Senior Social Media Manager | Wedded Wonderland, Johannesburg

Senior Social Media Manager | Wedded Wonderland

Compensation:

Competitive salary paid in local currency based on your location

Reports to:

CEO / Marketing Director

About the Role Wedded Wonderland is a global destination weddings and luxury celebrations platform connecting high-spending couples, luxury travellers, and celebration seekers with premium venues, hotels, tourism boards, and luxury brands across more than 50 countries.

We’ve built a large global audience across Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest, and we are now focused on turning that audience into meaningful growth and revenue.

This role is responsible for the brand’s social media presence, creative direction, visual identity, and content output across all major platforms. We are looking for someone who understands luxury branding, social storytelling, audience engagement, and high-volume content production using both creativity and AI-powered tools.

What You’ll Own Content strategy and execution across Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest

Planning, creating, directing, reviewing, and publishing social content

Maintaining and evolving Wedded Wonderland’s luxury brand voice and visual identity

AI-assisted content production using tools like Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, CapCut, and similar platforms

Short-form video strategy focused on Reels and TikTok growth

Community engagement across comments, DMs, tags, and partner interactions

Weekly reporting on social performance, engagement, audience growth, and conversion-related metrics

What We’re Looking For 3+ years experience managing social media for luxury, lifestyle, travel, or premium consumer brands

Strong portfolio demonstrating aesthetic judgment and content quality

Deep understanding of Instagram and TikTok algorithms, audience behavior, and content trends

Hands-on content creation skills including shooting, editing, captioning, and publishing

Experience using AI tools within content production workflows

Understanding of luxury branding and long-term audience building

Strong written communication skills in an async-first environment

Ability to manage deadlines and work independently

Nice to Have Experience in destination weddings, luxury travel, or luxury events

Pinterest growth and discovery strategy experience

Advanced video editing and storytelling capabilities

Spanish or Tagalog language skills

Experience collaborating with influencers and creators

Competitive salary based on your location

20 days paid annual leave

Birthday leave

Monthly healthcare allowance

Annual learning and development credits

3–5% annual salary increment based on performance

Annual anniversary recognition

Direct contractor arrangement managed internally

The Lifestyle Wedded Wonderland offers the opportunity to work with luxury travel destinations, destination weddings, global tourism campaigns, and premium events across locations such as Tuscany, Bali, Santorini, Dubai, and the Maldives.

Team members may receive discounted or complimentary travel opportunities, luxury accommodation experiences, and access to exclusive events and activations.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about luxury content, creative storytelling, and building a strong portfolio within a globally recognised brand.

Three examples of content from a luxury or lifestyle brand you’ve managed, including:

The brief

Your creative decisions

The results or performance

Your LinkedIn profile and any relevant portfolio or social media links

Shortlisted candidates will complete a one-way video screening followed by a paid trial session based on a real Wedded Wonderland content brief.

Final decisions are typically made within 48 hours after the trial session.

We hire based on creative judgment, platform expertise, and portfolio quality rather than years of experience alone.

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