Social Creative – 4 month contract
Job Description
Overview
Brave Bison is a media, marketing and technology company purpose-built for the digital era. Our business comprises award-winning arms including Brave Bison Performance, Brave Bison Commerce and SocialChain, supported by a social-first media network delivering billions of monthly views across platforms such as YouTube, Snap, Meta and TikTok. We work globally with leading brands to navigate the complexities of the modern marketing landscape and drive growth through dynamic digital solutions.
Our Mission
In a world of constant change with new platforms, behaviours, audiences, trends, technologies and regulations, we simplify complexity for our clients. Our mission is to craft innovative digital solutions that anticipate and outpace tomorrow’s challenges, enabling clear paths to growth.
Our Values
- Bold: We embrace change and challenge convention, pushing boundaries and championing discovery through deep client understanding and continuous learning.
- Connected: We collaborate effectively, linking clients, partners and experts to deliver agile solutions with transparency and shared ambition.
- Positive: We foster an inclusive, supportive environment where everyone belongs and enjoys their work.
- Constant: We focus on outcomes over outputs, driven by passion, data and continuous improvement.
Brave Bison Performance
With over 20 years’ experience, Brave Bison Performance helps brands grow through digital media by leveraging data, partners and technology. We invest budgets strategically and align our success with that of our clients, standing for braver digital in a world of opportunity.
Role Overview
We are seeking a Social Creative who combines creator instincts with copywriting skills and a deep understanding of social media. Whether you run your own channel, experiment with video editing tools like CapCut, or craft compelling one-liners, you know how to capture attention quickly and create engaging content. This role is broad and flexible, welcoming strengths in writing, video production or editing. If you are passionate about social storytelling and adaptable across diverse sectors, we would like to hear from you.
Role & Responsibilities
- Social-First Creative Development
- Create platform-native content for Meta, TikTok and other key social channels.
- Write engaging paid social copy including hooks, angles, CTAs, headlines and scroll-stopping one-liners.
- Produce or edit short-form video using tools such as CapCut, leveraging trends, memes, pacing and storytelling techniques.
- Develop ad concepts that deliver messages faster than organic content.
- Creative Strategy and Experimentation
- Translate audience insights, platform trends and performance data into creative ideas and testable hypotheses.
- Collaborate with strategists and designers to develop new angles, scripts, formats and testing variations.
- Stay informed on creator culture, platform behaviours and emerging formats to bring fresh perspectives.
- Content Scouting and Ideation
- Source user-generated content, creator-style visuals and clips aligned with platform norms and brand needs.
- Draw inspiration from social trends, memes and storytelling devices.
- Understand audience behaviours and tailor creative direction accordingly.
- Performance-Led Creativity
- Use performance data to iterate and evolve ideas that drive results.
- Develop variations on hooks, angles and scripts to optimise tests.
- Balance creative instinct with a growth mindset focused on impact.
Qualifications & Skills
- Social native with experience creating content or building a following, and a natural ability to think in hooks.
- Strong creative instincts blending insight, humour and storytelling into high-performing content.
- Experience with TikTok, Instagram, Meta and YouTube in creative roles such as creator, copywriter, editor or strategist.
- Proficient in quick-turn short-form video editing using CapCut or similar tools.
- Ability to switch tone, sector and style rapidly across diverse industries including beauty, pet care, travel and finance.
- Curious, collaborative and adaptable with a passion for experimentation and creative iteration.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Proficient in AI tools including LLMs, CustomGPTs and generative image/video software to enhance ideation, scripting, research and production.
What You’ll Get
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to attract and retain top talent. As the UK’s first carbon neutral agency since 2018, we are committed to sustainability across greenhouse gases, waste & recycling, and sustainable consumption.
Additional benefits include:
- Dynamic working: flexible location and hours to support work-life balance.
- Private medical insurance for you and your family.
- Income protection for peace of mind.
- Calm subscription to support mental wellbeing.
- 25 days annual leave, increasing to 27 days after three years and up to 30 days subsequently.
- Christmas closure with no holiday deduction.
- Birthday day off to celebrate your special day.
- Summer hours: early finish at 3pm every Friday from June to August.
- OpenUp: unlimited coaching and counselling support.
- Remote working: opportunity to work abroad for up to one month per year.
- Performance and salary reviews twice yearly.
