Social Media Manager

Carry1st helps game studios unlock growth across Africa and the Middle-East by making it easy for players to buy and enjoy digital content using the payment methods they already trust. We’ve also built a proprietary payments and ecommerce experience that allows customers to pay for digital content across 19 different countries, even when they don’t have a credit card.

As Social Media Manager, you will own and grow the Call of Duty Mobile Africa social media presence, working in partnership with Activision to build one of the most exciting gaming communities on the continent. In this role you will own the growth strategy for the CODM Africa social media channels, including content calendar planning aligned with in-game live ops and regional events like Africa Cup. Additionally, you’ll be responsible for managing a cross-country team of video editors and graphic designers, submitting briefs, reviewing content, and ensuring on-brand delivery. To succeed in this role, you’ll need a strong eye for content and know what it takes to go viral in the African market.

Requirements

You will...

• Identify viral trends across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and X/Twitter, and localize them for the African gaming community
• Manage and grow the CODM Africa community by engaging with followers and fostering an active, loyal fanbase
• Liaise with Activision stakeholders, managing approvals and timelines in a fast-paced publishing environment
• Track and report on channel analytics and growth metrics, using insights to refine the content strategy
• Manage the content production budget, tracking spend across creators, editors, and tools to ensure efficient use of resources
• Use social media management and task management tools to plan, schedule, and coordinate content workflows across the team
• Represent Carry1st and Activision at gaming events across Africa and feed insights back into the content strategy

What makes you a great candidate?

• 3–5 years of social media management experience, ideally within gaming or entertainment
• You are a gamer, ideally with a passion for first-person shooters or CODM, and you deeply understand gaming culture
• Highly organized and collaborative, comfortable managing stakeholders and creatives across countries under tight deadlines
• Analytically minded and comfortable using data to measure performance and report on follower growth
• Basic understanding of how paid media and boosts can amplify organic social content
• Bonus: You can edit short-form video using After Effects or Premiere Pro, create assets in Canva, Illustrator, or Photoshop, and are comfortable with AI tools

Benefits

What will it be like to work at Carry1st?

Carry1st is a fast-growing, dynamic place to work. And while we are laser-focused on building the flagship consumer fintech platform in Africa, our team is fully remote and 100% global - with people in 15+ countries! At Carry1st, you will…

• Build awesome, industry-changing products every day
• Grow with a VC-backed startup 
• Work from anywhere in the world with international teammates
• Own shares in the Company - enabling you to benefit from the value you create 
  

Some additional perks…

• Co-working excursions: Travel to meet your colleagues in cities around the world
• Awesome equipment: Get everything you need to work effectively 
• Remote working allowance: Put an additional $600 / year to optimise your WFH experience
• Learning and development: Attend courses, conferences and training events
• 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
• Forbes shares top payments companies that made the Fintech 50 in 2025

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