The Local Project is Australia, New Zealand, and North America's fastest growing design publication, celebrating extraordinary local design to our global community. With a focus on uncovering and understanding the impact that design makes on everyday experiences, The Local Project celebrates honest and human-centred design through premium print, digital, editorial, video and social content, with over 100,000,000+ impressions per month across our owned, operated and third-party platforms.
Role introduction..
As The Local Project’s Content Creator, you will be joining our Social & Digital team to execute premium video and social content across all The Local Project platforms and The Local Productions Client Platforms. You will have a strong understanding of The Local Project’s audience and a passion to create innovative short-form video content that tells authentic, human-centred stories. Please note, this role is full-time based in our Alexandria office with 1 day a week from home, and regular client travel.
Some of the things you'll be working on...
- Ideate, produce and capture short form video content ideas for all of The Local Project’s social platforms.
- Edit short-form video content, adhering to relevant brand guidelines and style guides.
- Manage quality, quantity and filing of in-bound short-form content from external videography teams.
- Interpret creative briefs (internal or external) and execute content from filming to final edit, creating world-class short-form social media content.
- Work with the Founder & Director and Senior Social Media Coordinator to create bespoke short form video content for The Local Project social channels including but not limited to Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Pinterest Idea Pins.
Experience you'll need...
- 3+ years’ experience working across social and digital content, creating strategic short-form, social media content.
- Passion for short-form social media content with a strong understanding of all major social media platforms
- Experience in filming content via iPhone, and editing short-form content via PremierePro and/or Davinci Resolve
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience in communicating with external stakeholders.
- Ability to understand trends in the digital content and social media space.
- Driver’s license and car is required.
What you'll get in return...
Creativity
- You’ll be surrounded by creative minds that inspire and challenge you every day, we’re passionate about our craft and are constantly looking to improve how we do things.
Impact
- In our rapidly growing company, your contributions genuinely matter. You’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact and see the results of your efforts as we continue to expand and evolve.
Cohesion
- We value company connection and once a month we get together to celebrate our wins, learn from our losses and relax together over lunch or a drink.
Development
- We’re committed to helping our team members grow and succeed. We’ll work with you on your goals and get you the right level of exposure to enable your development. Grow with us.
Collaboration
- While we’re mostly office-based, our office is designed to encourage creativity and collaboration. You’ll enjoy a brand-new unit containing a production suite, podcast studio and open plan seating - our leadership team sit on the ground with their teams
Application process
At The Local Project we believe that skills and potential come in various forms. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t meet every single requirement in our job posting, we recognise that every candidate brings a unique set of skills, experiences and perspectives. We’re interested in potential, enthusiasm and dedication to your craft, as well as your experience, so if you believe you can make a meaningful contribution then we encourage you to apply. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of any race, sexual orientation, gender, age or ethnicity, and those who are culturally or linguistically diverse, gender diverse, neuro-diverse or living with a disability.
