Content Creator

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$65K/yr – $80K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 6 days ago

Job Summary

Own the full social content lifecycle across platforms, translating trends into on-brand concepts, producing and editing a wide range of content, and ensuring fast, high-quality delivery through collaboration and strong workflow management.

  • Lead social expertise and strategy to sustain an always-on approach
  • Drive content creation, storytelling, and cross-team collaboration
  • Manage multiple priorities with rapid turnaround for real-time moments

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • SOCIAL EXPERTISE: You can identify trends and opportunities as they emerge in social and quickly ideate and present concepts for content that will stay true to our brands but participate in the online dialogue.
  • SOCIAL STRATEGY: Work with the team to ideate on planned content monthly and quarterly to ensure an always-on social approach. Research and proactively recommend ideas, solutions and new content for the brands
  • CONTENT CREATION: You use a robust skillset from photography to videography, design, and platform native tools to create a wide range of content that suits the moment and the idea. From quick social posts to beautiful shoots, you have the range and the ability to switch quickly between styles.
  • STORYTELLING: You’re able to ideate, build, shoot, and edit effective stories that match the quality of each social platform.
  • COLLABORATION: Work collaboratively with a large team of creatives from ideation to execution – helping to ensure ideas are created and brought to life faithfully.
  • WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT: Can manage multiple priorities and assignments. Execute with rapid turnaround times for real-time moments, capture trending moments, editing quickly and efficiently to deliver high-quality work, on-time and with accuracy.

Requirements

  • 1 to 3 years of experience in a design or content creation role where you have made a wide range of content.
  • A high-quality portfolio displaying a range of quality social content, ideally produced in a creative agency environment.
  • Understanding of design programs such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and After Effects, including best practices for all social channels.
  • Demonstrated ability to make relevant content across all platforms with extraordinary skills in visual storytelling, videography, and video editing. Graphic design experience is a plus.
  • A passion, curiosity, and experience in making creative content on social media platforms - Instagram visuals, TikTok videos, YouTube edits, and more.
  • Proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite and eager to continue to learn and evolve in other ways to make social-first content.
  • Experience creating high-quality content for clients with high standards of quality and excellence.
  • Ability to problem solve and recommend production/design-appropriate solutions.
  • Highly organized with an 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.
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SALT XC

3.7 Glassdoor

A North American marketing agency that creates connected experiences through creative, digital & media innovation.

Founded in 2019
Toronto, Ontario, CAN
333 employees (153 in marketing)
60% recommend to a friend

Salaries

Posted range

$65K/yr – $80K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($73K) is in line with the median base salary for Content Creator roles in the United States ($72K).

Content Creator median pay in the United States

$72K/yr

Most pay falls between $58K and $82K. Based on 113 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
80 (24% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
14.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.1%
Direct
43.7%
Referral
8%
Social
11.6%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~333
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Content Creator

SALT XC · Chicago, IL · Hybrid