Content Creator Apprentice

Overview

Department: Content Production

Location: Los Angeles

Compensation: $18.50 - $22.00 / hour

Day One Agency is hiring a Content Creator Apprentice. Day One is a creative agency committed to bringing fresh thinking to our work. Every day is day one, a new opportunity to start from the beginning, find a new angle, and let our creativity and curiosity lead us to earn the unexpected. We’ve built a reputation as a creative partner tuned for navigating culture today;

helping brands build legacy through relevance. We’re looking to expand our team with a new Content Creator Apprentice. You’ll become part of an award winning collective of cultural insiders and industry outsiders, all of whom are storytellers at heart.

Below you’ll find some specifics about the role. At Day One, the job description is truly just the start. Our best team members are enthusiasts who opt-in and bring something to the party.

This position is contract, requires a hybrid work schedule, and is only available in Los Angeles.

* TREND FORECASTERS, WRITERS, DESIGNERS, PRODUCERS, PEOPLE PERSONS, DIGITAL NATIVES, CULTURE HEADS, INTERNET ARCHAEOLOGISTS, MEME HISTORIANS

** ORGANIZERS, GLOBETROTTERS, DROPOUTS, SKATE SHOP ALUMNI, FORMER BARISTAS, SELF-TAUGHT DEVS, INDIE PUBLISHERS, FINE ARTISTS, SMALL-TOWN ESCAPEES

The Content Creator Apprentice will help create dynamic social-first and platform-right content for social media platforms like Tik Tok and Instagram. You will work with others to ideate platform specific ideas for a variety of brands then help bring them to life by ideating, hands-on content capture and editing. You’ll have a strong understanding of trends, formats, and audience behavior, and the ability to translate brand strategy into engaging, authentic content that performs well across social platforms.

• Ideate and oversee social video content from concept through to final delivery
• Write, direct, edit and perform in social-first videos for brands
• Combine brands’ communication priorities with social media best practices in entertaining ways
• Utilize editing software (Premiere Pro, Cap Cut) to create videos
• Develop concepts designed to connect with culture, with a focus on earning it
• Shape and develop cohesive narratives, maximizing quality of output
• Scour the internet for all that is new and trending, providing your POV
• Contribute to our agency Social Media Pages
• Ideate on current trends in emerging platforms (ie. Tik Tok, Reels, Triller, etc.)
• Be concept and creative-minded, providing a unique perspective and support for projects
• Contribute to creative strategy sessions by providing ideas and insights to build from
• Collaborate effectively with team members across the agency

• 0-2 years of experience
• Fluency in social media platforms (Tik Tok, Instagram, Snapchat) and internet in content & trends
• Experience in editing software (Premiere Pro, Cap Cut)
• Strong comedic instincts and ability to perform on-camera is a plus
• Experience managing multiple creative projects at once
• Comfortable working cross-discipline
• Comfortable with complex assignments and working with a diverse team
• Able to work independently with guidance and support when needed
• Entrepreneurial spirit and a style that inspires
• Agile, passionate and dedicated to the work

• Have prior experience creating social video content for brands
• Create memes
• Have created consistent content or “viral” work

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The company does not sponsor or take over sponsorship of work visas.