Role: Social Content Creator - lifestyle and foodie focused

Location: Hybrid - min 2 days per week on site in Kingston offices and once a week in the London office

ROLE MISSION

Working in partnership with our client, the Social Content Creator will be a self-motivated and creative professional, experienced in creating trend-driven, Gen Z-inspired TikToks, Reels and stills in support of our Ice Cream brands’ communication goals. The right candidate will have created high-performing short-form video content that is lifestyle and foodie focused, will know platform trends, is passionate about food and is a creative self-starter. They'll be excited about working with people across Brand, Strategy, Social and Creative to make content about Ice Cream, snacking moments, campaigns and events.

ABOUT THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

Reporting to the Senior Social Media Manager.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE

• As Content Creator, you will collaborate with internal stakeholders (strategic, content management and creative teams) to shoot and edit social-first content, originating treatments/scripts/shot lists and then seeing the content all the way through to delivery
• You will know FoodTok, TikTok and Instagram creative style like the back of your hand, speaking social trends and culture as a second language.
• Create video content for TikTok and Instagram and visual content for various social media platforms, including, but not limited to, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, with excellent judgment and high standards.
• Comfortable in handling food and creating and shooting basic recipes including ice cream in stick and tub format.
• Content to produce includes video, photography, gifs, short clips etc and include but not limited to product demos, unboxing, first person POV content, lifestyle content.
• Skilled at shooting content using transitions.
• Content shoots will be based both at events, in your own kitchen or living room, or home shoot locations.
• Source and create timely social media content to educate various audiences about key campaign.
• Be creative and develop engaging social media content that's aligned with the brand
• Attend relevant events for the brand such as shoots, PR, and influencer events to capture social content

WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL 

• Strong experience of social media/content creation experience (or the eye and the portfolio to prove it? Apply anyway!)
• A well-rounded creative individual who is always innovating, initiating, and creating.
• Be responsive to cultural zeitgeist which provides an opportunity to tell our brand’s story, staying on top of UK culture and trends and using this as inspiration to create your content relevant to the audience and key moments in the year.
• Think and act strategically with experience building a long-term social media presence that looks and feels on brand.
• Experience handling food, creating simple recipes and a passion for #FoodTok
• Understand business and client objectives when interpreting and executing briefs
• Comfortable being in front of the camera when needed, even when their hands are in view. They should have well-groomed hands and be able to use them in a natural and engaging way that aligns with the brands’ content production needs.
• Naturally high energy and high enthusiasm for ice cream, food and recipes.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity – have a bias for action, but an ability to work cohesively with other stakeholders
• Developed extraordinary design, and video and photo editing skills
• Well-versed in working with a wide range and quality of video and static imagery - from a collection of photography to short video clips
• Familiar with working on almost every content creation platform out there: Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite & design templates in Canva or Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, TikTok, Instagram, FB Live, etc.
• Mastered the ability to turn any branded content into a volume of social gold (clips, gifs, graphics, photos, stories, copy, etc.)
• A portfolio demonstrating your content ideas and execution

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

• You will be joining an on-site agency team who are super passionate about best-in-class social and creative. You’ll work closely with your social team, digital specialists, brand managers and creative team.
• A dynamic work environment
• The opportunity to join a successful and forward-thinking organization
• Access to subsidised cafeteria and discounted household item shop
• Career fulfilment working on high profile client projects
• Competitive compensation and benefits

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Lots of agencies say they're different. OLIVER is.

OLIVER believes that agencies work better inside a brand's organisation; delivering more effective work at the speed required to drive modern businesses forward. Using our unique Inside Intelligence methodology, we build specialist, dedicated in-house agencies that collaborate with clients to form better marketing solutions.

Established in 2004, our model is now driven by over 4000 people, working across more than 200 in-house agencies globally. Clients include The Guardian, Unilever, Barclaycard, PepsiCo, AXA, The AA, Adidas, BMW, Post Office, and 3M. OLIVER is part of the Inside Ideas Group (IIG), which also includes a global content agency to Adjust your Set, design, experience, and engineering company DARE and property marketing specialists Aylesworth Fleming.

OUR VALUES

We are a company built on our values, we have given you a brief overview below but would love to tell you more.

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be Results-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

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Inside Ideas Group and its’ affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.  All [suitable] applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.