Senior Content Creator

About the role

While remote, applicants must be located in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area (or willing to relocate).

Experienced storytellers wanted. Sr. Content Creators are unique hybrid creatives that are well-versed in the content and social space. They can concept and create content in various forms - primarily video and photography for social media. They have the ability to shoot and edit, for social platforms like TikTok and Instagram. They are quick thinkers and adaptable to unforeseen situations. Improvisation is a highly valued skill.

On The Bananary Content Team, Sr. Content Creators carry a high volume of concurrent, small-to-mid scale projects, lead content capture shoots, and share the techniques that work with the rest of the team. This is a senior individual contributor role in the team's Content Creation function.

Key Role

Make standout social content at volume, push into new territory. (craft + ideas)

What You'll Own

• Concepting and creating original video and photo content for social media including: TikTok, Instagram, Reels, Facebook, YouTube Shorts and others, often turning campaign ideas into platform-native executions.
• Carry a high volume of concurrent projects, from content capture shoots to quick-turn edits, cutdowns, and versioning, and keep each one on schedule.
• Own the making from shot list to delivery: build the shot list, direct talent, shoot, offload and organize footage, set up and cut the edit, add graphics, and deliver.
• In prep, help the Social Content Producer develop the overall production plan and define equipment needs.
• Shoot mostly for social on iPhone and the team's cinema cameras, including the Canon R5 C, Canon C200, DJI Ronin 4D, and Blackmagic Pocket 6K, and shoot stills when needed.
• Work hand in hand with Social Content Producers, who handle the estimate, casting, locations, crew, permits, and schedule and see the work through post.
• Being a social native. Understanding capabilities within the various social platforms. Must stay on top of trends.
• Strong proficiency with production equipment and editing software. Staying on top of advancements.
• Learn and police BarkleyOKRP legal policies regarding social media including intellectual property and popular music, plus creator and talent usage rights, AI-generated content, and platform and category rules for regulated clients such as alcohol and financial services.
• Receive and apply feedback from reviews both internal and with clients
• Produce quickly and efficiently
• Can lead a team on a content capture shoot or small-scale production, communicates clear direction and assignments to team members and talent.
• Collaborates with creatives, client experience (account management), project managers, producers, editors, and motion designers
• Build and run your Premiere Pro projects to the team's shared standards for project setup, file naming, asset management, and archiving across offices, and suggest improvements as the team scales.

AI-Forward Production (A Plus)

• A plus: using AI-assisted workflows on live projects where they help.
• Test new tools and techniques on real work and turn the ones that work into repeatable steps the team can use.
• Contribute to the team's Innovation & Operations work, such as workflow improvements, internal tools, and automation.
• If you use AI-generated elements, confirm rights, licensing, and disclosure requirements before they go into client work.

Growing the Team

• Mentor Content Creators with hands-on coaching on shooting, editing, platform craft, and working efficiently at volume.
• Share techniques, templates, and shortcuts so the whole team gets faster.

What You Bring

• Portfolio or proven experience in content creation for social (reel, portfolio website, links to live content)
• Must edit in Adobe Premiere Pro as your main editing tool
• A plus: experience using AI-assisted tools on real, published content
• An appreciation for craft filmmaking and a working understanding of production workflows, at least at a small scale
• A track record of managing many concurrent, quick-turn projects with shifting timelines and priorities
• A plus: experience shooting on RED cameras
• Operates at the speed of culture
• Has social intuition and knows what will and will not work on platforms
• Knows how to shoot content on iPhone

Who You Are

• You treat a well-organized project setup and steady project management as part of the craft.
• You communicate clearly and often, working with resource management and senior leadership to keep everyone current as timelines shift, which is normal in production.
• You build and run projects in a way that sets others up for success, so a teammate can open your work and keep going.
• You take pride in being a humble collaborator.
• You bring a strong point of view, and you know when to adopt the point of view of a more senior teammate or the client.
• You know the team succeeds when we all work in a shared, organized way and set each other up for success.
• You're always growing and learning, and you look for solutions.

Success Looks Like

• Content capture shoots that come back with everything needed, on schedule and on budget
• Consistent quality across a full slate of concurrent projects
• Shooting and editing techniques you introduced in regular use across the team
• Content Creators improving with your coaching

BarkleyOKRP's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging

• At BarkleyOKRP, DEI+B drives work that matters. We believe people and creativity are made of the same substance, and when every perspective is valued, the impact is stronger. We build belonging as a business strategy, power inclusive creativity that delivers measurable results, and hold ourselves accountable as a B Corp committed to progress over performative intent. When people are valued, the work carries greater impact.