Social Content Creator - CANVAS United

Company Description

CANVAS United is a fast-growing, award-winning, mid-sized, digitally centred creative agency based in New York City and 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 PR 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. 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. That's why it is critically important that you are a multidisciplinary social content creator who has dabbled in a hearty spectrum of creative mediums.

Here, you'll be working with a kind-hearted motley crew of storytellers, creatives, and facilitators on a joint mission of creating award-winning work. We are a highly collaborative agency therefore this is an in-person full-time position based in our FiDi NY office.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Must have 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
• You keep your finger on the pulse of current trends and pop culture so your content is always ahead of the game.
• You are proficient at creating nimble tabletop setups for photography
• You are comfortable owning the full process from shoot to final delivery of assets - This includes Concepting, Editing, Shooting & Designing.
• You are a great collaborator and bring positive energy to the team around you.
• You have 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

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 as necessary to enhance the creative process.
• Working on multiple productions at once, you go above and beyond each brief to push what's possible on both a creative and technical level.
• 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: $80k - $110k

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

*Actual offer may vary by market location, job-related knowledge, skills and experience.

CANVAS United (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion or religious creed (including religious dress or grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, sex (including childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, transitioning status, age, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, citizenship status, military and veteran status, uniform service member status, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, driver’s license, or any other legally recognized protection basis under federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or ordinances. The information collected through the pre-hire process is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.