Midweight Creative (6 Month Contract)

Firstly, a little bit about us.

We make brands unskippable.

Through our work with clients including... [deep breath] Adobe, Greggs, Prime Video, Spotify, YouTube, Microsoft, Kellogg’s, HSBC, John Lewis, Have I Got News For You, Motorway, Channel 4 and Amazon Alexa, we add value, not noise.

We put creativity at the heart of everything we do. From social strategy, social creative, social production, social amplification and social effectiveness, we deliver expertise and cultural relevance. On social.

Still reading? Great. It’s only been three short paragraphs. And we’d love to hear about you...

The Role.

We’re on the hunt for a Midweight Creative (6 Month Contract) to add to our team. Not only will you be working across some of the world’s best-loved brands, but you’ll be joining a lovely bunch of talented (their words, not ours) people, helping to create industry-leading social (and beyond) content. 

In a nutshell, we’re looking for someone who is a platform native and knows how to create content; someone who is on top of the latest platform updates, what’s trending on TikTok and knows how to tap into it; someone who knows how to work with creators and can identify a big idea vs a tactical one and knows how to make it fly.

Your responsibilities.

• You’ll work collaboratively in a fast-paced, constantly-evolving creative environment
• Responsible for creating brilliant assets and generating ideas that wow the client
• Prioritise your workload effectively, meet tight deadlines and adapt where necessary across multiple projects and timelines
• From conception right through to implementation, you'll generate brilliant ideas that can stretch across multiple channels from Editorial to Campaigns – and beyond Social if required
• Able to conceive ideas and create the content that lives on our client’s social feeds, with a strong grasp of developing TikTok content
• Show off your brilliant culture, trends and social knowledge and use it to make ideas that land with audiences

Some specific skills you'll need.

TL;DR:

• Someone who knows how to work with influencers and creators
• Someone who is a platform native and knows how to create
• Someone who understands the latest platform updates
• Someone who understands what's trending and how to tap into it
• Someone who knows their way around TikTok
• Someone who can identify a big idea v. a tactic
• In summary, someone hungry to create iconic, innovative and award-winning content that reaches millions of people

Creativity:

• A conceptual, strategic and creative thinker who is as comfortable tackling big campaigns as they are tactical, evergreen briefs
• You’ll have a passion and enthusiasm for trends, culture and social platforms, and how to transfer that knowledge into content that taps into the social zeitgeist
• Great at generating creative ideas and knowing how to bring them to life across multiple touchpoints
• Strong command of language, able to express ideas simply, with wit and clarity
• Ability to respond to a client’s tone of voice and pass that knowledge onto Juniors

Industry knowledge, expertise, and thirst for innovation:

• You’ve either worked client-side or at an agency and at the very least have had social media specific work experience
• Your TikTok, Instagram and X game has to be particularly strong, and knowing your way around LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat and YouTube certainly wouldn’t hurt
• You have an appreciation for great work – up to date with the latest and greatest, with an excellent knowledge of what’s happening in the industry
• You’re constantly looking for new formats with which to innovate
• You know how to work with creators, and are skilled at finding them
• You have an understanding of the role of paid/organic social media and how it can cleverly play in wider campaigns/marketing plans

Teamwork:

• Openness to feedback, other opinions and ideas
• Ability to go beyond the job description when required to help the team
• Able to team up and collaborate with different people and different departments
• You’re not precious, not hierarchical, no ego (the idea is the boss), just keen to learn and make ideas better. And better.

Extra Awesome:

• A good sense of humour and the ability to present confidently to clients.

Perks of the job.

We also offer several perks, including the following:

• 25 days holiday + 2 annual days for volunteering
• Flexible working, with 2 in-office days expected
• Employee wellbeing perks including things like; EAP mental health support, free membership to both Headspace meditation and Perkbox
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Summer and Christmas company parties
• Pension scheme
• Access to health insurance

Diversity & Inclusion

That Lot is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability status

Note from the talent team: 

 At Weber Shandwick we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. 

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