
Marketing Strategist – Tourism
Bamboo Works
part-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: South Africa
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Salary
💰 $400 - $800 per month
About the role
- Own and manage the full marketing function
- Develop and execute a comprehensive marketing strategy aligned with business objectives and seasonal demand
- Translate business goals into actionable campaigns, content plans, and measurable KPIs
- Provide regular performance updates, insights, and strategic recommendations to the founder and team
- Plan, create, and publish high-quality content across Instagram, TikTok, and other relevant platforms
- Transform raw tour photos and videos into engaging, conversion-driven content
- Grow existing social media accounts from established presence to category-leading brands
- Maintain a consistent posting schedule and actively drive audience engagement
- Drive measurable growth in followers, engagement, and inbound inquiries
- Manage, test, and optimize paid advertising campaigns where applicable (Meta, TikTok)
- Implement targeted strategies to increase bookings during low-season periods
- Monitor performance metrics and continuously optimize based on data and insights
- Ensure timely, professional responses to social media and digital inquiries
- Develop templates and workflows to efficiently handle common booking-related questions
- Collaborate on CRM or inbox management processes to prevent missed opportunities
Requirements
- 5–10+ years of marketing experience, preferably within tourism, travel, lifestyle, or experience-driven brands
- Demonstrated success in scaling marketing channels beyond the early growth stage, not solely launching from zero
- Strong strategic capability combined with a hands-on execution mindset
- Ability to operate effectively as a standalone marketing lead, taking full ownership of outcomes
- Solid understanding of seasonality and capacity-based business models
- Confident, clear communicator capable of leading initiatives with minimal oversight
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
marketing strategycontent creationsocial media managementpaid advertising campaignsperformance metricsKPI developmentaudience engagementdata optimizationCRM managementcontent publishing
Soft skills
strategic thinkingcommunicationleadershipindependencecollaborationproblem-solvingcreativityadaptabilitytime managementinitiative