Salary:  Based on experience

Appointment type: Temp-to-Perm

Start Date: September 1

JOB SUMMARY

Block Party has an opening for a Creative Strategist skilled in crafting social media content. This position reports to our Manager of Client and Creative Services, and includes various functions to support public figures and non-profit clients in music, comedy, art, and politics.  

The successful candidate will be an early career digital content creator skilled with a combination of storytelling, graphic design, shooting and editing video on mobile, and copywriting. They should be highly knowledgeable about social and video platforms-- including Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube, Tik Tok, and WhatsApp-- and attuned to emerging digital trends and innovation.

The Creative Strategist must have experience creating and adhering to style guides. They must also feel at ease working directly with high-profile clients and their teams.  

This person is required to work on-site in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn part of the time-- but will complete some assignments from home or on location in the New York area. The position will be 25 hours per week to start, with an opportunity to convert to full time.

DUTIES

  1. Concept, film, and edit social media Stories for multiple clients.

  2. Curate and create visual assets for Feed posts on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

  3. Develop social media style guides.

  4. Write copy for social media posts.

  5. Create presentation and reporting decks.

​QUALIFICATIONS

  1. Bachelor’s degree in either art, design, film, advertising, communications, or related fields.

  2. At least 1 year of experience creating multimedia social content for an organization.

  3. Facility using Photoshop, After Effects, and inDesign.

  4. Ability to animate or create motion graphics a big plus, but not a requirement.

  5. Top writing skills and experience synthesizing complex ideas into easily digestible stories for social media.

  6. Ability to complete short turnaround assignments, and willingness to occasionally work evenings or weekends.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your resume with an informal email describing your work experience and skills. Most importantly, we will only consider candidates that send a sample Instagram Story— it can be something you’ve already made and saved (from an event, concert, etc) and doesn’t need to be professionally filmed or from a client project. It simply has to demonstrate your storytelling, design, and copywriting aesthetic.