Creative Lead — Social & UGC for High‑Impact Short‑Form

inBeat Agency; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Creative Milkshake Stipends ( mental健康

Time Off: 21 days PTO + 7 Paid Sick

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Yearly Salary Review

Long Service Incentives (starting from

Job summary

Creative Milkshake in Amsterdam is seeking a Creative Lead (Social & UGC) to raise the quality bar across the studio. You’ll review storyboards, raw footage, and final edits, and provide precise feedback that translates into better client work.

You’ve made content yourself, have on-set and editing experience, and can articulate craft decisions in a way editors can act on immediately. This role blends hands-on creative direction with strategy to elevate our social-first formats.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of hands-on experience in video production, editing, content creation, or a creative role at a social-first agency or DTC brand.
• Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to understand paid media reports to inform creative decisions.
• Real editing experience, or close collaboration with editors.
• On-set or production experience to spot storytelling and production gaps.
• Strong ability to articulate craft decisions with timestamped, actionable feedback

Responsibilities

• Hold the creative quality bar by reviewing storyboards, raw footage, and final edits before client delivery.
• Provide precise, actionable editing direction to editors to improve pacing, overlays, and sound design.
• Support production with creative context and ensure shoots align with the brief and concept.
• Drive platform and content intelligence to stay current with TikTok, Meta, and emerging formats.
• Build a visual reference library and create guides that scale best practices across the studio.
• Develop and mentor the team’s creative instinct and quality standards.

Skills

Video production

Editing

Content creation

Creative leadership

Social first

English fluency

Job description

Creative Milkshake in Amsterdam is seeking a Creative Lead (Social & UGC) to raise the quality bar across the studio. You’ll review storyboards, raw footage, and final edits, and provide precise feedback that translates into better client work.

You’ve made content yourself, have on-set and editing experience, and can articulate craft decisions in a way editors can act on immediately. This role blends hands-on creative direction with strategy to elevate our social-first formats.