Social Media Video Specialist
Listed on 2026-08-06
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Creative Arts/Media
Digital Marketing, Creative Advertising / Marketing -
Marketing / Advertising / PR
Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Creative Advertising / Marketing
and the job listing Expires on August 17, 2026
This is a 25–35 hour / week Specialist position for Fall 2026, based in New Orleans. We’re seeking a Social Media Video Specialist to help our Creative team capture and create short-form video destined for Instagram Reels, Tik Tok, and Youtube Shorts, both in front of and behind the camera. This is a great fit for someone building a portfolio in video marketing or social media.
You’ll work closely with our Creative team on local shoots, on-camera content, and everything that goes into producing a good short-form video.
We are a smaller business that puts people first — which means we take the time to review each application that comes in ourselves, not with an AI processor. We ask that you approach this application in kind, writing your answers yourself and limiting the use of AI so we get to know the real you.
Job Responsibilities
Depending on your strengths, you may develop skills in:
- Helping research social media video trends and brainstorm short-form video concepts alongside our Creative & Social Media teams
- Appearing on camera for short-form video content, on your own or alongside a team, for client accounts and our own agency channels
- Attending local shoots for Online Optimism and our clients, helping capture footage and problem-solve on-site
- Sorting and organizing footage and stills after shoots
- Assisting with basic video editing and clip prep alongside our editing team
Where You’ll Work
Online Optimism is an award winning creative digital agency founded in 2012 recognized for our commitment to staff and company culture. We’ve been named a Best Place to Work in New Orleans 8 times.
We offer a hybrid work environment where you can choose to work in-office at our headquarters in New Orleans, or at home every day.
Who are we looking for?
You want:
- To build your video marketing or social media portfolio.
- To get more comfortable in front of a camera, on your own or with a team.
- Real, hands-on experience helping create content for local and national clients.
- To learn how a short-form video idea moves from trend to final post.
You have:
- A creator’s instinct for what makes a short-form video work.
- An eye for social media video trends and short-form storytelling.
- Comfort, or growing confidence, in front of a camera.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Reliability and availability to travel to shoots around the New Orleans area.
You’re excited by:
- Helping brainstorm video ideas for clients across a range of industries, plus our own agency content.
- Being both in front of and behind the camera, depending on what a shoot needs.
- Researching social media video trends to stay ahead of what’s working right now.
- Growing a video marketing portfolio (not a filmmaking reel).
- Strong candidates will be contacted via email to complete a 2-hour assignment for fake clients, which you will be compensated for with a $35 Visa gift card for your time spent on it.
- We’ll review all of the assignments and move the top 2–3 candidates forward.
- We make the top applicant an offer, and provide you with 2–3 days to make a decision. You (hopefully) accept and become an Optimist for the season!
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