Freelance Content Creator

ABOUT SOCIALDEVIANT

SOCIALDEVIANT is looking for Freelance Social Content Creators to join our ambitious, infinitely kind and limitlessly composed team of DEVIANTs. 

At SOCIALDEVIANT, we are a modern agency for modern brands, combining quality, speed and efficiency.  It requires collaboration among insights and data, strategy and creative.  That’s why we look for talent who love to both think AND do.
 

We partner with a network of talented freelance creators who help us bring ideas to life and produce standout social content for some of the world’s most fascinating brands.  As a freelance collaborator, you’ll have the opportunity to work with our team on a range of projects, contributing your creativity and craft while helping us push boundaries and deliver exceptional work. 

SOCIALDEVIANT is a proud equal opportunity employer.  A team of diverse DEVIANTs empowers us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients, our community, and our coworkers.  People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and persons with disabilities are all encouraged to apply.  Others check the box; we think, work and live outside it.

Are you a DEVIANT? Let’s find out. 

OVERALL ROLE DESCRIPTION:

The Freelance Social Content Creator plays an important role in helping elevate creativity and produce engaging social-first content across client work. In this project-based role, you’ll collaborate closely with our internal team, contributing ideas and executing content that resonates across social platforms.

This role focuses on creating high-quality, on-brand social content that aligns with client strategy and exceeds expectations. Freelancers may be brought in for specific campaigns, ongoing content production, or short-term engagements, depending on project needs.

Successful collaborators bring strong creative instincts, an understanding of social platforms and trends, and the ability to quickly translate strategy into compelling content.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Freelance Social Content Creators collaborate with our team to concept, produce, and deliver compelling social-first content that is timely, platform-native, and aligned with client objectives. Responsibilities may include:

• Stay on top of ever-changing social media trends, pop culture moments, and emerging conversations across the social landscape, bringing relevant insights and ideas to the team.
• Conceptualize, film, edit, and produce engaging content for a variety of social platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and others as needed.
• Ability to adapt the brand voice and visual identity when creating on-brand content.
   
• Capture lo-fi video and still photography optimized for social, ensuring strong composition, lighting, and clarity while maintaining a native, authentic aesthetic.
   
• Collaborate closely with our team to develop content ideas and execute pieces that are culturally relevant, platform-appropriate, and aligned with brand objectives and standards.
   
• Execute video editing and light photo retouching to finalize content for publication across social channels.
   
• Deliver content efficiently and adapt quickly to feedback, timelines, and evolving campaign needs.

REQUIREMENTS:   

• 2+ years of relevant experience making interesting work in a creative agency and/or in-house agency with a strong understanding of social ideas 
• Proficiency with filming social-native and mobile-first content as well as photography editing programs, both in-app and external (e.g. Photoshop, Premier Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, etc.)
• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL-E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation
• Ability to concept and deliver effective creative concepts across all channels and for various industries  

• Strong understanding of opportunities and limitations of all popular social platforms
• Ability to manage your time in an ever-changing and extremely fast-paced environment across a variety of projects
• Solid presentation, public speaking, interpersonal, and communication skills