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Donorbox is a US-based fundraising platform. They've helped over 100,000 nonprofits raise more than $3 billion in donations since 2014. They are profitable, bootstrapped, and have a team of around 150 people across 23 countries.
They've opened a Content Marketing Specialist role. South Africa is the listed location on the job spec, not a vague "anywhere in the world" tag.
The role pays $40,000 to $50,000 per year. At today's rate of R16.54 to the dollar, that works out to roughly R55,000 to R69,000 per month. A senior content marketing specialist in Johannesburg typically earns R25,000 to R35,000 per month locally. This is around 2x that.
If you have 5 to 7 years in B2B content marketing, a strong portfolio of SEO-optimised writing, and experience with email marketing tools, this is worth your time today.
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Remote Ready SA -- Tuesday, 30 June 2026
This company listed South Africa by name.
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Marketing and communications led all professional categories in remote job growth in Q1 2026, with fully remote listings up more than 30% year-on-year, according to hiring data published this month. What that translates to on the ground here is more real postings, more companies that don't quietly exclude Africa in the fine print, and a noticeably higher share of specs that name specific regions as eligible. The rand is sitting at R16.54 to the dollar today, softer by a fraction, but the more meaningful number is in today's featured role. Today's listing writes South Africa directly into the location field, and that still matters.
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Content Marketing Specialist
Donorbox
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Donorbox has powered more than $3 billion in donations for 100,000+ nonprofits worldwide since 2014, and this listing specifies South Africa as the location. Not "anywhere in the world with SA technically allowed" in the fine print. The country name, written in.
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Monthly salary
~$3,750/mo ~R62,000/mo
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vs. local equivalent
~2x the average SA content marketing specialist salary
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What you'll do
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Write and publish blog posts, email campaigns, and SEO-driven content for the Donorbox Nonprofit Blog, focused on fundraising strategy and nonprofit best practices |
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Build and manage email campaigns in ActiveCampaign, including list segmentation, automation workflows, and lifecycle marketing programs |
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Apply SEO and AEO best practices to all content, including keyword research and optimising articles for AI-powered answer engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity |
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You're a fit if
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You have 5 to 7 years in content marketing or digital writing, ideally in B2B SaaS (mid-level experience required) |
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Async-first role with no specified overlap hours; US-hours awareness is helpful for collaboration but not required |
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You write for general audiences with clarity and utility, with a portfolio of SEO-optimised long-form content and experience in ActiveCampaign or a similar email platform |
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Remote ready score
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9/10 |
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