Sr Social Content Creator, Visual

Sr Content Creator

Ogilvy is looking for a Content Creator (Visual) with an exceptional background in social media creative to join our award-winning team. This is a unique opportunity to become part of a group passionate about social-first design, telling compelling stories, and creating extraordinary experiences. In all things creative, we believe in pushing boundaries and clarity of execution. Our work spans brand identity, mobile web and apps, live action and animated films, infographics, advertising campaigns, and more.

You have a refined eye, are conceptual, know how to tastefully use typography, and always strive towards excellence in your craft. You can concept, design and animate. You can demonstrate your passion to solve complex communication challenges in a fast-paced environment through strategy, concept and a deep understanding of how to exceed audiences’ expectations and engage them on behalf of our clients. If your portfolio showcases strong design and an extensive background crafting intuitive and innovative social experiences, we want to talk to you.

You are:

• Ambitious and hungry – ready to take on a huge challenge.
• In love with your work and passionate about your craft.
• Eager to experiment with new techniques and visual styles
• A new wave creative: dreamer, doer, maker.
• You can work alongside a full production crew or in an office or apartment to get great content.
• You have a deep understanding of social platforms - functionally and platform mechanics + best practices.
• You are chronically online; understanding when a trend is right for a brand and when it’s not (i.e. bottle flips, TikTok dances, etc.)
• Ability to get super specific on what / why / how things can come to life and make sense platform-to-platform.
• Clearly understands the role the brand plays in social and the ability to adapt based on charter work and community-led feedback (finding that bridge)
• Ability to quickly adapt / maker mentality.
• A team player.

 Responsibilities

A content creator is an architect of social media experiences, working with other copy, animation and creators capable of concepting, shooting, and producing social experiences.  You should be skilled at developing a variety of concepts and brand-appropriate visual styles, combining art direction with video editing capabilities. The ideal candidate must demonstrate excellent taste and experience in art direction, graphic design, video editing and typography. Essential to this role is staying current with category trends, social, cultural, and media trends and experiences, and being a passionate advocate for great design. We are looking for someone that can create visually stunning work that’s memorable, engaging and fresh.

• Execute best-in-class social content by applying never-seen-before treatments and concepts to dynamic assets
• Design and animate images, illustrations, text and graphic overlays
• Video editing using mixed media for content across various formats and channels
• Develop original illustrations; from simple iconography to complex environments and infographics
• Deliver a high volume of content under tight timelines
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with other creatives, strategists and project teams 
• Stays abreast of industry/advertising trends and applies them strategically. 
• Participates in brainstorms as required.
• Take ownership of the work and ensure the finished product is polished
• Combine humor and culture into asset creation ranging from simple GIFs to short form video
• Generate unique design and promotional concepts that promote each clients brand position and identity, while enhancing the experience for the consumer
• Actively push new ideas, tech and tactics in the social media arena
• Professional poise while partnering with clients

QUALIFICATIONS 

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (especially After Effects)
• Demonstration of outstanding video-editing pacing and design taste
• Strong background in illustration and color correction
• Expertise in graphic design, kinetic typography & mixed media compositing
• Demonstration of content creation for social media
• An extensive portfolio that demonstrates the above skills
• 3D modelling and sound design experience is a bonus
• Passion for learning and self-improvement
• Proactive and a self-starter
• Positive attitude