Social Media & Marketing (Part-time)

Location: Kampala, Uganda (mostly remote, plus attending some events in person)

Hours: About 10 hours a week, flexible schedule

Start: Immediately

Website: www.gather.africa

About Gather Africa

Gather is an event discovery and ticketing platform. We help people find events and book tickets, while giving organizers tools to publish events, manage ticket sales, and welcome attendees.

Our goal is to make it easier for people to discover experiences worth sharing and for organizers to bring those experiences to life. We’re an early-stage startup getting ready to launch. Our motto is simple: Find something worth going to.

About the role

• We are looking for a person to run Gather Africa’s social media and help bring event organisers on board.
• You will plan the content, shoot it, post it and talk to the people who engage with it. It’s a hands-on, part-time role of about 10 hours a week with a flexible schedule.
• You will be based in Kampala and work mostly remotely, attending some events in person to capture content. You will work directly with the founder and have a real say in how the brand sounds and looks. The role starts immediately.

Responsibilities 

• Plan and post content on Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter) and TikTok.
• Make short videos at and about events: the crowd, the atmosphere and the moments that make people want to go next time.
• Build relationships with Kampala event organisers and get them to list their events on Gather Africa.
• Grow our followers and engagement week by week.
• Reply to comments and messages so people feel heard.
• Use the existing Gather Africa brand templates so everything looks consistent.
• Always include the website link or QR code so people can find events on www.gather.africa.
• Send a short, simple weekly report on what you posted and how it performed.

Must-haves

• Proven social media experience. You have grown or managed real accounts or pages before. Please share links to them and tell us what changed while you ran them, such as followers, reach, engagement or sales.
• Ability to shoot and edit videos. Reels, TikToks and other short-form video. Shooting on a phone and editing in apps like CapCut is completely fine.

Nice to have

• Connections in the Kampala events, music and nightlife scene.
• Basic design skills, for example in Canva.
• Copywriting in English plus Luganda or another local language.
• Experience running paid Facebook and Instagram ads.
• A good understanding of what young Ugandan event-goers care about and share. If you don’t tick every box, apply anyway as long as you have the two must-haves.

What success looks like in your first month

• Event organisers onboarded.
• Their events listed and live on Gather Africa.
• Clear follower growth across our channels.
• Consistent posting every week.

What we offer

• Flexible hours that fit around study, work or other projects.
• The chance to shape a new brand from launch.
• Creative freedom to try ideas and see what works.
• Event access across Kampala to capture content.
• Portfolio work you can proudly show.
• Room to grow with the company as Gather Africa grows.

How to apply

Email: careers@gather.africa with:

• A short note about yourself.
• Your Resume.
• Links to social media accounts or pages you have managed, with the results.
• 2 to 3 sample videos you shot and edited.

You can learn more about Gather Africa at www.gather.africa

Equal opportunity

Gather Africa is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of every background, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability and age, and we choose people based on their skills and their work.