SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER / PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Stage32; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 231,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided during shoot

Meals provided during shoot

Production transportation

Job summary

Dark Passage Films is seeking a Social Media Manager / Production Assistant to build and sustain an online community around an upcoming psychological thriller short. The role runs from pre-production through the October Catskills shoot, with responsibilities spanning content creation, campaign promotion, and on-set documentation.

The ideal candidate is creative, reliable, and able to work independently, turning raw素材 into engaging posts and captions across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Discord,

Qualifications

• Experience creating social content across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook.
• Ability to turn production materials into engaging posts.
• Comfortable working independently and meeting content deadlines.
• Familiarity with horror/psychological thriller themes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a content calendar for multiple platforms.
• Create and schedule posts for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Discord, etc.
• Promote Seed&Spark campaign during fundraising period.
• Highlight incentives, milestones, cast/crew, locations, and production updates.
• Edit photos, graphics, BTS footage, and short videos.
• Write captions and shape the project's online voice.
• Engage with audiences and grow organic reach.
• Capture content during the October shoot and post-production.
• Assist with sourcing relevant imagery and content as needed.

Skills

Social media management

Content creation

Editing (photo/video)

Campaign coordination

Community engagement

Independent work

Education

Film student / recent graduate

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Canva

CapCut

Premiere Pro

Photoshop

Lightroom

Job description

Social media manager / production assistant - a job post by Blake Van Curen

Experience with Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and short-form content preferred. Light to moderate photo/video editing skills required.Must be reliable, creative, comfortable working independently, and available for the five-day October shoot in the Catskills.Please include examples of social content, campaigns, graphics, or videos you have created or managed.

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER / PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER / PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Dark Passage Films | Psychological Thriller Short Film

Location: Remote through pre-production / Catskills, NY for productionStart: ImmediatelyCommitment: August through October 2026Production: Five-day shoot in October 2026Production Pay: $250/dayAdditional Compensation: $150 upon successful completion of first monthHousing, meals, and production transportation provided during shoot

Dark Passage Films is seeking a Social Media Manager / Production Assistant to join the team behind an upcoming psychological thriller short film as we enter crowdfunding, pre-production, and production.

We are currently launching a Seed&Spark campaign with a $40,000 fundraising goal, and we are looking for someone who can take ownership of the film's growing online presence and help turn our existing platforms into an active community around the project.

We already have a dedicated film website along with Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Discord accounts. What we need now is someone who understands how to turn production materials, story elements, behind-the-scenes content, campaign updates, and creative ideas into consistent social content that people actually want to follow, share, and engage with.

This role begins with the crowdfunding campaign, continues through pre-production, and transitions into a paid on-set Production Assistant position during the film's October shoot in the Catskills.

For the right person, there is also real potential for continued paid work with Dark Passage Films on future productions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Social Media Manager will work directly with the filmmakers and production team to:

• Develop and maintain a consistent content calendar
• Create and schedule content for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Discord, and other appropriate platforms
• Promote the Seed&Spark campaign throughout its fundraising period
• Develop creative ways to highlight campaign incentives, milestones, cast, crew, locations, production updates, and the filmmaking process
• Edit supplied photography, graphics, behind-the-scenes footage, and short-form video content
• Perform light-to-moderate photo and video editing for social platforms
• Source appropriate supplemental imagery or content when relevant to the film or campaign
• Write captions and help shape the project's online voice
• Engage with followers, filmmakers, horror and thriller communities, independent film audiences, and potential campaign supporters
• Identify opportunities to organically expand the project's reach
• Help build awareness and momentum around the film leading into production
• Continue creating and capturing content throughout the October shoot

You do not need to be a professional graphic designer or full-time video editor, but candidates should be comfortable taking raw materials and turning them into polished, engaging social content.

Experience with tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, CapCut, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, or similar platforms is a plus.

A strong understanding of TikTok, Instagram Reels, short-form video, and current social media trends is particularly valuable.

PRODUCTION OPPORTUNITY

The selected Social Media Manager will also receive a paid Production Assistant position on the film's five-day October shoot in the Catskills, New York.

Production compensation is:

Dark Passage Films will additionally provide:

The Social Media Manager will also receive a $150 good-faith payment after successfully completing the first month of the social media role.

The production portion of the position is intended to give the selected candidate meaningful hands-on set experience while allowing them to continue documenting and promoting the project from inside the production itself.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We are especially interested in someone who is:

• Creative and proactive
• Comfortable working independently
• Reliable and consistent
• Social-media savvy without needing every post dictated to them
• Comfortable identifying content opportunities on their own
• Interested in filmmaking and storytelling
• Familiar with short-form video and visual content
• Capable of light-to-moderate photo and video editing
• Excited by horror, psychological thriller, suspense, or elevated genre films
• Interested in gaining both entertainment marketing and physical production experience
• Interested in developing relationships within the independent film industry
• Able to stay involved from crowdfunding through production

Film-industry experience is welcome but not required.

A talented film student, recent graduate, emerging social media manager, content creator, filmmaker, editor, or marketing professional looking to expand into entertainment would be strongly considered.

More than anything, we are looking for someone with taste, initiative, reliability, and genuine enthusiasm for filmmaking.

ABOUT DARK PASSAGE FILMS

Dark Passage Films is an established New York City-based film production and distribution company working across development, production, post-production, delivery, and distribution.

Its slate includes award-winning shorts, feature films, and independent narrative projects, including Prego, Pickings, and the upcoming feature Plucked.

The company is led by filmmaker and producer Usher Morgan, whose work spans writing, directing, producing, editing, and distributing independent films from development through release.

For the person joining us, this is an opportunity to become part of an active film production environment, not simply take on a one-time social media assignment for a short film.

The selected candidate will work closely with the team throughout the crowdfunding and pre-production process for Our Last Trip, then transition into a paid on-set role during production in October.

Strong collaborators will also have the opportunity to be considered for future paid work with Dark Passage Films and its expanding slate of productions.

We are particularly interested in finding someone who wants to build relationships within independent film, gain meaningful hands‑on experience across both marketing and physical production, and potentially continue working with the company beyond Our Last Trip.

For the right person, this can be the beginning of an ongoing professional relationship with Dark Passage Films, its filmmakers, and the production partners involved in future projects.

ABOUT THE FILM

Our Last Trip is a psychological thriller centered on grief, memory, guilt, and a final journey into the Catskills that becomes increasingly difficult to escape.

The project is currently entering crowdfunding and pre‑production, with principal photography scheduled for October 2026 in the Catskills, New York.

The Seed&Spark campaign is targeting $10,000 to fund the production, including cast, crew, locations, equipment, safety, transportation, post‑production, and the resources necessary to execute the film at a professional level.

The Social Media Manager will play an important role in helping us tell the story behind the film before cameras roll, build an audience around the project, and bring supporters into the filmmaking process.