Freelance Digital Creative Strategist for Original Content

Hearst Media Production Group; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 63,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Emotional Wellness

Family benefits

Job summary

Hearst Media Production Group seeks a Digital Creative Content Strategist (freelance) to lead digital content strategy, concept development, and original formats across broadcast and digital platforms. You will collaborate with the Digital Director and Strategy Manager, shaping content from strategy decks to on‑screen execution, sometimes traveling to shoots.

The role emphasizes platform-specific creativity, editor guidance, and production planning, with final creative approvals by senior

Qualifications

• 3+ years in digital media, entertainment, or related content development.
• Experience creating strategy decks, pitch materials, or social content plans.
• Hands-on background producing digital original content (short & long form).
• Knowledge of production planning, shoot logistics, budgeting, and post‑production.
• Experience collaborating with editors, producers, creators, and clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop content strategies by researching platforms, audience trends, and pillars.
• Recommend platform-specific formats and audience fit to meet goals.
• Guide visual style, pacing, graphics, and platform-native treatments with teams.
• Ideate digital activations, creator integrations, and original formats for productions.
• Support production planning, timelines, shoot agendas, and briefs.
• Travel to shoots for production oversight and real-time creative decisions.
• Identify digital creators, influencers, editors, and production partners.
• Provide editors with clear direction and visual references for execution.

Skills

Social platforms

Digital video formats

Audience behavior

Creator culture

Platform strategy

Storytelling

Editor guidance

Pitching proposals

Tools

DSLR cameras

Lighting

Sound

Field production tools

Job description

Hearst Media Production Group seeks a Digital Creative Content Strategist (freelance) to lead digital content strategy, concept development, and original formats across broadcast and digital platforms. You will collaborate with the Digital Director and Strategy Manager, shaping content from strategy decks to on‑screen execution, sometimes traveling to shoots.

The role emphasizes platform-specific creativity, editor guidance, and production planning, with final creative approvals by senior