Bay Area Social Content Creator (Hybrid)

KQED; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

KQED seeks a Social Media Content Creator in San Francisco, a hybrid role producing social-first video content for Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. The position emphasizes storytelling, scripting, filming, and editing with Canva and CapCut Pro.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of social media content experience, a strong portfolio, and comfort appearing on camera. Collaboration with Audience Development and other teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of professional experience creating social media content, including video.
• Portfolio demonstrating short-form storytelling for Instagram/TikTok/YouTube.
• Experience taking content from idea through execution (research, scripting, filming, editing).

Responsibilities

• Produce 1–2 social-first vertical videos per week for Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
• Create 2–3 static social assets per week from editorial content.
• Edit assets in Canva and CapCut Pro per brand guidelines.
• Write scripts and captions in the brand voice for each platform.
• Occasionally appear on camera for casual social videos.
• Participate in weekly performance meetings and share trends.
• Refine repeatable video formats for cross-topic use.
• Support scheduling, captions, tags, and links for posts.
• Monitor comments and surface audience feedback for content ideas.
• Review performance insights to improve content strategies.
• Maintain organized production calendars and asset libraries.
• Stay updated on social media trends relevant to KQED.

Skills

Social-first storytelling

Video scripting

On-camera performance

Writing concise copy

Audience development

Collaboration across teams

Tools

Canva

CapCut Pro

Job description

KQED seeks a Social Media Content Creator in San Francisco, a hybrid role producing social-first video content for Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. The position emphasizes storytelling, scripting, filming, and editing with Canva and CapCut Pro.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of social media content experience, a strong portfolio, and comfort appearing on camera. Collaboration with Audience Development and other teams is essential.