Jobs at Zinc Network (Now Hiring) — 3 open

Zinc Network seeks a Russian speaking Social Content Producer to create impactful visual concepts for global campaigns on critical social issues.

The Social Content Producer will be a creative thinker and hands-on member of the team, responsible for developing and creating engaging, innovative and diverse social content at pace across various social media platforms. This is a versatile role, which requires someone who can independently research the topics we are working on, have a good level of copywriting skills as well as be able to produce high-quality and relevant social media content (video and static) from start to finish. You will be knowledgeable about various social content formats and emerging trends.

This is a great opportunity for someone curious and playful with design, continually pushing boundaries, testing and learning from content performance. The Social Content Producer will be based in London and will be expected to come into the office up to twice a week.

If you are a creative, adaptable, and results-driven individual with a strong passion for digital media and addressing intricate social challenges, we invite you to apply and be a key player in shaping our digital campaigns.

This role is dependent on contract award. Once awarded, it will be a three year contract due to start from September.

What you’ll be doing

• Rapidly digesting content briefs.
• Conducting independent research on project topics and content formats.
• Pitching in on creative campaign brainstorms with internal project teams.
• Generating innovative social content ideas and pitching them internally and externally with our clients and project partners effectively.
• Working collaboratively across the creative, digital and strategy teams (and the wider organisation) ensuring content messaging is effective.
• Design and produce captivating video and static social content using design software such as Premiere, InDesign, Photoshop, Canva and Aftereffects.
• Optimising content before distribution - considering various aspect ratios, design safe-zones and accessibility requirements across different platforms.
• Copywriting punchy social content captions including hashtags.
• Actively reviewing performance reports in order learn and improve engagement through design.

• 3+ years experience as a Social Media Content Producer or similar role.
• Russian language skills
• Proficient in content creation tools and software, such as Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or similar.
• Excellent creative copywriting skills with the ability to write clearly and concisely for different online audiences.
• Confident user of video editing software including Premiere Pro/Final Cut Pro (Premiere preferred) as well as generative AI tools.
• Previous experience of scripting/storyboarding, designing and animation preferred.
• Previous experience working in a news/documentary environment preferred e.g. producing social content for a news organisation where all information is fact-checked.
• Experience working in or creating content for audiences in Eastern Europe
• Must have lived in the UK for 5+ years