Content Creator

Who is VB+P? An independent advertising agency located in San Francisco who prides itself on being founded on two simple principles: Do right by our clients and do right by our people. This role is one of the key hires of a growing team. We believe in the power of story to connect and build community. Memes, viral video, a tweet, clip from a TV Show, a Dance, a Reaction – these are all powerful stories. We are looking for a Social-Digital media first creator and storyteller, passionate about creativity and culture. Someone who can not only bring our ideas to life but find innovative, fresh new ways to do so when it comes to content creation.

A Brief overview of the role:

You are a multi-hyphenate creator. You can style, prop, shoot, edit, light, animate, make into gifs, do some motion graphics, design or more. You own the full process from shoot to final asset. You have a ‘maker’ attitude meaning you always find a way to make an idea work on a dime- using whatever you have around you to make it work. You’re an expert on social platforms, their different formats and how to push their boundaries to hack attention. Think Pablo Rochat. You’re obsessed with the creator world, being interested in learning different ways people create content.

Key Responsibilities:

Creative Ideation

• Work with the wider social team and creatives to come up with nimble, turnkey yet impactful social ideas
• Ensure ideas we concept can be executed from a production perspective

Content creation

• Be able to plan, execute and publish the production of creative social ideas including how we shoot, stye, prop, light, edit, post produce it and more
• Partner with Producers to Take charge of shoot days, directing and capturing content
• Emphasis on video content for various social platforms and their formats, including, but not limited to, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Snap, YouTube
• Source, create, and publish timely social media content
• With Producers, ensure our social productions run smoothly, that content is perfected and meets client objectives through craft and creative excellence.

Producer

• Ensure baseline rights and clearances for advertising; and/or experience working in an agency or internal creative services department.
• QA the production and creator process and can give pixel perfect feedback
• Know when to escalate a project and work with a producer to plan bigger shoots and production resources when needed
• Ensure we’re within production budgets

Below are some of the qualifications we’re interested in. If you don’t meet all of them, don’t count yourself out.

• Background in content creation- video production, art direction, post, design or styling etc.
• You have hands-on experience with hardware and software necessary across complete content creation flow
• Highly proficient design & motion graphics skills, and adept at Adobe Creative Suite applications (especially After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop; Cinema 4D, Avid, Arri, Resolve familiarity a bonus), Google Workspace, Filemaker or other content library tool.
• Able to work autonomously, and able to work as part of a team collaborating with other creatives/creators, strategy, directors, designers, retouchers, photographers, editors and others.

Taproom Values

• Culture Stans - IYKYK. We want the tea and use it. We’re obsessed with the research and the data receipts that get us there. We know the latest and greatest.
• Hyphens - Social is a mix of all disciplines, so it makes sense that we are. Our team skills overlap so we can get the freshest and swiftest work.
• Collab Kings / Queens - In all forms. To our clients and to our team, we all work to make the output better.
• Big Hustler Energy - Channel your inner entrepreneur- roll our sleeves up to do what needs to be done. Be fast, flexible and be able to change it up when we need to for the better

Within 1 month you will:

• Complete on-boarding with our P+E team. They will bring you up to speed on VB+P’s benefits, perks and culture.
• Complete on-boarding with Head of Taproom & Head of Content They will walk you through Taproom Studios and provide you with the necessary background on all elements of the role.
• Meet with all departments you will interact with in the context of your role. A representative from each department will walk you through the role they play with respect to new business/marketing, etc. and the process to engage them.
• Have introductory meetings with at minimum 5 people in leadership at VB+P. This is part of our “welcome” process, to ensure that you are getting a chance to meet people and to ask questions.
• Get on-boarded onto current clients

Within 3 months you will:

• Concept and execute social content
• Share your knowledge and expertise with other TRS creatives and makers

Within 6 months you will:

• Collaborate on internal and external process optimizations

Within 12 months you will:

• Aid in the growth of the TRS team and client roster
• Establish best practices for our biggest clients

@VB+P

TRUTH

We are honest with our clients. With each other. Even when it’s awkward and especially when it’s hard. We are clear. About where we want to go and what it will take to get there. About what we expect from our people and our clients. About what they can expect from us. We are transparent. About where we’re progressing. About our success. And especially about our failures and how we learn from them to do better.

FIRE

People who are fearless in pushing limits and trying new things in pursuit of ideas that cut through the noise. We are passionate about creativity, and believe it is our weapon to move brands and businesses forward. Those who are excitable and proactive about solving client’s problems.

LOVE

We know that putting people first gets better results. We believe that diversity and creativity are inextricably intertwined: the best work, the best culture are co-created by people with diverse skill sets, perspectives, and experiences. People who are inclusive, supportive, and motivating.

Ask as many questions as possible – we are here to help.

At Venables Bell + Partners, we celebrate and support our differences. We know building a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our work and our community to flourish. VB+P is an equal opportunity workplace. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any protected class or social identity. We value equity here at VB+P as much as equality.