and marketer (not a reviewer). 

– Can deliver – to brief, on time and turn around revisions quickly.

– Great copywriter & editor – can see an angle & craft a story and campaign payoff lines. 

– Enthusiastic about impact – of your work on partners and readers. 

– Great project manager – who can hold multiple projects and deliver to deadlines.

What you'll be doing

• Content creation and storytelling: Writing SEO-optimized features for our hospitality partners, including short online pieces, with compelling title tags and social media content that helps the story resonate

• Update a whole section of CapeTownMagazine.com. Project managing and overseeing it — from concept to delivery— planning, interviews, content production, and partner communication

• Go on “Experiences”: Attending and writing about unique experiences (restaurants, stays, nightlife), with quick turnarounds and minimal editing.

• Partner meetings and interviews: Working closely with passionate small business owners to capture their brand stories and create content that resonates.

• Creative execution: Crafting compelling taglines, campaign content, and social media posts for brand campaigns

• (Huge bonus) Video/reel production and/or editing: Creating or managing video content for reels and social media.

Sound like you? 

Email Joonji Mdyogolo (joonji@capetownmagazine.com), and share a synopsis of the projects you’ve worked on that align to some or all of what we are looking for. In whatever format you prefer.

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