Senior Social-Media Content Producer (Contract, 6 months)

Details

Compensation: US $10,000 / month + travel expenses & per-diem on the road
Commitment: 40 hrs / week remote (Pre-production & strategy) → on-site with crew during LA → Boston electric-skate expedition (est. 4-6 weeks)
Reports to: Founder / Athlete

1. Mission
Own the end-to-end growth of a multi-platform brand documenting a world-record electric-skate training program and cross-country attempt. You will design the strategy, direct the shoots, edit for every major platform, publish on a tight cadence, and iterate from analytics. Think show-runner + growth hacker + senior editor in one. Similar senior roles are commonly listed as “Senior Social Media Producer” or “Digital Content Producer” in major media companies.


2. Key Outcomes (first 6 months)

Manage and grow go to market with Youtube, Instagram, Tiktok, and possibly X & Snap for brand growth.

3. Responsibilities
Strategy & Channel Architecture

Audit existing presence; build 12-week content roadmap with KPI ladders.

Establish brand voice, visual language, hashtag/titling taxonomies.

Creative Direction & Pre-pro

Weekly shot lists, story arcs, gear plans; coach on-camera talent remotely.

Build repeatable “series” formats (e.g., Training Log, Gear Breakdown, Daily Road Recap).

Production Management

Remote QC of self-shot footage; provide rapid feedback loops.

On-road: operate B-cam & drone, capture b-roll, manage DIT, back-ups.

Editing & Asset Creation

Edit, color, sound-mix, motion GFX, captions, and thumbnails.

Version each master for YT 16:9, Shorts/Reels 9:16, X 1:1/16:9, Snapchat spotlight.

Publishing & Growth

Schedule via Sprout/Later; A/B thumbnails & hooks; community-manage comments.

Produce weekly insights decks; pivot content based on retention & CTR.

Partnership & Monetization Support

Coordinate sponsor deliverables, whitelisting, usage rights, and paid boosts.

4. Must-Have Experience & Skills
7+ yrs professional content production with viral channel wins (100k→1 M growth stories).

Proven track record owning end-to-end social campaigns for adventure, sports, or documentary projects.

Expert in Premiere / DaVinci + After Effects; fast turnaround workflow; LUT/color mastery.

Fluent in YouTube Studio, TikTok Analytics, X Pro; data-driven decision-making.

nice to have: Drone Part 107 cert and multi-camera field production chops (Sony/Canon/GoPro/360).

Strong copywriting for hooks, headlines, CTAs, and sponsor tags.

Road-warrior mindset: can live-edit from a van, manage nightly uploads over Starlink.

Excellent project-management skills; Asana or Notion power-user.

5. Nice-to-Haves
Prior experience launching personal-brand channels from scratch.

Motion-graphics package design and template automation.

Relationships with adventure-sports or tech gear sponsors.

Basic paid-media buying (TikTok Spark Ads, YouTube Promotions).

6. Contract Terms

Item Detail
Duration 6 months (May 15 – Nov 15, 2025)
Rate $10,000 / month (1099)
Travel All expedition expenses covered (flight, lodging, per-diem)
IP & Usage Client retains full rights; producer credits available on discussion
Equipment Client supplies all camera gear
Payment schedule Net-15 monthly against deliverables

7. How to Apply
Email andres@augustmonarch.com with:

One-page pitch: how you’d hit the targets above.

Top 3 channel case studies (links + before/after metrics).

Reel (≤ 90 sec) highlighting long-form edits + vertical shorts.

Availability for remote start and travel window (mid-June – late July).