Habitat for Humanity International is hiring: Content Creator in Chicago

Posting Description

The Content Creator will be a driving force behind capturing, creating, and sharing the stories and impact of both the Knoxville Habitat for Humanity and its ReStore. This position demands a passionate individual skilled in photography, videography, and graphic design who can effectively communicate the essence of our mission through compelling visual storytelling.

Key Responsibilities

• Photography, Videography & Visual Storytelling
  • Capture high‑quality photographs and videos of ongoing projects, events, volunteers, families, community interactions, and the ReStore's operations.
  • Create short‑form and long‑form video content suitable for the website, social media, presentations, and fundraising campaigns.
  • Develop visual stories that align with Knoxville Habitat’s values and photography guide.
  • Capture and edit visual content that reflects partner families and volunteers.
• Content Development
  • Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications team to develop a content calendar.
  • Edit photos and videos to align with our brand standards and voice.
  • Draft engaging graphics, captions, stories, and scripts to accompany visual content.
  • Create on‑brand graphics and layouts for digital, print, and social media using Knoxville Habitat’s approved visual assets and style guidelines.
• Digital Asset Management
  • Organize, label, and store all visual assets for easy retrieval.
  • Ensure backups and archives of all media assets.
  • Curate and deliver final edited photo selects for cross‑departmental use.
• Cross‑Departmental Collaboration
  • Work closely with the Director of Marketing and Communications on content strategy and campaigns.
  • Liaise with project teams, ReStore staff, volunteers, and families to capture candid and staged visuals.
  • Assist ReStore with e‑commerce store photography.
  • Coordinate with external vendors or agencies when necessary.
  • Provide graphic design support for marketing materials, campaign assets, event promotions, and donor communications.
• Trend Monitoring
  • Stay updated with the latest trends in content creation, photography, videography, and editing tools.
  • Provide recommendations on new techniques or equipment to improve content quality.
• Brand Adherence
  • Ensure all content, including those from volunteer photographers, is consistent with brand guidelines, including style, fonts, images, and tone.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Photography, Videography, Communications, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in professional photography, videography, and graphic design.
• Proficiency in photo and video editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Illustrator or InDesign.
• Strong storytelling skills with an ability to convey emotion and narrative through visuals.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling.
• Select paid holidays and paid vacation time.
• Health, Dental and Vision insurance plans.
• Employer matched retirement plan.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume, cover letter, and portfolio/reel to our online portal.

Salary

$48,000 - $52,000. Position will start January 2026.

About

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. The purpose and goal of Habitat for Humanity International is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses in partnership with families in need. HFHI has an Administrative Headquarters based in Atlanta, Georgia, an Operational Headquarters based in Americus, Georgia and Area Office bases of operations in Manila, Philippines for our Asia and the Pacific work, San Jose, Costa Rica for our Latin American and the Caribbean work, and Bratislava, Slovakia, for our Europe, the Middle East and Africa work.

HFHI is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified personnel for all our positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, veteran/reserve national guard status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.