Community & Growth Lead (Contract)

Kwasababu exists to power the promotion, production, and progress of African film and TV - and month one is where that starts. The role of this job is to support in driving this vision into a real, engaged founding community.

What you'll do:

• Champion African storytelling - activating your network, and building new ones, across East and sub-Saharan Africa's film, TV, and theatre industry to grow Kwasababu's subscriber base
• Represent Kwasababu at industry events, conferences, and festivals
• Lead content creation and platform seeding - shaping the catalog, awards, and early reviews that establish African film's presence on the platform from day one
• Conduct market research and reporting, translating real user insight into product direction for the Kwasababu team

Who you are:

• 2–3 years of work experience - early career, highly disciplined - We need someone who builds solutions with high agency, not someone who waits for instructions.
• Deeply passionate about East or sub-Saharan Africa's film/TV landscape - you know the players across the value chain, established and rising.
• A degree in Theatre Arts and Film Technology, Film and Theatre Studies, Mass Communication, Media Studies, or a closely related creative field is preferred.
• A powerful communicator, written and verbal (including an ability to critique on African content with a genuine, distinct point of view.

Interviews will be carried out on a rolling-basis. This is a 3-month contract, with the possibility of renewal based on performance. Compensation is structured as a fixed base fee plus a commission-based incentive tied to subscriber growth - your upside grows with your results. The role is largely remote, with 5 working days on-site per month.