Digital Content Creator - Social and Video

Waterbury, CT (Hybrid)

$55K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own emerging storytelling for a university marketing function by producing authentic student narratives across short‑form video and social content, from interview to publish, while aligning with strategic goals and real-time campus events.

  • Story Discovery: surface and capture authentic student, associate, and community moments at key events and daily campus life.
  • Content Production: own ideation through publishing for video-first formats on TikTok, Reels, and Shorts, with supporting graphics and on-camera presence.

Job Description

Responsibilities overview: embedded marketing storyteller driving real-time, authentic student narratives across video and social content to support brand goals.

  • Act as the embedded presence of the marketing team, actively identifying and capturing stories, events, and student experiences
  • Conduct interviews with students, associates, and community members to bring forward authentic stories
  • Work closely with marketing and PR teams to ensure content aligns with strategic goals and priorities
  • Create high volumes of short-form video content for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts
  • Own the full video production process, including ideation, filming, editing, and preparing content for publishing
  • Capture content in real time, with a focus on authentic, in-the-moment storytelling
  • Create supporting social graphics and static content to complement video-first storytelling
  • Be comfortable both behind the camera and on camera as a forward-facing creator
  • Work closely with the Marketing Social Media Strategist and external agency partners to enhance planned content with authentic storytelling
  • Act as a social media journalist, uncovering student, associate, and community stories

Requirements & preferred experience: demonstrated ability to produce compelling video content and collaborate across teams to align with strategic priorities.

  • 2 to 5 years of relevant experience
  • Portfolio of video work required
  • Strong video production skills including filming and editing
  • Proficiency in CapCut, Premiere, Final Cut, or similar
  • Experience creating social graphics and supporting visual content
  • Demonstrated ability to create engaging video content
  • Comfortable being on camera
  • Strong communication skills

Preferred skills

  • Bachelors Degree preferred
  • Spanish language fluency is a plus
  • Ability to build relationships across the university community
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Post University

Based in Waterbury, Connecticut, since 1890, Post University is known for its innovation and focus on providing every online and on-campus student an extraordinary educational experience with an unmatched level of personalized support. Among the first in the nation and the first in the State of Connecticut to offer full degrees online, Post fuels the personal aspirations and career goals of its students with inventive and robust learning technologies that deliver in-demand undergraduate and graduate degree programs, small class sizes, individual attention, and customizable degree concentrations.Respected for its Honors Program, NCAA Division II athletics, and pioneering role in online education for more than 20 years, Post University is licensed by the State of Connecticut through the Office of Higher Education and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). The following degree programs offered by the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business are programmatically accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP): Associate of Science – Accounting, Marketing, Management; Bachelor of Science – Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Management, Marketing, Sport Management; Master of Science – Accounting; Master of Business Administration (MBA). Post is ranked among the best by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about how Post Makes It PersonalTM by visiting www.Post.edu. For useful consumer information go to http://post.edu/consumer-information.

Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
2.2K employees (38 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
523.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$8.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
15%
Direct
61.2%
Referral
12.3%
Social
10.9%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
38 (2% of company)

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