Social Video Creative

www.grapevinejobs.co.uk - Jobboard; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative agency in London is seeking a Social Video Creative (also known as Social Art Director) to produce engaging social media content across various sectors like fashion, beauty, and tech. The ideal candidate must possess a solid portfolio showcasing social-first work and have experience in art direction, content creation, and editing. This position offers a hybrid working environment, with an expected salary up to £55,000, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in art direction for social media.
• Experience in social first content creation, this must include dynamic editing styles and graphic design.
• A portfolio showing social first work ideally within the fashion, beauty or lifestyle industry.

Responsibilities

• Storyboard, shoot and edit daily content and campaigns.
• Deliver social content from concept through to post-production.
• Work as part of a broader team of social marketeers.
• Research and present trends within social media.

Skills

Art direction for social media

Social first content creation

Dynamic editing styles

Graphic design

Camera operations

Knowledge of social media platforms

Research and trend presentation

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop)

Final Cut Pro

Google Docs, Sheets, Slides

TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest

Job description

The Social Video Creative(internally known as Social Art Director) will deliver innovative, elevated, and entertaining social video content across multiple categories, including women’s and men’s fashion, beauty, home, and tech.

Reporting into the Senior Social Art Director and in direct partnership with the social team, they’ll have a background in social-first art direction and content creation, with specific experience in either fashion, beauty or home.

This is a skills based role: we are looking for a true 360 creative, who is comfortable working on projects across a broad spectrum of scales, budgets, and timelines. The successful candidate will be able to concept, shoot, style, light and edit content with a proven understanding of composition and pacing. They will enjoy working at pace, and be able to juggle multiple projects and stakeholders.

They’ll have a solid understanding of the current landscape of social media, and a true passion for creating social content. This will sit alongside an impeccable sense of taste, knowledge of broader cultural trends, and a real eye for what best-in-class creative looks like at a premium level.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS IS A SOCIAL MEDIA-SPECIFIC ROLE. CANDIDATES WITHOUT A DEMONSTRATED PORTFOLIO OF SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO CONTENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Full Partnership Salary Range - £42,700 - £64,000

Expected Salary - Up to £55,000 (dependent on experience)

Contract type - This position is a 12 month Secondment / Fixed Term Contract

Working pattern / flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The Creative team aims for around 2 days a week in the office to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings

Location - This role is based at our London Head Office campus in Pimlico. Please note, any cost incurred as a result of travel to the office is the responsibility of the successful candidate. There is no travel allowance for this role. There is also a responsibility to visit our John Lewis branches when necessary. You will be able to claim travel expenses for these journeys

Next steps - The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions and a portfolio upload. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. There is a 2 stage interview process for this vacancy

Please be aware that this is a social media-specific role. Candidates without a demonstrated portfolio of social media video content will not be considered

FYI - The Social Video Creative is internally known as “Social Art Director”

Key responsibilities:

Storyboard, shoot and edit daily content and campaigns that resonate with our online community, drives social engagement, and fits into brand tone of voice

Deliver social content from concept through to post-production. Overseeing each step of the process at pace and ensuring it is brand appropriate

Learning from previous projects, reviewing key metrics and adapting creative to generate further engagement

Work as part of a broader team consisting of social marketeers and the wider content and creative team

Keep up to date with global cultural and social trends as well as industry nuances to create innovative ideas and concepts

Working cross functionally with the wider creative team to adapt campaigns for social media

Maintain quality of work across all platforms ensuring it is to a high standard and consistent with brand tone of voice

Research and present trends within social media including possible collaborators and technology that could deliver content.

Essential skills/experience you’ll need:

Proven experience in art direction for social media

Experience in social first content creation, this must include dynamic editing styles and graphic design

Adobe Creative Suite (particularly Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop), Final cut pro, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, TikTok, Instagram, FB, Pinterest

Knowledge in camera operations, including lighting as well as post production including editing, grading, graphics and sound

A portfolio showing social first work ideally within the fashion, beauty or lifestyle industry.

Desirable skills/experience you may have:

Cinema 4D, Adobe Audition, Illustrator, Lightroom.

For a full job description and to apply, pleaseCLICK HERE . Closing date: 17th August 2025.