Content Creator - Home & Consumer Audio

Sweetwater Sound, Inc.; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater, the leading online retailer for music instruments and pro audio gear, is seeking a Home Audio & Consumer Electronics Content Creator. The role involves creating engaging content, connecting with industry professionals, and educating customers about audio products. Ideal candidates are passionate, creative, and have substantial technical proficiency in audio and electronics, alongside excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Must be comfortable on camera and express genuine excitement about audio and electronics.
• Experience in content creation processes including mixing, shooting, and editing.
• Extensive knowledge of music and audio technology hardware and software.

Responsibilities

• Plan, create, and execute articles, product demos, and tutorial videos.
• Build relationships with manufacturers and content creators.
• Educate customers on home audio, prosumer, and consumer electronics.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Technical Proficiency in Audio

Creativity

Job description

Job Requirements

Sweetwater, the nation’s number one online retailer of music instruments and pro audio gear, is seeking an experienced, driven, and passionate Home Audio & Consumer Electronics Content Creator to join our industry-leading content team. Are you all about Atmos and collecting vinyl? Do you help your friends with their audio setups or spend time finding the perfect headphones? Are you equally picky when it comes to computers, hard drives, and keyboards? Are you a gamer? Do you love to share what you know with others and want to help them choose the right gear to create better content? If that sounds like you, then you may be exactly the person we’re looking for! This is a dream job for someone who loves audio, electronics, and all things tech and is already sharing unique content while communicating their passion to others.

Job Responsibilities:

• Plan, create, and execute articles, product demos, and tutorial videos, including creating outlines and scripts, proofing, chaptering, and engaging in other aspects of video creation
• Connect with and build relationships with manufacturers, content creators, and individuals within the industry and the community to create fun, exciting, and engaging content
• Collaborate and consult with Sweetwater’s in-house marketing professionals to develop content strategies to reach our broad audience of consumers
• Provide an expert-level voice to educate Sweetwater’s customers on a vast range of home audio, prosumer, and consumer electronics products and topics
• Stay up on current industry trends
• Create social media content, serve as a resource to the Sweetwater team, and more

Qualifications:

• Must be extremely comfortable on camera and able to express genuine excitement about a wide variety of home audio, prosumer, and consumer electronics
• Understanding of and the ability to perform all production processes, as well as mix audio, shoot, and edit
• A high level of organization and attention to detail, the self-discipline to hit deadlines, the ability to absorb and distill technical information quickly, outstanding communication skills, and a team-oriented approach
• Technical proficiency in home audio and studio setups
• Deep, wide-ranging knowledge across many categories of music and audio technology hardware and software
• Extensive high-level experience in home audio, prosumer, and consumer electronics to lend instant credibility when demonstrating products and creating tutorials
• Experience in short-form social and long-form content, as well as podcasting, livestreaming, and article writing
• Understanding of content-related data points and the ability to adjust content approach based on feedback, direction, and analytics
• Prior experience appearing in product or educational videos is a huge plus, as are well-developed writing skills
• A strong preference would be the ability to play one or more musical instruments at a professional skill level (not mandatory, but a big bonus)

A hard requirement of this job is to send a video sample/portfolio of previously completed work. We’d like to see a video that’s no more than five minutes long that includes you playing and/or demonstrating a product, describing its features and benefits, and communicating why it’s something our customers would find compelling.

Please apply at the link below. Attach a link to the digital copy of your sample video to the question on our application that requests URLs or additional profile links.

Sweetwater’s Ideal Team Player

• Wows the Customer— Possesses a deep passion for creating amazing customer and colleague experiences
• Gets Things Done— Has a great work ethic and moves with a sense of urgency
• Obsesses over Details— Pays attention to the little things
• Drives Continuous Improvement— Is always focused on effective and efficient work and considers ways to get better
• Develops the Future— Is committed to growing personally and professionally and focuses on bringing colleagues along on the journey

We function best as a unified team, so relocation to our state-of-the-art campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is required. Interested and qualified candidates, please apply. We look forward to exploring your #FullTimeDream with Sweetwater!

Sweetwater’s culture is one that is built on the creation and celebration of music, which unifies people from all walks of life. Our individual differences reinforce Sweetwater’s strength as a company and make us a great place to work. Having a truly diverse workforce allows us the opportunity to collectively respect, learn, and grow from each unique perspective and experience. We have welcomed thousands of employees and families who have joined the Sweetwater team from all over the nation and the world, and we invite you, too, to find out why we consider a career at Sweetwater the full-time dream.