Social Media Designer/Video Editor II

Summary

Field & Stream is an outdoor lifestyle brand serving hunters, anglers, and outdoor audiences. The Social Media Designer/Video Editor II creates and produces social-first visual stories, including Instagram carousels, short-form video, motion graphics, thumbnails, and platform-specific adaptations, while collaborating with editorial, production, and social teams.

Responsibilities

• Concept, design, and produce Instagram carousels and photo albums that turn editorial stories, field reporting, and visual assets into clear, compelling narratives
• Select images, write or refine concise on-card copy with editors and producers, and build layouts that create a strong opening hook and a reason to keep swiping
• Edit short-form video and create motion graphics, animated text, compositing, and other enhancements for Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and related formats
• Create thumbnails, cover art, social graphics, and cutdowns; adapt stories and campaigns for Instagram Stories and other platform-specific placements
• Partner with the social team, editors, photographers, video producers, and commercial collaborators to translate briefs into original, publish-ready creative
• Develop new visual formats and iterate on existing ones using audience response, platform behavior, and editorial feedback
• Manage multiple daily deadlines; organize working files and source assets; check facts, spelling, image usage, formatting, and export specifications before delivery

Skills

• 3+ years of professional experience designing social-first content and editing short-form video for a media brand, publisher, creative studio, or comparable organization
• Advanced, hands-on proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and After Effects
• A portfolio or links to published work are required with every application. Include examples of Instagram carousels or photo albums, short-form video with motion graphics, and thumbnails or social imagery; identify your specific contribution to collaborative work
• Demonstrated ability to design for Instagram feed and Stories and adapt assets for other social platforms
• Strong writing, proofreading, and visual research skills
• Experience in editorial, outdoor, hunting, fishing, travel, or sports media
• Experience working with photographers, editors, and video producers on rapid-turnaround stories
• Familiarity with audience performance data and using it to improve visual formats and story packaging

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3+ years of professional experience designing social-first content and editing short-form video for a media brand, publisher, creative studio, or comparable organization
• Advanced, hands-on proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and After Effects
• A portfolio or links to published work are required with every application. Include examples of Instagram carousels or photo albums, short-form video with motion graphics, and thumbnails or social imagery; identify your specific contribution to collaborative work
• Demonstrated ability to design for Instagram feed and Stories and adapt assets for other social platforms
• Strong writing, proofreading, and visual research skills

Nice to Haves

• Experience in editorial, outdoor, hunting, fishing, travel, or sports media
• Experience working with photographers, editors, and video producers on rapid-turnaround stories
• Familiarity with audience performance data and using it to improve visual formats and story packaging

Benefits

• Remote (U.S.)