Senior Content Creator

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$60K/yr – $140K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 21 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead the creation of social-first content from concept to execution, mentor junior teams, and partner with strategy and clients to drive innovative, platform-native work.

  • Own creative development and hands-on execution
  • Guide and elevate junior content creators
  • Align with strategy and client leadership to articulate the why behind the work

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the creative development of content and social-first projects—from idea through hands-on execution
  • Manage junior and mid-level content creators on projects by providing feedback on their ideas and work and helping them hone their conceptual and executional skillsets
  • Regularly connect with clients to create a partnership that builds trust in our thought leadership and ideas, from presenting work to articulating the “why” behind the creative
  • Flex across writing, art direction, visual design and motion guidance—building ideas that live natively in feed
  • Collaborate with creative teams, strategy, project managers, producers and client leads
  • Help inform strategic briefs in partnership with strategy team to ensure they provide a springboard for strong social creative
  • Craft platform-specific executions that show an understanding of algorithms, community behaviors and what drives engagement
  • Light, compose, prop and art direct your own work
  • Work within legal requirements, client brand guidelines and other guardrails
  • Stay up to speed on new content formats and innovations across social platforms

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years experience as a content creator within an agency, publisher or in-house team
  • Specific client requirements go here: Experience concepting, writing, capturing and starring in live-action content for formats like Instagram Reels or TikTok. OR Experience concepting, writing, art directing and capturing maker-style content
  • Fluency in creation and editing tools such as Instagram Edits, Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, and/or CapCut, as well as GenAI tools, such as Google Veo and Nano Banana
  • A portfolio that demonstrates strong conceptual thinking and hands-on execution
  • Deep understanding of content formats, platform best practices and community behaviors
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills, and an ability to take an idea from concept to finished execution quickly, without sacrificing craft
  • You push others to think more strategically, act more natively and experiment more boldly

Benefits

  • Passionate, driven people | We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.
  • Consciously cultivated culture | We aim to embody the behaviors to build an inclusive community that is in it together, bringing both positivity and active listening into the workplace as we simultaneously strive to empower creative bravery.
  • Competitive benefits | What we offer full time hires ranges from the full spectrum of group health coverage options (medical, dental, vision) to a generous 401k match (100% dollar-for-dollar match, up to 5% of salary contribution), and a variety of paid time off offerings that reflect our investment in all aspects of your overall life balance and wellness.
  • Growth-minded opportunities | We aim to nurture a culture of real-time feedback, growth-oriented mindset, and plenty of training opportunities through VML and WPP, so you can continue to grow personally and professionally.
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VML

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VML is a global powerhouse born from the unification of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R — two of the world's most powerful and accomplished creative agencies with complementary capabilities and geographic strengths. We have an industry-unique opportunity to provide our client partners with a fully integrated offering across brand experience, customer experience and commerce practices — powered by deep data and technology experience. For more information, visit www.vml.com.

Founded in 2024
New York, New York, US
33K employees (8,368 in marketing)
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