SOUTH AFRICA • TALENT PLATFORM
EST. 2015
001 - HIRE FASTER
HIRE SOUTH AFRICAN TALENT IN 24-48 HOURS.
Freelance, full-time and fractional professionals vetted, matched and ready to work. Free to post. Only pay when you hire.
10,000+
Candidates in pool
4,000+
Projects Delivered
30-50
Freelancers placed at any time
600+
Full-time hires
002 PORTALS
THREE WAYS IN
Whether you are hiring, looking for work, or browsing live roles, start here.
A
CLIENT PORTAL
Post roles, review shortlists, and manage your hires in one place. Built for teams hiring South African talent.
B
CANDIDATE PORTAL
Your personal login as talent. Build your profile, set your rates and availability, apply to jobs, and track your applications in one place.
C
JOB BOARD
Browse open freelance, full-time, and fractional roles across advertising, design, marketing, media, and tech.
002.1 - TRUSTED BY
THE TEAMS WE PARTNER WITH
From early-stage ventures to established enterprises, South Africa's best teams hire through No Sweat.
M+C SAATCHI | VML | CLOCKWORK |
| OGILVY | RED BULL MEDIA | EDELMAN |
DELOITTE | BLACKSWAN | ATMOS |
THE FOUNDATION | MAMMOTH | CIRCLE BRANDING |
003 - WHY NO SWEAT?
YOU PICK THE TALENT. WE HANDLE THE REST.
FREE TO POST
Posting a role costs nothing. Tell us what you need in two minutes and we get to work no upfront fees, no subscriptions.
ONLY PAY WHEN YOU HIRE
There is no risk in starting. You only ever pay once you have hired someone you want to keep. Freelance hires are free to you.
VETTED TALENT, FAST
Every candidate is screened for skill and fit. ID, qualification and criminal checks are run on full-time placements as standard.
YOU PICK, WE HANDLE THE REST
You choose the talent. We manage matching, shortlisting and the admin so you can focus on getting the work done.
003 - ABOUT THE FOUNDER
I STARTED NO SWEAT IN 2015 AFTER 20 YEARS OF FREELANCING ACROSS ADVERTISING, DESIGN, MARKETING, MEDIA, AND TECH — BUILDING THE PLATFORM I WISHED HAD EXISTED.
SEBASTIAN VAN 'T HOFF
FOUNDER
004 - FOR CLIENT
THREE STEPS FROM THE BRIEF TO HIRE.
FOR FREELANCE HIRES - NO FEE TO YOU
01
POST YOUR JOB
Tell us what you need in two minutes role, skills, level and start date.
02
GET MATCHED
03
HIRE & START
FIND WORK WORTH DOING
FREE TO JOIN - ALWAYS
SEE EVERYTHING UPFRONT
Clients post jobs with all the key details -start date, duration, required skills and budget (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or per project). You see it all clearly before applying.
APPLY DIRECTLY
WE GET IN TOUCH
THE BUDGET OR SALARY IN THE JOB POST - FREELANCE OR FULL-TIME - IS FINAL AND NON-NEGOTIABLE.
Please do not attempt to negotiate with clients. Only apply if you're comfortable with the stated terms. We'll send you a Purchase Order (PO), and once the work starts, we handle your payment - minus PAYE, which we pay directly to SARS.
No fees to join or to be matched
Vetted clients with real budgets
Freelance, full-time & fractional roles
Work with South Africa's best teams
Join thousands of South African professionals already getting matched to work through No Sweat.
005.1 - JOIN THE POOL
JOIN AS TALENT
Tell us your discipline, experience and rates. Once you're vetted, we put you in front of clients with real briefs - no fees, no bidding wars.
COST TO JOIN
FREE
WORK TYPES
FREELANCE FULL-TIME / FRACTIONAL
BASED IN
SOUTH AFRICA
006 - THE TALENT POOL
VETTED PROFESSIONALS ACROSS EVERY DISCIPLINE.
01
SOFTWARE & ENGINEERING
02
DESIGN & CREATIVE
03
MARKETING & GROWTH
04
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
05
OPERATIONS & ADMIN
06
SALES & BUSINESS DEV
07
DATA & ANALYTICS
08
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Freelance, full-time and fractional. Whatever the shape of the role, we have the people to fill it placed and ready within days, not months.
007 - TESTIMONIALS
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
" We had a shortlist of vetted developers within 36 hours. The first hire is still with us two years later. No Sweat saved us weeks of recruiting.
THANDI MOKOΕΝΑ
HEAD OF PRODUCT, BAOBAB HEALTH
"The fact that freelance placements are free to us is almost too good to be true except it is true. Quality of talent has been consistently excellent.
JOHAN VAN DER MERWE
FOUNDER, ACACIA STUDIOS
" Full vetting, ID and qualification checks done before the candidate even reached us. We onboarded a finance lead with total confidence.
LERATO DLAMINI
"No subscriptions, no upfront cost, no admin headache. We post a role, pick from the shortlist, and get back to building.
SIPHO NDLOVU
CTO, ZAMBEZI TELECOM
008 - PRICING
FREE TO POST. ONLY PAY WHEN YOU HIRE
FREELANCE
No fee
to you
No fee to you
Hire freelance talent with zero cost on your side. Post the brief, get matched, start working.
13%
of annual salary (CTC), one-time
13% of annual salary (CTC), one-time
A single placement fee on full-time and fractional hires. Includes focused vetting, tailored profiles and full background checks
FOCUSED VETTING & SHORTLISTING
TAILORED CANDIDATE PROFILES
ID, QUALIFICATION & CRIMINAL CHECKS
ONLY PAY ONCE YOU HIRE
009 - FAQ
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
FOR CLIENTS
FOR TALENT
010 - GET STARTED
POST A JOB FOR FREE.
Share your start date, role, required skills, experience level and salary (CTC). We will match you with vetted talent fast.