Content Creator

About VCCP

At VCCP, our challenger attitude transforms the fortunes of our clients. We have a motto: It only works if it all works, which is why we involve ourselves in far more than just advertising. With a thorough understanding of each client’s business, we can challenge what’s around it, and then transform it. Of course, it’s not all about business. We love to be lauded with creative awards and are proud of our ever-increasing haul. Time and time again, we’ve seen a direct link between our award-winning work and the upturn in the fortunes of clients who ran it. So here’s another little motto: Good work works. If you believe those things too, keep reading.

About the social team:

Our team is made up of experts with skills centered around their practice with leadership oversight across the disciplines:

• Content Creator
• Animator/Editor
• Social Strategist
• Community Manager
• Account Manager

This dedicated team develops both planned and reactive content driven by social first insights, so we are looking for a content creative that always has their finger on the pulse of social. This agile way of working requires roles to be flexible, depending on the needs at the time; anyone can have an idea, anyone can support with a production, and anyone can take the latest surprise and delight to the post office. We work as a team, with a mindset of supporting each other to make the most thumb-stopping creative work.

Role and responsibilities:

• Support in creative ideation and deliver concepts from fast reactive posts, to bigger social forward campaigns as well as carrying through to production
• Develop a creative deck and present creative concepts to day-to-day clients as well as more senior stakeholders via Google Slide
• Create still graphics and carousels to support articles or white papers
• Design and illustrate infographics and data visualizations, including animations around statistics, interesting insights, and/or new awards and data
• Create video edits and social-first cuts from existing use cases, case studies, and content
• Source imagery and build overlays in the brand’s style over imagery
• Create and animate intro cards onto existing videos
• Share social trends, inspiration and conversations you find that could be relevant for the social team and/or clients

Required experience and skills:

• 2+ years of experience in creative, with key focus on social with portfolio showcasing conceptual skills
• Experience with shooting and directing
• Advanced experience in any of Premiere, After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator
• Experience working in the B2B space
• Self-starter, with a “can do” attitude who is able to take initiative and work with minimal producer oversight
• Strong collaborations skills; a person that likes to work in a dynamic team environment
• Comfort in effectively and clearly showcasing ideas in presentations based off trends and social insights
• Ability to produce basic social assets independently
• Strong understanding of social media best practices and how to create content around it
• Ability to work in the New York office at least three days a week

Path for growth:

• This role can grow within the creative department, or the production studio; choosing to focus on the conceptual art direction, copywriting and design skills or on editing and animation skills and the technical side of things. The choices are many as you follow your passions, and find your stride.
• Mentorship would come from the Creative Director on the account

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the agency. We're passionate about creating a workplace that promotes and values diversity, equity and inclusion. Our belief is that all humans are worthy of dignity. At VCCP, we are committed to cultivating an environment that welcomes every gender identity or expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, disability status, citizenship, or anything that makes you unique.

The salary range VCCP US believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting is $60,000 to $90,000 per year. Individual compensation is based on a range of factors, including but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, qualifications, education, specialty, level of responsibility, internal equity, budget, tenure, performance, and business or organizational needs. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. If your requirements fall outside of this range, you are still welcome to apply. In addition to a competitive base salary, VCCP US offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes a variety of health benefit options, 401k company match that vests immediately, monthly cell phone stipend, a generous holiday schedule with both a summer and winter break, plus personal paid time off.