Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience creating social video, branded content, digital comedy, creator-led work, or an equivalent portfolio that demonstrates the same depth of ability.
• Must be Los Angeles-based or within a commutable distance. New York-based candidates will also be considered.
• A strong portfolio that clearly shows your personal role in concepting, shooting, directing, and editing short-form content, including work built around inventive camera techniques, visual tricks, transitions, and edit-led ideas.
• Chronically online, fluent in the microtrends, behaviors, language, and nuances of Organic social — and an understanding of how a brand should show up on social in ways that their audience welcomes and enjoys.
• Strong conceptual instincts and the ability to generate multiple ideas quickly in response to a brief, cultural moment, or platform behavior.
• Fluency in short-form storytelling, including hooks, pacing, comedic or performance timing, and the difference between content made for social and content merely resized for social.
• Proficiency operating compact camera systems or phones, recording clean audio, and creating polished results with basic lighting and lean resources.
• Advanced proficiency in editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro or an equivalent platform, with the motion, effects, and problem-solving skills to execute trick shots, visual transitions, practical effects, and other editorial techniques independently.
• Experience self-producing small shoots, including practical logistics such as casting, props, locations, releases, schedules, and file management.
• Demonstrated ability to direct actors, creators, and non-professional talent while keeping performances natural and platform-appropriate.

Preferred

• Comfort appearing on camera occasionally when the idea benefits from it.
• Experience writing or directing comedy, sketches, improv, character work, or other performance-led formats.
• Experience with event capture, creator interviews, man-on-the-street content, or real-time social coverage.
• Advanced motion graphics, animation, compositing, or sound-design skills.
• Experience creating both organic and paid social content for established brands.

Benefits

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage here!
• Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
• 401k with company contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
• Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
• A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
• Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)