Content Creator

Job description / Role

CONTENT CREATOR
An imaginative visual storyteller, we need content creators to promote our concepts’ products and services by creating, reviewing and editing compelling photos and/ or videos for our social media, marketing materials, and other platforms. One who has a solid background & skills in photography and/ or videography with a strong grasp on the type of visual content that works on social media.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work closely with the content manager/ director to conceptualize and plan shoots.
- Prepare well-structured moodboards, storyboards, shot list and other guides and references that will be used for shoots, for approval by the content manager/ director.
- Shoot and edit high-quality photos and/ or videos, including but not limited to: food & retail, activations & campaigns, events & launches, customer & lifestyle experiences, behind-the-scenes and internal footage.
- Produce new content or re-purpose existing visual content that will be used in digital platforms which may include but not limited to: Instagram, Tiktok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Youtube, Snapchat, Twitter, etc.
- Produce new content or re-purpose existing visual content that will be used in the restaurant and other operational requirements which includes but not limited to: printed collaterals, job aids, manuals, etc.
- Full involvement in content production, from pre- all the way to post, including planning, shooting and filming, editing, retouching and color correction.
- Perform regular research on current visual trends & audience preferences; Stay up-to-date with current technologies, design tools and applications.
- Maintenance, organization and upkeep: Ensure all equipments are in working condition and stored properly.
- Keep files organized and archived. Suggest new equipments to improve content quality.
- Work full-time hours in flexible shifts, which may include weekends and evenings depending on when events & meetings are scheduled or to meet deadlines.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience as a photographer, videographer or content creator in prior roles creating strong and engaging content.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Tools, specially Photoshop and Lightroom, Premiere and After Effects.
- Excellent knowledge of social media platforms and its best practices.
- A strong portfolio of photo and/ or video content related to food, lifestyle and events.

SKILLS
- Creativity and the ability to make original content.
- Ability to maintain consistency in content and adaptability in following set styles and formats.
- The capacity to work independently and collaboratively.
- Detail oriented work style with good time management and organizational skills along with a creative mind

About the Company

Driven to create unique home-grown food concepts that bring people together, the Independent Food Company is a UAE-based hospitality company with multiple concepts under it’s umbrella – SALT, Switch, Parker’s, Candy, Grind, Somewhere and Public.