Social Content Creator

Monks; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

401k

Parental leave

Career growth

Diversity & inclusion

Work-life balance

Job summary

Monks in Los Angeles is seeking a Social Content Creator to craft organic and paid social content for two major brands. You’ll own a meaningful portion of the creative process, develop quick-hit concepts, and shoot and edit the work from first idea to final export.

Reporting to a Creative Director, you’ll collaborate with other creatives, strategists, producers, and account partners, turning briefs into platform-ready concepts and delivering timely, entertaining social pieces.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience creating social video and branded content.
• Must be LA-based or within commuting distance; NY candidates considered.
• Strong portfolio showing concepting, shooting, directing and editing.
• Fluency in short-form storytelling, hooks, pacing and platform-native editing.

Responsibilities

• Concept social-first ideas and recurring formats built for social audiences.
• Own creative development from briefs to sell-in with collaborators.
• End-to-end creation: scripting, storyboard, casting, production planning.
• Shoot and edit independently with strong hooks and pacing.
• Direct talent and real people to natural performances.
• Capture events in real time and deliver timely edits.
• Translate brand needs into entertaining, credible content.
• Stay native to platforms, tracking trends for authentic branding.
• Present, iterate, and deliver across tight timelines.

Skills

Social video production

Editing video content

Directing actors/creators

Camera operation

Storytelling for social

Editing software (Premiere Pro)

Rapid concept development

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Job description

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About the Role

As a Social Content Creator, you’ll be an integral part of a nimble creative team developing organic and paid social content for two major brands in the social media and telco.You’ll own a meaningful portion of the social-first creative development, then turn around and produce, shoot, and edit the work yourself. This is a hands‑on role from first idea to final export: developing quick‑hit concepts, sketches, recurring formats, and creator‑led ideas, then shaping them into platform‑ready content. Reporting into a Creative Director, you’ll collaborate closely with other conceptual creatives, strategists, producers, and account partners while taking clear ownership of both the idea and its execution. We’re looking for an eager maker with strong creative instincts, a deep editorial bag of tricks, and the ability to turn a sharp idea into a finished piece quickly, intentionally, and independently. You’ll also capture events and cultural moments in ways that feel immediate, entertaining, and native to the feed.

Responsibilities:

• Concept Social-First Ideas: Generate a steady stream of original, quick-hit concepts, recurring formats, sketches, and cultural responses built for how people actually watch and share content on social.
• Own Creative Development: Own a meaningful share of creative development — turning briefs, cultural observations, and platform behaviors into strong concepts; leading ideas from the initial spark through sell-in; and partnering with other creatives to strengthen the work.
• Own End-to-End Creation: Take ideas from concept through completion, including scripting or outlining, storyboarding, casting, talent briefs, location scouting, props, lean production planning, camera, sound, lighting, directing, editing, finishing, and final delivery.
• Shoot and Edit Independently: Operate compact camera or phone-based production setups and edit your own work with a strong command of hooks, pacing, comedic timing, music, graphics, transitions, and platform-native editorial techniques. Use in‑camera tricks, practical effects, match cuts, seamless transitions, visual gags, and other edit‑driven techniques to make simple ideas feel surprising, polished, and native to social.
• Create Sketch and Creator‑Led Content: Develop and execute social‑native comedy, character, reaction, interview, day‑in‑the‑life, and other personality‑forward formats without making the work feel overproduced or overly scripted.
• Direct Talent and Real People: Cast and effectively direct actors, creators, employees, event attendees, or non‑professional participants, shaping performances and interactions that feel natural, specific, and entertaining.
• Capture Events and Cultural Moments: Identify the story while it is happening, capture strong footage and interactions in real time, and turn around timely edits, recaps, and social cutdowns efficiently.
• Translate Brand Needs into Entertainment: Respond to briefs and strategic goals with content people would choose to watch, balancing product or brand messaging with a clear hook and a rewarding idea.
• Stay Native to the Platforms: Keep pace with emerging formats, memes, creator behaviors, and editorial styles, using trends selectively when they create a credible role for the brand.
• Present, Iterate, and Deliver: Share ideas and work with internal and client teams, absorb feedback without losing the throughline, and manage multiple pieces of content through tight timelines and changing production needs.

About You

The essentials:

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience creating social video, branded content, digital comedy, creator‑led work, or an equivalent portfolio that demonstrates the same depth of ability.
• Must be Los Angeles‑based or within a commutable distance. New York-based candidates will also be considered.
• A strong portfolio that clearly shows your personal role in concepting, shooting, directing, and editing short‑form content, including work built around inventive camera techniques, visual tricks, transitions, and edit‑led ideas.
• Chronically online,fluent in the microtrends, behaviors, language, and nuances of Organic social—and an understanding of how a brand should show up on social in ways that their audience welcomes and enjoys.
• Strong conceptual instincts and the ability to generate multiple ideas quickly in response to a brief, cultural moment, or platform behavior.
• Fluency in short‑form storytelling, including hooks, pacing, comedic or performance timing, and the difference between content made for social and content merely resized for social.
• Proficiency operating compact camera systems or phones, recording clean audio, and creating polished results with basic lighting and lean resources.
• Advanced proficiency in editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro or an equivalent platform, with the motion, effects, and problem‑solving skills to execute trick shots, visual transitions, practical effects, and other editorial techniques independently.
• Experience self‑producing small shoots, including practical logistics such as casting, props, locations, releases, schedules, and file management.
• Demonstrated ability to direct actors, creators, and non‑professional talent while keeping performances natural and platform‑appropriate.
• A self‑sufficient, organized, and solutions‑oriented working style, paired with the ability to collaborate closely and build on feedback.
• The ability to manage several fast‑moving deliverables at once without sacrificing the core idea or the quality of the final content.

Not a Must but a Plus:

• Comfort appearing on camera occasionally when the idea benefits from it.
• Experience writing or directing comedy, sketches, improv, character work, or other performance‑led formats.
• Experience with event capture, creator interviews, man‑on‑the‑street content, or real‑time social coverage.
• Advanced motion graphics, animation, compositing, or sound‑design skills.
• Experience creating both organic and paid social content for established brands.

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What We Offer

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance - more about our coverage here !
• Generous PTO and 15 company‑wide holidays
• 401k with company contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Work‑life balance with an emphasis on personal well‑being
• Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
• A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
• Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here !)

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Salary Range: $90,000—$100,000 USD

About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting‑edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner‑up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record‑breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.