Temporary Content Creator

• This is a temporary position. The assignment will last up to six months.*
  
  

Who We're Looking For

The Recording Academy is seeking a temporary Content Creator to assist our Marketing team.

This social media-savvy, music-loving marketing professional with TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Snap skills will support the Marketing department's storytelling and community engagement initiatives, including creating content for our TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Snap channels, expanding our creator/influencer marketing program, and executing groundbreaking, leading-edge strategy to drive interactive storytelling with our over 25,000 members, the music creator community, and music lovers at large through leading-edge social video content. The right candidate will be a music lover, obsessed with internet culture, and have a deep familiarity with Gen Z/young Millennial culture, habits, and preferences.

What You'll Do

• Ideate and produce TikTok videos, Instagram reels, and Instagram posts aligned with the Recording Academy/GRAMMYs target audiences and brand identity
• Brainstorm and activate innovative content ideas, trends, challenges, and campaigns to drive engagement on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Snap
• Collaborate with the social media team to develop content strategies which optimize for virality and audience retention, including responding to/featuring comments or collaborating with 3rd-party accounts
• Organize and execute content shoots
• Project management for 3rd party design contractors
• Edit on CapCut, TikTok camera, Snap camera and Instagram camera
• Contribute to the Academy’s shared social content calendar
• Analyze and optimize content performance, using data and analytics to adjust strategies and achieve goals
• Stay updated on the latest TikTok, Instagram, and Snap trends, algorithms, and best practices to adapt and refine strategies accordingly.
• Stay updated on the latest music industry, music tech, and social media trends to refine Academy social media content strategy
• Foster audience engagement and community building
• Identify collaboration opportunities
  
  

Skills & Experience

• 2+ years’ experience in Social Media, Content Creator, or similar role with a portfolio to back it up.
• Expert level of proficiency in TikTok (required), Instagram (required), and Snap (medium proficiency OK)
• Possess a deep connection to Gen Z and Millennial social media culture, habits, and preferences, ensuring the content resonates with our target audience.
• Extremely creative and out-of-the-box, unconventional problem solver
• Entertainment/media, preferably in the music industry experience preferred
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills are essential, including the ability to present concepts verbally/orally
• Strong knowledge and understanding of current trends in digital media/social media and music industry
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to thrive in a flexible, fast-paced team environment
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS FOR CERTAIN ROLES

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and sit for long periods of time, and work at a computer for long periods of time.

The employee will be required to lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.

About The Recording Academy And Its Affiliates

RECORDING ACADEMY

The Recording Academy represents the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals. Dedicated to ensuring the recording arts remain a thriving part of our shared cultural heritage, the Academy honors music's history while investing in its future through the GRAMMY Museum, advocates on behalf of music creators, supports music people in times of need through MusiCares, and celebrates artistic excellence through the GRAMMY Awards music's only peer-recognized accolade and highest achievement. As the world's leading society of music professionals, we work year-round to foster a more inspiring world for creators.

GRAMMY MUSEUM

Established in 2008 as a partnership between the Recording Academy and AEG, the GRAMMY Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating a greater understanding of the history and significance of music. Paying tribute to our collective musical heritage, the Museum explores and celebrates all aspects of the art form from the technology of the recording process to the legends who've made lasting marks on our cultural identity. In 2017, the Museum integrated with its sister organization, the GRAMMY Foundation, to broaden the reach of its music education and preservation initiatives. As a unified organization, today, the GRAMMY Museum fulfills its mission of making music a valued and indelible part of our society through exhibits, education, grants, and public programming.

MUSICARES

A friend and ally of the music community, MusiCares was established by the Recording Academy to safeguard the health and well-being of all music people. A four-star charity and safety net in times of need, MusiCares offers confidential preventative, recovery, and emergency programs to address financial, medical, and personal health issues. Through the generosity of our donors and volunteer professionals, our dedicated team works across the country to ensure the music community has the resources and support it needs.

LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY

The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers, and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community either directly or through its Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation ® .

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The Recording Academy, its affiliates, and the music industry have a strong culture of inclusion and respect for everyone. The Recording Academy makes intentional, courageous, and principled decisions for stronger business outcomes and ensures that all creators and professionals live and work in a fair and safe environment. It is the Recording Academy's policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Recording Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race (nor traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion (including religious dress and grooming), creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. The Recording Academy will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the Recording Academy. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, promotion, discipline, termination, access to benefits and training, recruitment, hiring, transfer, and social and recreational programs.