UNITED COLLECTIVE is hiring: Social Content Creator in Huntington Beach

Company Description

CANVAS United is a fast‑growing, award‑winning, mid‑sized, digitally centered creative agency based in Southern California. We’re independently owned and part of the United Collective – a collective of creative agencies offering a full suite of capabilities ranging from Advertising and Activation to Production and Business Consulting. Since 2004, we’ve helped clients transform and amplify their online brand presence. Our hard‑hitting roster of brands we’ve helped grow includes Got Milk?, HOKA, General Mills, Comcast, Crunch Fitness, Estée Lauder, MTV, Showtime Sports, Marc Jacobs and more.

Job Description

Enough about us, it’s YOU we’re excited about. CANVAS is looking for a driven, enthusiastic and passionate creator of THINGS that arrest short attention spans and wandering eyeballs. Thumb‑stopping THINGS that inspire people to DM, tag and text their friends. As a Content Creator at Canvas United, you will be responsible for conceptualizing, creating, and producing compelling social content that resonates with target audiences. That includes shooting and editing all types of content quickly (DSLR and iPhone). Leveraging your expertise in social trends and best practices, you will work closely with our creative and strategy teams to deliver culturally relevant content that drives awareness and engagement on social channels. It’s critically important that you are a multidisciplinary social content creator who has dabbled in a hearty spectrum of creative mediums.

We are a highly collaborative agency. This is an in‑person full‑time position based in our Huntington Beach, CA office.

Qualifications

• Experience as a video editor, camera operator, and still photographer.
• Ability to capture, edit and post‑produce video content using Adobe Premiere Pro/Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Lightroom.
• Ability to design and create videos, GIFs, animations, and other multimedia elements that effectively communicate brand messages.
• Collaborate with our stellar team of designers, strategists, and writers to bring your ideas to life.
• Strong videography capabilities.
• Keep your finger on the pulse of current trends and pop culture so your content is always ahead of the game.
• Proficient at creating nimble tabletop setups for photography.
• Comfortable owning the full process from shoot to final delivery of assets – including Concepting, Editing, Shooting & Designing.
• Great collaborator who brings positive energy to the team.
• Good animation and typography sensibilities.
• Strong time‑management skills.
• Strong ability to organize and work on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• A killer portfolio showcasing your experience as a Social Media Content Creator in a creative agency. Your resume must include a link to your portfolio.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Ideate, plan, and produce high‑quality and culturally relevant video and still content for various social media platforms, including but not limited to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn, TikTok, and emerging platforms.
• Write creative briefs to provide direction and collaborate with influencers, photographers, videographers, designers, and other content creators to enhance the creative process.
• Work on multiple productions at once, going above and beyond each brief to push what’s possible creatively and technically.
• Stay current with social media trends, platform algorithm changes, and industry best practices to ensure content remains relevant and optimized for maximum reach and engagement.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute innovative ideas for campaigns and platform ideas.

Personal Attributes

• Team player with the ability to work independently.
• Self‑starter.
• Problem solver.
• Adaptable.
• Resilient.
• Creative “out of the box” thinker.
• Meticulous.

Additional Information

Salary Range: $80,000 – $110,000.

EEO Statement

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Actual offer may vary by market location, job‑related knowledge, skills and experience.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full‑time