Associate Community and Social Media, MENA (12 month Fixed-Term Contract)

Carry1st is Africa’s leading games publisher and monetization platform, helping top global companies grow players and revenue in high-potential markets. We operate the region’s fastest-growing web shop for top-ups of digital content and a payment platform that boosts revenue up to 10x in markets with low credit card penetration but high demand for digital goods.

Our partners include Activision, EA, Riot Games, and Netease. Backed by investors like a16z, Bitkraft, Google, Konvoy, Riot Games, Sony, and Nas, we’re solving hard problems at the intersection of gaming, fintech, and digital commerce.

As a Community & Social Media Manager, you will be responsible for building vibrant gaming communities around the Carry1st Shop and our games. You will play a key role in engaging gamers through grassroots efforts, events, and social media strategies.

You will...

  • Build and grow gaming communities for games in the Carry1st portfolio
  • Develop and execute strategies to boost engagement across platforms like Discord, social media, and forums
  • Create and manage social media content, including video production and publishing
  • Collect and relay community feedback, suggestions, and concerns to internal teams
  • Organise and promote events, competitions, and tournaments to drive engagement
  • Track and analyse community and social media performance metrics, providing regular insights

Requirements

What makes you a great candidate?

  • Based in North Africa (Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia)  with a strong passion for gaming, especially mobile games.
  • Proven ability to grow and engage communities to meet business goals.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Skilled in using platforms like Discord, and Facebook Groups, as well as community management tools.
  • Comfortable using analytics to inform strategies and measure impact.

Benefits

What will it be like to work at Carry1st?

Carry1st is a fast-paced and dynamic place to work. Our team is diverse and global as we operate fully-remotely across 25+ countries. At Carry1st, you will have the opportunity to…

  • Build awesome, industry-changing products, every day
  • Grow with a VC-backed startup at the intersection of gaming and fintech
  • Work from anywhere in the world with international teammates

Some additional perks…

  • Social events: Participate in regular company events to relax and connect with teammates
  • Birthday leave: Enjoy a paid day off on your special day  

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Join us!

Learn more about Carry1st…

  • Andreessen Horowitz shared why they invested in Carry1st
  • VentureBeat announced that Carry1st has raised $27 million to develop and publish mobile games in Africa
  • Remerge hosted Cordel on a podcast to discuss Carry1st and the African gaming market

Carry1st is the leading publisher of social games and interactive content in Africa. We work with studios across the globe - from Addis Ababa to Sofia to New York City - to level up their games and scale them in dynamic, new markets. To serve our customers in Africa, we’ve built out a proprietary payments and ecommerce experience which gives our users the ability to pay for digital content, even when they don’t have a credit card. Our team is as diverse as our partners - hailing from 14 countries and companies like King, Rovio, Wargaming, The Carlyle Group and Morgan Stanley. We’re a passionate, international team that works hard and has a sense of humor. We value originality of thinking, thoughtfulness and courage. Carry1st is a fully remote, distributed company and we are looking for the best people to join us as we rapidly innovate and scale.

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