Social Media Designer & Content Creator — Remote/Hybrid

The Shipyard; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open PTO

Flexible work hours and remote work

Paid holidays + holiday closure

Company-paid medical, dental, and vis​

Life insurance and disability benefits

401k program with employer matching

6 weeks paid parental leave

Employee bonus referrals

Company-provided snacks and beverages

Job summary

The Shipyard is a leading marketing and communications agency seeking a Social Media Designer to bring brands to life across social with a strong design and storytelling foundation.

You’ll craft static graphics, short-form video, photography and campaigns, collaborating with creative, social, PR and account teams to turn strategy into content that stops thumbs and starts conversations. Hybrid work, with in-office Tuesdays & Thursdays.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in graphic design, social media, marketing, content creation or a related field.
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong visual storytelling and social-first creative. School, freelance, personal and professional work all count.
• Experience creating content for multiple social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube).
• Familiarity with Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut and Figma.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute social-first creative across multiple clients, including graphics, posts, stories, reels and other digital content
• Ideate, concept and execute social media calendars that bring brand strategies and narratives to life
• Create and edit short-form video for platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube
• Capture and edit photography and video content as needed for social channels and campaigns
• Brainstorm creative ideas, social concepts and campaign opportunities that connect brands with their audiences
• Stay plugged into social trends, emerging formats, sounds, conversations and cultural moments—and identify ways for clients to participate authentically
• Write and/or support captions, headlines and social copy while helping maintain each brand’s voice and visual guidelines
• Help develop and evolve brand guidelines and social creative best practices
• Support community management by monitoring brand channels and engaging with audiences in a timely, thoughtful way
• Collaborate with social, PR, creative, account and other agency disciplines to bring integrated campaigns and promotions to life
• Make thoughtful creative revisions based on feedback from managers, teammates and clients
• Monitor basic engagement and performance metrics and help identify what content is resonating with audiences
• Support reporting by helping connect creative performance to broader social and client goals
• Manage multiple projects and clients while keeping work organized, on brief and on deadline
• Bring new tools, technologies and creative approaches to the team as the social landscape continues to evolve

Skills

Graphic design

Social media

Content creation

Branding

Visual storytelling

Tools

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

CapCut

Figma

Job description

The Shipyard is a leading marketing and communications agency seeking a Social Media Designer to bring brands to life across social with a strong design and storytelling foundation.

You’ll craft static graphics, short-form video, photography and campaigns, collaborating with creative, social, PR and account teams to turn strategy into content that stops thumbs and starts conversations. Hybrid work, with in-office Tuesdays & Thursdays.