SOCIAL CONTENT CREATOR

LONDON (Hybrid Working)

A benchmarked salary between £30,282 - £36,771 based on your level within our progression framework. You can read more about our approach to performance, salary, and progression here.

Who we are

Born Social is a full service social media agency designed for the new era of advertising. Our client list includes household names like Guinness, Primark, Ford, Mars and ASDA as well as the next generation of big brands like Nando’s, Seedlip and Peloton.

As a proud B Corp we work hard to attract, retain and develop the best social-first talent and create a culture where individuals can thrive. We’re a team of over 175 people across the UK & US and growing!

We’re looking for a creative and technically skilled Social Content Creator to join our team, specialising in producing high-quality, social-first content for platforms like Instagram Reels, Stories, and TikTok. You’ll work closely with Creative and Client Services teams and contribute to the planning and execution of shoots, handling pre-production logistics, and delivering polished edits. You’ll also play a key role in educating teams on best practices for in-app content creation and ensuring all output adheres to social platform standards and trends.

️ What you'll be doing:

Pre Production Conception:

Collaborating closely with Creatives and contributing to the planning of shot-lists, ensuring concepts and shooting techniques are representative of social-first and platform native styles

Pre Production Logistics:

Collaborating closely with Client Services/Studio stakeholders to ensure pre-production actions are completed ahead of attending shoots (client permissions/release forms etc.).
Advising on specific needs for the shoot based on agreed concepts (specific equipment)

Shooting:

Shooting in-app video content for Instagram Reels, Stories, and TikTok, ensuring the content matches the art direction & concepts from pre production
Comfortable with composition, lighting and use of equipment, and using social-first, platform native shooting techniques (e.g. transitions, POVs, etc.)
This may include featuring in content where relevant

Editing:

Delivering edits of in-app content, able to ensure all clips sync seamlessly to the relevant audio and there is a clear narrative to the content
Ensuring that the final edit is consistent with platform native executions, handing over to the Design team for out of platform builds (motion graphic overlays, etc.)

Agency Education:

Contributing to educating other teams on best practice in-app content, upskilling relevant team members on best practice formats and delivery

Collaboration & Communication:

Forming strong working relationships across account teams and across departments, providing a high quality experience of working with Content Creators through excellent communication & collaboration

What we're looking for:

You have a passion for social trends and a keen interest in creating engaging, platform-specific content
You have experience shooting and editing social-first content for Instagram Reels, Stories, and TikTok and a strong understanding of platform-native shooting techniques (e.g. transitions, POVs, trending formats)
You demonstrate an ability to produce polished, in-app content edits ensuring a clear narrative and smooth transitions consistent with platform native executions
You have a solid understanding of composition, lighting, and the use of equipment to capture high-quality visuals
You’re comfortable being in front of the camera and are willing to feature in content when needed
You’re familiar with pre-production logistics, from planning shot lists to advising on specific needs for shoots based on agreed concepts
You have experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders and departments, ensuring smooth coordination throughout
You stay up to date with in-app content best practices and trends, confidently sharing your insights to help upskill wider teams and support ongoing training efforts

️ Our values:

Our values aim to pinpoint the magic ingredients for us at our best. We look for people who share our values and can add to our culture.

See Challenge as Opportunity... is about our attitude and to be very clear, this is not a value of optimism, nor is it about loving every challenge.

Say It Simply... is how we communicate. Think of the basic rules of communication - honest, clear, confident.

Do What You Say... is the crux of our reputation and longevity. When you join Born Social, our trust is fully given. It is yours to lose.

Make Each Other Better... is about our culture of collaboration and commitment to development. We are only as good as the people around us so we all take responsibility for developing each other, as well as ourselves.

Consciously Contribute...is bigger than all the others. It ensures we grow right. It broadens our focus beyond Born Social and cements our commitment to doing what’s just, not what’s easy or immediately self-serving.

Company Benefits

Flexibility Hybrid working, core hours, and an allowance to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks each year

Holiday 25 days holiday allowance per year plus a 3-day company switch off between Christmas & New Year

Wellbeing A choice of £30 monthly wellbeing budget or Health Insurance, access to Spill (virtual mental health support), a trained team of Mental Health First Aiders, an annual Recharge Day and a Bike2Work scheme

Learning & Development £100 annual budget on Learnerbly (a curated platform of brilliant learning resources) as well as lots of team & department training

Contribute Give one day to the world each year through our volunteering scheme and make your own impact on social or environmental sustainability

Incentives Monthly team-voted prizes to celebrate individuals who Make Born Better and an Annual Profit Share Scheme so as the business grows, you'll be able to take a share of that growth home each financial year

The Usual Suspects From pension scheme to enhanced parental leave to life assurance

Clubs ️ Book Club, Film Club, Run Club, Cycling Club, Tag Rugby Club there's something for everyone

Consciously Contribute Impact our sustainability goals by joining one of our Consciously Contribute Committees

Born Socials We like hanging out together and love us some organised (and not so organised) fun

Everyone is welcome

We celebrate different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds here at Born Social. As an equal opportunities employer, we believe in the power of an inclusive and representative team. We welcome applications regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, family, or parental status. We don’t simply comply with the Equality Act, we go further and take pride in building a stronger and more creative work environment, committed to inclusion, diversity, and representation.

Born Social Croud

Born Social is proud to be part of Croud. Together we are a global, full service digital marketing agency. We operate as a unique scaled network of Intelligent, Creative Specialists, enabling us to deliver superior brand outcomes and unlock potential for our people, our clients and our communities.

Our shared culture is designed to elevate everyone, with a focus on trust, collaboration, innovation, generosity and purpose.

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