Social Media Content Creator

Irvine, CA (On-site)

$30/hr – $35/hrIntern/New GradContract

Posted 9 days ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end short-form gameplay content: capture, edit, and adapt assets for social platforms, campaigns, and evergreen libraries.

  • Lead production of vertical clips for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts
  • Collaborate with the Social Media Manager to identify moments from gameplay and announcements to repurpose into engaging content
  • Provide additional capture support for GIFs, screenshots, and reactive social assets

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Capture high-quality gameplay footage using development hardware and capture tools for social media, developer diaries, and other communications needs
  • Create and edit engaging content including short-form vertical videos for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and other social platforms supporting multiple Obsidian brands
  • Provide dedicated gameplay capture and editing support during key campaigns, announcements, launches, and other high-priority communications moments
  • Maintain an organized library of evergreen and reactive-ready video content that can be quickly deployed around social conversations, trends, and community moments
  • Edit content in accordance with established brand guidelines, creative direction, and platform best practices
  • Collaborate with the Social Media Manager to identify opportunities to adapt gameplay, announcements, and other moments into compelling short-form content
  • Provide additional gameplay capture support for GIFs, screenshots, and other social and communications content as needed
  • The contract duration is expected for six months, with potential for extension.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience creating and editing short-form vertical video for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts
  • Strong understanding of social media content formats, pacing, trends, and platform best practices
  • Ability to manage multiple content requests and deliver high-quality work within established timelines
  • Strong organization and communication skills
  • Receptive to creative direction and feedback from Communications and project teams

Preferred

  • Experience capturing gameplay using in-engine tools, development kits, or development builds
  • Experience working with CapCut, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Experience creating social content for games or entertainment brands
  • Familiarity with creating GIFs, screenshots, and other social-first visual assets
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Obsidian Entertainment

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Obsidian Entertainment, an Xbox Game Studio based in Irvine, California, is one of the world's leading developers of role-playing games. Obsidian's past titles include The Outer Worlds, Pillars of Eternity I & II, Tyranny, Armored Warfare, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Fallout: New Vegas, Dungeon Siege 3, Alpha Protocol, Neverwinter Nights 2, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2. Obsidian also has other unannounced projects in the works - we're always hiring, so check us out at www.obsidian.net/careers!

Founded in 2003
Irvine, California, USA
311 employees (194 in marketing)
56% recommend to a friend
71% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$30/hr – $35/hr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
21 (7% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$4.9M
Last Raise
$4.4M
Equity Crowdfunding, 9 years ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2017
    Equity Crowdfunding • $4.4M
  • Dec 2015
    Series Unknown
  • Dec 2015
    Seed • $500K

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
748.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
60.5%
Direct
30.2%
Referral
5.7%
Social
3%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~311

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