Social Media Content Creator

Carson, CA (On-site)

$40K/yr – $70K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end social content creation for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts, guiding ideas from briefs through editing, while staying ahead of trends and collaborating with strategy teams.

  • End-to-end content ownership from concept to delivery
  • Trend spotting and rapid adaptation for brand-friendly formats
  • Collaboration with creative and strategy teams to refine concepts

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create Original Social-First Content
  • - Film and produce short-form videos for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.
  • - Ideate and execute content ranging from trends and POVs to tutorials, behind-the-scenes, vlogs, lifestyle clips, product demos, and storytelling content.
  • - Bring a fresh, authentic voice that resonates with Gen Z and millennial audiences.
  • Stay on Top of Trends
  • - Monitor platform trends, emerging formats, sounds, hashtags, and creative patterns.
  • - Rapidly adapt trend concepts into brand-appropriate content.
  • - Identify viral opportunities before they peak.
  • Work From Creative Briefs & Add Your Own Voice
  • - Interpret scripts, angles, storyboards, or creative guidelines.

Requirements

  • 1–4 years creating content for TikTok, Reels, or YouTube Shorts—professionally or independently.
  • You understand pacing, trends, and how algorithms reward creative content.
  • You know how to hook viewers in the first three seconds.
  • You live on social media.
  • You instinctively know what’s going viral and why.
  • You can manage your own shoots, edits, and deadlines.
  • You handle multiple deliverables in a fast-paced production environment.

Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation: $40,000-$70,000/year
  • Growth Opportunities: Shape social strategy for some of the fastest-growing brands in the U.S.
  • Creative Support & Resources: Work with strategists, editors, producers, and trend researchers to elevate your content.
  • Relentless Innovation Culture: A fast-moving environment where creativity, authenticity, and performance converge.

Salaries

Posted range

$40K/yr – $70K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Social Media median pay in the United States

$78K/yr

Most pay falls between $64K and $100K. Based on 4,140 salaries.

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