Our company is committed to being trusted voices of light and truth reaching hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATOR
REPORTS TO
Portfolio & Content Manager
LOCATION
Corporate Office
Salt Lake City, UT
STARTING DATE
Immediately
POSITION TYPE
Full Time
Our Company
Deseret Book Company is a mission-driven company building a culture that encourages diversity in thought, product and experiences. Our mission is to create, publish, and deliver products and experiences that cultivate stories worth telling, questions worth exploring, and beauty worth sharing.
We’re a company that understands each person with whom we engage is seeking something to help them find peace and comfort, learn, grow, and bring more light and spiritual truth into their lives. If you’re passionate about inspiring people to live better lives, then this is a place where you will find it.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Deseret Book Company is looking for a Social Media Content Creator who will populate our channels with engaging, inspirational messages. This person is a strong visual communicator, a capable content marketer and a student of social media trends and audience.
The Social Media Content Creator will work closely with the Social Media Specialist and will collaborate and engage with peers across departments to serve our communities. To serve our communities well, the Social Media Content Creator needs to understand the needs and culture of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
- In addition to your job application, please upload a link to your portfolio. Without this link, your application will not be considered**
Responsibilities
85% Content Creation –The Social Media Content Creator is executing strategic content every day across four channels (LDS Living, Magnify, All In, CFM at Home).
- Create 15-20 Instagram posts per week.
- Ideate and edit 4-5 high performing reels or videos per week.
- Photograph and film product and people, as needed.
- Play a collaborative role in brainstorming visuals and creating content with purpose.
- Cross train for content creation on other DB accounts needed.
15% Ideation and Research – Stay up to date on social media features and provide insight as to which content types could be used to reach and engage audiences. Curate and maintain fresh, organized image libraries.
- On a quarterly or as needed basis, help conceptualize and update the visual identity for each brand.
- Update stock image and video libraries for each of the brands on a weekly basis.
- Monitor industry trends and social media performance, using data-driven insight to refine design and improve user engagement.
- Be a consumer of social media content to bring forward fresh ideas and inspiration.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 2-3 years of experience creating visually appealing social media content for brands. (portfolio required)
- Proven ability to create or select content with an angle and audience appeal.
- Practiced at using the Adobe suite (Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and Photoshop)
- Practiced at making videos and reels for social media.
- Understands, and has an eye for implementing brand aesthetics.
- An understanding of how to use different social media platforms and their features effectively
- Ability to create compelling captions and descriptions for posts.
- Great team-player who works well in a collaborative environment
- Deadline and detail-oriented: ability to analyze results, prioritize work, and organize time
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
Benefits
- Excellent medical, dental, and life insurance
- 401(k) savings plan with company matching funds
- Company-funded retirement plan
- Merchandise discount
- Discounted UTA Eco pass
- Paid leave and holidays
- Great work environment
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We're committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career. We are an equal-opportunity employer and are committed to a team and culture that embraces and celebrates diversity and inclusion without regard to race, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the State of Utah.
