Content Creator

Home Chef; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life anddisb"

Paid holidays, sick time and vacation

401k program

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Home Chef in Chicago seeks a full‑time Video Content Producer to lead performance-focused social content from concept to final delivery.

You will shoot, edit, write hooks, and design simple assets in a fast-paced team, turning briefs into high-performing short‑form videos for paid and organic channels.

The role emphasizes data‑driven storytelling, collaboration with the video team, and maintaining brand consistency across platforms.

Qualifications

• Four‑year degree or equivalent work experience.
• Strong on‑camera production and video editing skills with Premiere Pro + After Effects.
• Ability to craft copy for hooks and captions in a brand voice.
• Strong communication and collaboration in a fast-paced team.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of performance-focused creative concepts from data-informed insights.
• Execute full production for performance social content, including on‑camera shooting and editing.
• Edit videos using Premiere Pro + After Effects to engage audiences.
• Write hooks, captions, and on-screen text in Home Chef’s voice.
• Create simple graphics, thumbnails, and end cards to keep content on-brand.
• Label and organize raw footage and final cuts for easy retrieval.
• Back up project files regularly and maintain asset libraries.

Skills

On-camera production

Copywriting

Communication skills

Creative thinking

Audience analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

Canva

Figma

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

Founded in 2013, Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence. Available online athomechef.com and in retail at more than 2,100 Kroger grocery stores, Home Chef is committed to inspiring and enabling more people to cook simple, delicious meals, no matter how busy they are.

In 2023, Home Chef introduced a new brand, Tempo ! Tempo features a rotating selection of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to your door. These meals are better-for-you versions of familiar favorites, designed to save you time and reduce stress while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Our Tempo menu includes options that are protein-packed, fiber-rich, calorie and carb conscious, keto-friendly, and dietitian-approved.

Similar to our recipes, we recognize that variety is the spice of life, and therefore, our employees also bring their uniqueness and color to our fantastic team. We’re eager to work with humble team players and pragmatic next-level thinkers to innovate on Home Chef’s offerings.

As part of Home Chef’s Marketing team, this role plays a central role in the production of performance-based social media content across paid and organic channels. Working collaboratively within the video team, this position is the hands‑on creative engine for PMT content—taking creative direction from the Performance Content Lead and executing it end to end to produce video that drives measurable consumer engagement and supports Home Chef's performance marketing goals. The ideal candidate brings advanced shoot‑and‑edit production skills and the ability to turn briefs and creative direction into high‑performing short‑form content. Expertise in on‑camera and UGC‑style production, a nuanced command of platform‑specific trends, and data‑informed storytelling instincts are essential for success in this fast‑paced, collaborative environment. Just as important, this is a versatile, do‑it‑all creative role: the ideal candidate also brings light copywriting skills—crafting punchy hooks, captions, VO scripts and on‑screen text in Home Chef’s voice—and basic design fluency to produce simple graphics, thumbnails, and work within templated assets that keep content polished and on‑brand.

Detailed Responsibilities

Video Creation:

• Drive development of performance-focused creative concepts from a deep understanding of what converts—applying independent judgment to develop hooks, formats, and narratives that resonate with Home Chef’s target consumer and meet paid media objectives
• Execute the full production process for performance social content in collaboration with the video team—including on‑camera shooting, UGC‑style and lifestyle formats, shot lists, storyboards, and editing, from concept through final delivery
• Utilize Adobe Premiere Pro + After Effects editing software to edit high‑quality videos that engage our target audience across various social media channels
• Optimize videos for different social media platforms by adhering to their specific formatting and duration requirements
• Write the words that carry the work—hooks, captions, on‑screen text, and short scripts—in Home Chef’s voice and each platform’s native style
• Create light supporting design—simple graphics, text overlays, thumbnails, and templated end cards—to keep content polished, consistent, and on‑brand
• Exercise independent creative judgment in evaluating content quality and effectiveness, incorporating team feedback to continuously raise the standard of video output

Cross functional collaboration

• Actively contribute to performance creative brainstorms by bringing original data‑informed insights—synthesizing platform research, competitive analysis, and audience behavior to contribute to new content directions for Home Chef’s paid and organic social channels
• Use performance campaign data, audience insights, and Home Chef business priorities to inform creative development and iteration decisions—bringing a results‑oriented perspective to team creative discussions

Asset + Footage Organization and Maintenance

• Systematically label and organize raw footage, edited versions, and final cuts in an intuitive file structure for easy retrieval
• Ensure all media assets follow consistent naming conventions to streamline collaboration and avoid confusion
• Build and maintain organized libraries of footage, graphics, sound effects, and other assets, making them readily available for future projects
• Schedule and manage regular backups of all footage and project files to protect against data loss
• Work closely with editors, producers, and creatives to ensure that all footage is properly stored and shared according to project timelines and needs
• Continuously monitor platform trends, algorithm shifts, and competitor creative to proactively surface new performance content opportunities—translating research into actionable creative strategies for the team
• Document video content‑related processes and guidance for future reference

This position requires 0% travel.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or other characteristics needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• A four year degree program at an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience
• Proficient in on‑camera production, UGC‑style and lifestyle shooting, and video editing, with hands‑on experience using Adobe Premiere Pro + After Effects; strong understanding of what makes performance creative work across paid social platforms
• Strong creative instincts paired with analytical thinking—comfortable using performance data to evaluate content effectiveness and inform creative decisions
• Light copywriting ability—comfortable writing short‑form social copy, hooks, captions, and on‑screen text that fit a brand voice and convert
• Basic design fluency—able to build simple graphics, text overlays, thumbnails, and templated assets in tools such as Canva, Figma, or Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate ideas, present work, and execute on feedback
• Ability to manage a high volume of performance creative deliverables in a collaborative team environment, pivoting quickly based on platform trends, campaign needs, and performance insights without sacrificing quality
• A portfolio showcasing previous video projects or relevant work samples is highly desirable, with any copywriting or design samples a plus

More About Us

Perks and Benefits

• Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
• 401k program
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

How We Work Together

We are humble team players.
We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.

We are pragmatic next-level thinkers.
We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.

We take ownership.
We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results‑driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.

We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you’ll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.

We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team [e-mail] .

Home Chef offers the base salary range as posted below, with the exact offer depending on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity. While compensation is within the provided range, it is not typical for offers to be made at the upper end. In addition to base salary, Home Chef provides a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, 401k match, and paid time off.