Preditor (Social Media)

Aquent; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent Studios, embedded with Qualcomm in San Diego, is seeking a Preditor who can own the full arc from concept to publish-ready social video. You’ll shoot, produce, and edit fast for tech-focused content across TikTok, Reels, Shorts, and more.

You’ll translate engineering-driven subjects into native, compelling social content, with a focus on performance, hooks, and pacing, while collaborating with strategy and product teams. On-site role in San Diego with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Proven experience shooting, producing, and editing short-form social video (all three, not just one or two).
• Own or be comfortable operating camera/audio gear suited to fast-turnaround social shoots.
• Comfort translating technical/tech-industry subject matter for a general audience.
• Fluency with editing tools (Premiere, CapCut, Adobe Express, or similar).
• Strong eye for social performance: hooks, pacing, trends.
• Ability to self-direct: shoot, edit, and ship with minimal oversight.
• A portfolio or reel of native social content you’ve shot and produced start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Shoot original short-form video content (product features, talking heads, event coverage, b-roll).
• Develop and pitch social content ideas for complex technical/product stories.
• Edit content natively for social with pacing, captions, sound design, and trending audio.
• Turn around content fast, often same-day or next-day to stay relevant.
• Monitor platform performance and iterate formats based on resonance.
• Collaborate with strategy, marketing, and product stakeholders to stay accurate yet native to social.
• Manage your production workflow end to end — shoot, edit, and ship.

Skills

Video production

Video editing

Camera operation

Tech translation

Premiere

CapCut

Adobe Express

Social performance

Self-direction

Portfolio Reel

Tools

Premiere

CapCut

Adobe Express

Job description

Predator, Social Creative Aquent Studios — Embedded with Qualcomm San Diego, CA | Full-Time / W2 | Some Travel Expected

About the Role

Aquent Studios is seeking a Preditor — part producer, part videographer, part editor — who can take a piece of social content from concept to publish-ready without handing it off along the way. This role supports social content for a leading silicon chip company, so you’ll be translating technical, engineering-driven subject matter (chips, hardware, performance, innovation) into content that feels native and compelling on TikTok, Reels, Shorts, and other social platforms — fast, sound-on, thumb-stopping in the first second, without dumbing down or misrepresenting the tech.

This isn’t a traditional broadcast-editing role. You’re shooting, producing, and editing — one person owning the full arc from concept to finished asset, working quickly and iterating based on what’s performing.

What You’ll Do

• Shoot original short-form video content (product features, talking heads, event/keynote coverage, b-roll) — this role is hands‑on‑camera, not just post‑production
• Develop and pitch social content ideas that make complex technical/product stories (chip architecture, performance benchmarks, product launches, developer/enterprise use cases) land with a broad social audience
• Edit content natively for social — pacing, captions, sound design, trending audio, hooks — not just repurposed long‑form or corporate cuts
• Turn around content fast, often same‑day or next‑day, to stay relevant to product news cycles, launches, and trends
• Monitor platform performance and iterate format/style based on what’s resonating
• Stay current on platform‑specific best practices (aspect ratios, caption styles, algorithm shifts, trending formats/sounds)
• Collaborate with social strategy, marketing, and technical/product stakeholders to keep content accurate while still feeling native to social
• Manage your own production workflow end to end — shoot, edit, and ship — with minimal oversight

What You’ll Need

• Proven experience shooting, producing, and editing short‑form social video (all three, not just one or two)
• Own or be comfortable operating camera/audio gear suited to fast‑turnaround social shoots
• Comfort working with or translating technical/tech‑industry subject matter for a general audience — semiconductor, hardware, or broader consumer tech experience strongly preferred
• Fluency in editing tools (Premiere, CapCut, Adobe Express, or similar) and comfort working fast
• Strong eye for what performs on social — hooks, pacing, trends — not just technical polish
• Ability to self‑direct: shoot, edit, and ship without a large crew or long approval chain
• A portfolio or reel of native social content you’ve shot and produced start to finish, ideally including tech, product, or B2B subject matter

Nice to Have

• Prior experience with a chip, hardware, or enterprise tech brand
• Experience covering product launches, keynotes, or developer events
• Basic motion graphics or animation skills
• Experience working within a brand’s voice/guidelines while still making things feel native and unpolished‑on‑purpose

This role is onsite in San Diego. Talent who are not local to San Diego will not be considered.