Senior Creative, Creative & Creator

Horizon Media•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Blue Hour Studios, a social-first content agency and affiliate of Horizon Media, is hiring a Senior Creative for its Creative & Creator team. The team creates content for brand partners by combining creator and influencer practices with creative development to bring community-driven creativity to social posts, partnerships, campaigns, and videos. The Senior Creative develops and leads social-first concepts across multiple formats for partner brands, guiding work from brief through delivery. The role calls for a constant social consumer with a strong grasp of how brands connect with audiences online and beyond. The Senior Creative sells ideas to clients, leads campaign execution, and may contribute big-idea thinking to new business proposals. The position reports to the Creative Director and collaborates with them to ensure the quality of creative execution. The role may manage more junior members of the Creative team.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in a creative role at a social advertising agency, brand, or publisher.
A strong portfolio featuring social-first branded content, including paid and influencer content.
Ability to present confidently to clients and clearly explain multi-format, social-first work.
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, and After Effects.
Strong presentation and slide-design skills in Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Keynote.
Fluency in Microsoft Office; PowerPoint, Word, and Excel are preferred.
Superior attention to detail, multitasking capability, and a collaborative nature.
Adaptability and initiative, with the ability to pivot quickly and keep up with trends and social media changes.
Willingness to undertake light physical activity related to photo and video production, including lifting tripods, gear, or props, or assistant producing.

Responsibilities

Use cultural insights and social trends to develop social-first campaigns for content production, influencer content, media partnerships, and organic and paid social.
Develop concept decks that translate brand objectives into culturally relevant creative concepts aligned with brand tone and client KPIs.
Lead campaign creative from ideation and pitch through delivery, ensuring alignment with the campaign vision, client brand guidelines, and social media strategy.
Independently direct creative work for multiple client accounts in collaboration with the Creative Director and other leaders.
Manage multiple client briefs and deliverables simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
Lead and contribute to brainstorms for client work and new business opportunities.
Oversee creator and influencer briefing sessions and provide actionable feedback on concepts and content.
Produce social assets, including short- and long-form videos, static assets, and photography; be willing to appear in content.
Mentor and manage junior employees, helping elevate creative work while meeting client expectations and deadlines.
Maintain an understanding of social platforms, their changing algorithms, audience behavior, and online communities.
Build a broad understanding of brand marketing strategies beyond social and digital.
Contribute to the development of Blue Hour Studios’ style, voice, and brand.
Build collaborative relationships with clients and internal teams, remain open to feedback, and find solutions that support creative vision.
Complete and assign basic administrative tasks alongside creative work.