Content Creator

Salt Xc • Chicago, IL

11h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Content Creator works alongside a team of creatives and a producer to plan, shoot, edit, design, and optimize a wide range of still and video content for iconic brands. The role calls for expertise in social content, an understanding of platform-specific formats and audience expectations, and the ability to create effective stories that stand out online. Content ranges from native, quick-turn social posts to more carefully produced photography and video shoots. The creator contributes to planned monthly and quarterly content, identifies emerging trends and opportunities, and helps develop ideas that fit the brands while participating in online conversations. The role is part of a North American team spanning Toronto and Chicago, working collaboratively to create social-first work at the speed of culture.

Requirements

• 1 to 3 years of experience in a design or content creation role producing a wide range of content.
• A high-quality portfolio showcasing a range of social content; creative agency experience is ideal.
• Understanding of design programs such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and After Effects, including best practices for social channels.
• Demonstrated ability to create relevant content across platforms, with strong visual storytelling, videography, and video-editing skills.
• Passion, curiosity, and experience creating content for social platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and eagerness to continue learning and evolving social-first content practices.
• Experience creating high-quality content for clients with high standards of quality and excellence.
• Ability to solve problems and recommend production- and design-appropriate solutions.
• Strong organization and ability to work under tight deadlines and shift priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for food that enhances the authenticity and appeal of brand marketing in the culinary industry.
• Desire to produce award-winning, internationally recognized work.

Nice To Haves

• Graphic design experience.
• Experience in a creative agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify emerging social trends and opportunities, then quickly ideate and present brand-appropriate content concepts that participate in online dialogue.
• Collaborate with the team on monthly and quarterly planned content to support an always-on social approach.
• Research and proactively recommend ideas, solutions, and new content for brands.
• Create a range of content using photography, videography, design, and platform-native tools, adapting styles to suit the idea and moment.
• Ideate, build, shoot, and edit effective stories suited to the quality and conventions of each social platform.
• Collaborate with creatives from ideation through execution to help ensure ideas are faithfully brought to life.
• Manage multiple priorities and assignments, capture real-time and trending moments, and deliver high-quality work quickly, accurately, and on time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed