Media talent marketplace

South Africa's platform to hire and get hired as media talent.

Find verified SA media talent in under 24 hours, or build a profile that gets you booked by serious brands, agencies and productions.

Post a Project Free Browse Creatives

How much does it cost? Posting a project and creating a freelancer profile are free. Secure payments use escrow once you hire.

Proof in one project

9 proposals, 48 hours, R3,200.

A Joburg startup posted a logo brief, reviewed qualified creatives the same day, and received the full brand kit before their investor pitch.

9Proposals

48hrsBrief to delivery

R3,200Total cost

For businesses Hire verified media talent fast

Post your brief, compare profiles and fund work safely through escrow.

For creatives Get booked by SA's best brands

Show your portfolio, receive project leads and build a trusted freelance profile.

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Your Money is Always Protected

Problaq's payment protection flow confirms funds before work starts and releases payment after approval. You reduce risk on incomplete or unsatisfactory projects. Learn how escrow works →

Client deposits to escrow

Freelancer does the work

Client approves & releases

Freelancer gets paid

How It Works for Clients

From brief to delivered work in 3 simple steps

Post Your Brief

Describe your project, set your budget and deadline. Takes less than 5 minutes. Completely free.

Review Proposals

Receive proposals from verified freelancers. Browse portfolios, read reviews, and chat before deciding.

Hire & Pay Safely

Pay through secure escrow. Funds only release when you approve the completed work. Zero risk.

New Feature

Hire Directly — No Waiting

Don't want to wait for proposals? Browse freelancer profiles, check their availability status, and send a direct hire request instantly.

✓ See who's Available Now vs on a project

✓ Save freelancers to your shortlist / favourites

✓ Send a direct hire request with your brief

✓ Message before committing — no pressure

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What SA Businesses Say

Real clients who hired through Problaq

★★★★★

"We needed a brand identity in 48 hours for a pitch. Posted on Problaq at 9am, had 7 proposals by noon, hired by 2pm. The designer delivered overnight. Absolutely incredible."

Lerato Molefe

Founder & CEO

Molefe Digital, Johannesburg

★★★★★

"As a marketing agency we use Problaq for overflow work. The quality of SA talent here is world-class, and the escrow system means we never have payment disputes."

Johan van der Berg

Creative Director

Apex Creative Agency, Cape Town

★★★★★

"I was sceptical about hiring online but the verified profiles and reviews gave me confidence. Hired a video editor for our product launch — the result was better than expected."

Priya Naidoo

E-commerce Owner

StyleSA, Durban

Case Study

A Joburg Startup Needed a Logo in 48 Hours. Here's How It Went.

TechFlow, a fintech startup in Sandton, needed a complete brand identity before their investor pitch. They posted on Problaq at 8am on a Monday.

By 10am they had 9 proposals. By 11am they were chatting with their top 3 candidates. By 1pm they hired Kwame, a brand designer from Pretoria.

Kwame delivered the full brand kit — logo, colours, typography, business card — by Tuesday morning. TechFlow went to their pitch with a professional identity. They got funded.

Proposals received

48hrs

Brief to delivery

R3,200

Total cost

"We had no time and no budget for a big agency. Problaq connected us with exactly the right person at exactly the right time. The escrow meant we had zero financial risk."

— Sipho Dlamini, Co-founder, TechFlow · Johannesburg

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