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About the Role

This is a hands-on, technical role for a hybrid Social Editor and Motion Designer who excels at the art of the social remix. You will transform assets into unexpected, hook-driven stories that define the level of our social-first output.

Responsibilities

• Transforming existing assets into engaging, social-first content.
• Generating both reactive and proactive creative ideas, remixing shot footage, edited campaigns and brand assets into high-performing Reels, Stories and carousels.
• Creating visually distinctive, platform-native content designed to maximise engagement.
• Building a portfolio showcasing a broad range of remixed social video, incorporating motion graphics, native platform UI elements and, where appropriate, light CGI techniques.
• Delivering everything from rapid-turnaround lo-fi edits to complex, large-scale content projects, often managing multiple outputs simultaneously.
• Producing a consistent stream of high-quality social-first content and assets tailored to the unique requirements of each platform.
• Applying performance-led editing principles, creating and testing content variations to improve engagement and campaign effectiveness.
• Leveraging a strong understanding of motion design to elevate creative concepts and translate big campaign ideas into compelling social executions.
• Mastering hooks, pacing, transitions and visual storytelling to create thumb-stopping content that drives attention and action.
• Taking ownership of the post-production process from concept through to final delivery.
• Identifying and amplifying hook-worthy moments within existing content, reimagining assets to resonate with new audiences and social behaviours.
• Owning the content creation and production workflow, building scalable systems that support efficient, high-volume output.
• Developing and maintaining templates, asset libraries and file structures that enable teams to produce content consistently, efficiently and at scale.
• Adapting and remixing social formats to create content that taps into culture, trends and audience behaviours.
• Leading the creative transformation of brand assets, ensuring all content is culturally relevant, platform-native and ready for distribution.
• Independently generating compelling video concepts.
• Using AI-powered tools to enhance creative development, asset production and workflow efficiency.
• Developing ideas from scratch or unlocking opportunities from existing footage while remaining aligned to brand strategy.
• Mentoring and upskilling cross-functional teams, fostering excellence in social-first creative thinking and remix culture.
• Introducing new processes and ways of working that strengthen collaboration and contribute to a positive team culture.
• Using performance insights to refine hooks, storytelling and pacing.
• Staying curious and engaged with the fast-moving social media landscape, emerging platforms and evolving content trends.

Requirements

• Previously worked as a Senior Social Editor, Motion Designer, Senior Content Creator, or similar.
• Strong track record of transforming existing assets into engaging, social-first content.
• Demonstrated success in generating both reactive and proactive creative ideas.
• Moved beyond traditional cut-downs and horizontal edits.
• Built a portfolio showcasing a broad range of remixed social video.
• Delivered everything from rapid-turnaround lo-fi edits to complex, large-scale content projects.
• Produced a consistent stream of high-quality social-first content and assets tailored to the unique requirements of each platform.
• Applied performance-led editing principles.
• Leveraged a strong understanding of motion design.
• Demonstrated mastery of hooks, pacing, transitions and visual storytelling.
• Taken ownership of the post-production process from concept through to final delivery.
• Identified and amplified hook-worthy moments within existing content.
• Owned the content creation and production workflow.
• Maintained advanced proficiency across Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and mobile-first editing tools such as CapCut.
• Developed and maintained templates, asset libraries and file structures.
• Solution-oriented self-starter who combines creative autonomy with hands-on execution.
• Strong understanding of how to adapt and remix social formats.
• Proven ability to lead the creative transformation of brand assets.
• An original thinker.
• Deep expertise across design disciplines, including layout, typography and motion design.
• Confidence using AI-powered tools.
• A maker mindset.
• Experience mentoring and upskilling cross-functional teams.
• A passion for introducing new processes and ways of working.
• Data-literate.
• Naturally curious and highly engaged with the fast-moving social media landscape, emerging platforms and evolving content trends.

Skills

• Social Media
• Influencer Marketing
• Social Editing
• Motion Design
• Social Remix
• Content Creation
• Reels
• Stories
• Carousels
• Motion Graphics
• CGI Techniques
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• After Effects
• CapCut
• AI-powered tools
• Layout
• Typography
• Performance-led editing
• Visual Storytelling

Location

• Global

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior

Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• WAS Passport scheme
• Work From Anywhere schemes

About the Company

• Global socially-led creative agency with unrivalled social media and influencer marketing expertise.
• Over 1,200 people in four continents.
• Delivers a global perspective to clients in a time when social media is shaping culture.
• Multi award-winning agency, with Cannes Lions, One Show, Webby and Shorty Awards.
• Has helped Amazon Music, Activision and Adidas deliver some of their biggest and most innovative campaigns to date.
• Helps educate the wider industry through its Instagram publication The Feed.
• Events registered or tuned into by 6,500 people last year.
• Reports garnered more than 20 million views.

Equal Opportunity

• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion runs in the water here at We Are Social. We are transparent about the changes that are needed, we are focused on making real strides, both internally and within the industry and we strive to truly be a workplace that represents, supports and advocates for ALL.
• Inclusion at every level is crucial to creative innovation and success, and we want to create a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging.
• We welcome and encourage talent from ALL backgrounds and are committed to creating a representative team that can deliver creative excellence.
• If you require any support, adjustments or accommodations for any reason whatsoever during the recruitment process, please let us know via recruitment@wearesocial.net