Legacy Contingent – Social Content Creator

Animation, Design & Illustration

April 11, 2023

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Job Description

Social Content Creator

Our client in

Santa Monica, CA

is looking for hardworking, motivated talent to join their team.

Don’t wait… apply today!

What’s in it for you?

$64-72.41/hr
Remote
Contract
Full time

Job Description:

3 month contract

Social Content Creator

– Remote Contract Role

Warcraft Arclight Rumble Social Content Creator – Remote Contract Role

Blizzard Entertainment’s Creative Marketing Services is looking for an experienced Social

Content Creator to ideate with our digital marketing team and develop industry-leading

social content for our channels. If you’re a passionate mobile midcore action strategy player,

have a familiarity with the World of Warcraft universe, and love being on the front lines of

daily social content like TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and more, this is the role for you!

Whether you are designing and creating static images, coming up with Arclight memes,

capturing in-game content, editing video related to the trends of the day, or creating longer

lead interactive content, our ideal candidate must always seem to be asking, “Wouldn’t it be

funny if….?”

A person will be successful in this role if they understand the visual vocabulary of a variety

of platforms including best practices for Twitter, Instagram with an emphasis on TikTok. This

candidate must have a versatile technical skillset, the ability to work/capture footage within

game engines, and a creative mindset to push boundaries. Additionally, the right candidate

will have a deep understanding of social media trends, how platforms function, and a basic

understanding of creative performance KPIs. Strong communications skills are needed for

fantastic presentations and storytelling as a key voice of the Arclight social creative team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

● Create video, static, and interactive assets in support of our major releases and

content updates

● Versioning assets to various specifications including resolution, aspect ratios, and file

types for various social channels

● Maintain knowledge of digital technology and social media trends, media

requirements, and best practices.

● Choose effective social media marketing components and devise effective visual

strategies to promote Warcraft Arclight Rumble marketing campaigns. Collaborate

with partners in Creative Services, as well as the consumer marketing teams to

launch and support major game titles as well as day to day social content.

● Provide key assets to regional teams

● Understand the goals of a given project – knowing the right questions to ask and

knowing how to track down answers, taking feedback, and following through as

needed to complete a project. Manipulate image composition and perform basic

paint overs when necessary.

REQUIREMENTS

● 3+ years professional experience in creating social content from initial concept to

creative delivery

● Knowledge and passion for mobile midcore action strategy games

● Become an expert within the Warcraft Arclight Rumble universe and gameplay

● Familiarity with the World of Warcraft universe, story and characters.

● High levels of creativity, and demonstrated ability to generate innovative concepts,

designs, and ideas. Strong conceptual skills and the ability to execute creative

effectively and iterate.

● Exceptional eye for composition, contrast, and color. Comprehensive understanding

of design principles and typography.

● Experience creating content for multiple social platforms including TikTok, Twitter,

Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, and emerging channels

● General understanding of best practices, technical requirements, and specs for

developing content for social media channels. Knowledge of image formats and

video codecs.

● Expert-level knowledge of Adobe Master Suite apps. (including Photoshop,

Premiere, After Effects, etc).

● Basic familiarity with game design engines (i.e. Unity) and how to in-game capture

and repurpose game assets for marketing design

● Demonstrate the ability to develop meaningful content by participating in internal

weekly sprints, ideating and presenting to stakeholders

● Able to work under pressure in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with frequent

priority shifts.

● Able to work well in a collaborative team environment, and within an iterative design

process.

● A passion for video games, movies, graphic novels, science fiction, and other

elements of pop culture.

● Remote roles must work core team hours (PST). Roles that convert to full-time

employees must be willing to relocate. Full-time employment is not guaranteed.

PLUSES

● Familiarity working on a PC

● Basic familiarity with game design engines (i.e. Unity) and how to repurpose game

assets for marketing design

● Knowledge of Maya, 3Dmax, zBrush, or other 3D animation/modeling software

● Experience as a digital artist/illustrator and relevant software

● Experience in the game industry

● Experience with photography, cinematography and/or machinima

● Experience working in a mobile publishing organization

● A passion for video games, movies, graphic novels, science fiction, and other

elements of pop culture