Freelance Content Creator at SOCIALDEVIANT | Chicago, IL

SOCIALDEVIANT

Freelance Content Creator

Chicago, IL (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New Grad2+ years expContract

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end freelance social content creation for client brands, from concept to publish, across TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms.

Concept, film, edit, and publish social-first content across platforms.
Must have 2+ years in a creative or in-house agency with strong social ideas.
Proficient with mobile-native filming and tools like Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Freelance Social Content Creators collaborate with our team to concept, produce, and deliver compelling social-first content that is timely, platform-native, and aligned with client objectives. Responsibilities may include:
Stay on top of ever-changing social media trends, pop culture moments, and emerging conversations across the social landscape, bringing relevant insights and ideas to the team.
Conceptualize, film, edit, and produce engaging content for a variety of social platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and others as needed.
Ability to adapt the brand voice and visual identity when creating on-brand content.
Capture lo-fi video and still photography optimized for social, ensuring strong composition, lighting, and clarity while maintaining a native, authentic aesthetic.
Collaborate closely with our team to develop content ideas and execute pieces that are culturally relevant, platform-appropriate, and aligned with brand objectives and standards.
Execute video editing and light photo retouching to finalize content for publication across social channels.
Deliver content efficiently and adapt quickly to feedback, timelines, and evolving campaign needs.

Requirements

2+ years of relevant experience making interesting work in a creative agency and/or in-house agency with a strong understanding of social ideas
Proficiency with filming social-native and mobile-first content as well as photography editing programs, both in-app and external (e.g. Photoshop, Premier Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, etc.)
Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL-E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation
Ability to concept and deliver effective creative concepts across all channels and for various industries
Strong understanding of opportunities and limitations of all popular social platforms
Ability to manage your time in an ever-changing and extremely fast-paced environment across a variety of projects
Solid presentation, public speaking, interpersonal, and communication skills
Above all, kindness, composure, and relentless curiosity

SOCIALDEVIANT

We’re focused on creating value in a socially connected world. How do we do it? From the bottom up – by building an amazing culture with people that are as smart as they are kind. Quick on their feet, left/right-brained, thoughtful – the type of people you’re as proud to call your friends as you are your colleagues. With that foundation, we deliver on our clients' business objectives through big strategic and creative thinking that crosses social platforms and engages audiences to take action. The result? Come talk to us, we’d love to tell you about it.

Founded in 2012

Chicago, Illinois, USA

18 employees (9 in marketing)

socialdeviant.com