Activate Talent
1 year ago
40768623524 - Brand Strategist
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Company information
- Company
- Activate Talent
- Location
- South Africa South Africa
- Posted
- 1 year ago
Job description
OPEN GLOBALLY
REMOTE—Flexible Hours Aligned with EST
Position: Brand Strategist
Type of contract: Independent contractor
Work from any corner of the world and be a part of the #remoteworkrevolution!‼️
About the Role:
We’re on a mission to help ambitious professionals find clarity, confidence, and direction in their careers.
Through a blend of mindset coaching, strategic job search support, and personal brand elevation, we empower our clients to stand out and step into their next chapter with purpose and impact.
We’re seeking a visionary, detail-oriented Brand Strategist to help elevate our founder’s thought leadership, grow our digital presence, and shape a cohesive, compelling brand experience across all channels.
What You'll Do:
Brand Strategy & Positioning:
- Refine and evolve the personal brand and messaging across all client-facing touchpoints (website, IG, LinkedIn, newsletter, etc.)
- Build clear brand pillars that reflect the brand's voice, coaching philosophy, and audience needs
- Translate brand positioning into visual and verbal storytelling across campaigns and launches
Content & Campaign Strategy:
- Collaborate on content themes, launch calendars, and marketing assets for courses, coaching offers, and live events
- Guide storytelling direction for Reels, newsletters, carousels, and podcast/guest features
- Conduct competitor analysis and market research to inform brand direction and opportunities
Growth & Community-Building:
- Identify and pitch guest opportunities, partnerships, and cross-promotional channels
- Bring consistency and strategy to social media presence and thought leadership expansion
- Support brand-aligned lead gen initiatives and evergreen funnel development
Requirements
- Have 3–5 years of experience in brand strategy, content marketing, or creative direction
- Skilled at helping personal brands scale authentically without losing their voice
- Love combining emotional resonance with strategic thinking
- Understand the coaching/personal development space and speak the language of clarity, empowerment, and trust
- Are a proactive collaborator with strong communication and project management skills
Bonus Points For:
- Experience in personal branding for coaches, speakers, or authors
- Familiarity with tools like Canva, Notion, ConvertKit, and Instagram strategy
- A keen eye for content repurposing and storytelling across platforms
Required skills
- communication
- remote work
- project management
- market research
- notion
- coaching
- campaigns
- storytelling
- canva
- personal development
- creative direction
- partnerships
- strategic thinking
- opportunities
- reels
- content marketing
- newsletters
- visual storytelling
- trust
- competitor analysis
- thought leadership
- clarity
- digital presence
- independent contractor
- empowerment
- personal branding
- social media presence
- convertkit
- launches
- job search support
- brand experience
- carousels
- emotional resonance
- content repurposing
- brand strategist
- instagram strategy
- coaching/personal development space
- mindset coaching
- verbal storytelling
- podcast/guest features
- brand direction
- guest opportunities
- cross-promotional channels
- thought leadership expansion
- lead gen initiatives
- evergreen funnel development
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