Content Creator
- Company
- Born Social
- Location
- New York City, NY
- Work type
- Full Time · Hybrid
- Posted
- 2026-10-05
Job description
WHO WE ARE
We are Born Social, a social-first creative agency that brings brand building into the social era. We have a track record of delivering transformation for iconic brands like Guinness, Ford, and Barclays, led by our team of social natives and brand experts, underpinned by technology.
Backed by the strength of a brilliant business that's proudly B-Corp certified, we're consistently recognized as one of the best places to work.
We're part of Croud, a global, full-service digital marketing business. Today, Croud and Born Social bring together distinct creative and performance specialisms. We’re now entering the next stage of our journey: becoming a more integrated business, with shared functions and ways of working, while protecting the specialist expertise that makes each part brilliant.
Excitingly, we have just won our first integrated retainer in the the US with a non-profit movement launched for the country's 250th anniversary in 2026 to reignite genuine community contribution. This work reflects our values as a business, and we're looking for passionate people to bring it to life.
Born Social is on the hunt for a full time content creator to help deliver best in class social-first content. You need to be technically proficient as well as social obsessed, capable of bringing together brand messaging, audience insights, mobile first shooting and viral constructs. Our in-house creators move fast, producing platform-perfect content that’s responsive to social.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
Pre Production Conception: Collaborating with Creatives, contributing to the planning of shot-lists, ensuring the concepts and shooting techniques are representative of social-first and platform native styles.
Pre Production Logistics: Collaborating closely with client stakeholders to ensure pre-production actions are completed ahead of attending shoots where appropriate (client permissions/release forms etc.), and advising on specific needs for the shoot based on agreed concepts (specific equipment).
Shooting: Shooting video content for Instagram Reels, Stories, and TikTok, ensuring the content matches the art direction & concepts from pre production. Comfortable with composition, lighting and use of equipment, and using social-first, platform native shooting techniques (e.g. transitions, POVs, etc.) This may include featuring in content where relevant.
Editing: Delivering social-first edits, able to ensure all clips sync seamlessly to the relevant audio, that there is a clear narrative to the content and that the final edit is consistent with platform native executions, handing over to the Design team for out of platform builds (motion graphic overlays, etc.)
Agency Education: Contributing to educating other teams on best practices in-app content, up skilling relevant team members on best practises formats and delivery (e.g. Creative, Social Media Manager teams).
Collaboration & Communication: Forming strong working relationships across account teams and across departments, providing a high quality experience of working with Content Creators through excellent communication & collaboration.
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR
You've got strong experience creating social-first content, understanding what great looks like across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and beyond.
You're confident leading shoots, directing talent, and owning post-production, and you’re comfortable stepping on camera when the work calls for it.
You have a strong creative point of view, excellent attention to detail, and a genuine curiosity for what’s next in content.
You're a natural collaborator and mentor who enjoys developing people and pushing creative standards higher.You are immersed in social and popular culture: The "chronically online" friend in the group, regularly keeping up to date with the latest social trends across platforms and in popular culture.
You enjoy working fast: You enjoy thinking on your feet, moving fast to adapt and react to the latest daily trends. The role is best suited to someone who thrives in an agile and fast-paced environment, with plenty of variety every day.