Senior Content Creator
$97,750–$109,250 year
On-site · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Senior Content Creator for an embedded social team working with global food and snacking brands. Responsibilities include conceiving, capturing, and producing high-quality organic social content across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Shorts, and emerging platforms; leading food and lifestyle content creation including recipe development support, food styling, product photography, tabletop shooting, and short-form video; guiding concepting, art direction, lighting, styling, shooting, editing, and final delivery; developing social-first ideas in partnership with strategy and community management; producing a range of formats (short-form video, motion graphics, photography, static assets, GIFs) while evolving each brand’s social identity; identifying opportunities from trends and culture; storyboarding, shot lists, scripting support, and presenting ideas to clients; collaborating with leadership to raise content quality and aligning with brand guidelines; leveraging GenAI tools to accelerate ideation and workflows; requires 5+ years of experience, a strong portfolio, and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and other social creation tools; US-based full-time role with a salary range of $97,750–$109,250 depending on location and experience.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience creating premium social-first content for brands, ideally within food, beverage, CPG, lifestyle, or culture-driven categories
- Strong portfolio across photography, videography, editing, design, and social storytelling
- Experience creating visually compelling food content including food styling, recipe content, tabletop/product shooting, and lifestyle production
- Strong understanding of TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, social trends, creator behaviors, and platform best practices
- Ability to operate as a full-stack creator from concept to capture to final edit
- Strong design sensibility with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects), CapCut, and other tools
- Motion graphics, animation, and lightweight design capabilities preferred
- Experience leveraging GenAI tools such as Pencil, ChatGPT, Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, or similar platforms to enhance workflows
- Highly collaborative, proactive, and able to work in a fast-moving integrated team
- Balancing premium craft with speed and experimentation in modern social content
- At posting time, base salary range provided (82 characters omitted)
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