Content Lead

American Housing
New York +1 more

Who this role is best for

Geared toward video-first storytellers comfortable with cross-platform content production, this senior role demands experience in managing teams and adapting creative output to brand objectives across multiple locations.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in creative direction and video production across multiple platforms
    — “Experience across creative direction, storytelling, videography, and editing.
  • Individuals who have built and scaled social brands with measurable audience growth
    — “3-5+ years of experience building and scaling a personal or company social brand with tangible results in growth of the audience.
  • Candidates with a passion for homebuilding, technology, or design and a strong on-camera presence
    — “A personal passion for homebuilding, technology, or design. Experience interviewing guests or hosting on camera.

Things to consider

  • This role involves managing both solo and large-scale productions, requiring adaptability and leadership skills.
    — “Ability to lead both lean solo shoots and coordinate larger, more complex productions.
  • The position requires frequent travel and potential relocation, which may impact personal life and work-life balance.
    — “This is a full-time role in our Austin, TX office, with some project-related travel. We welcome and support relocations.

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to manage content teams and execute multi-platform video strategies.
    — “Direct experience managing a content production team (editors, clippers, writers, producers).
  • Showcase your flexibility in adapting creative output to align with brand tone and audience preferences.
    — “Readiness to balance personal creative point of view with brand objectives.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn video formats.
    — “Fluency across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, understanding of platform distinctions, and ability to adapt content to each.
  • Include examples of content planning and distribution across social channels in your portfolio or resume.
    — “Own the content planning across the company's social channels (in particular, short- and long-form video on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn).
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid

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What success looks like

  • owns ideation and production of content
  • builds and scales social brand
Typical background
3-5+ years of experience in content creation

Skills & requirements

Required

Content StrategyVideo ProductionSocial Media ManagementBrandingContent Planning

Preferred

Homebuilding Industry KnowledgeTechnology Understanding

Stack & domain

VideographyEditingScriptingStoryboardingFilmingAudio CaptureLeadershipCommunicationTechnologyDesign

About the role

Original posting from American Housing via Ashby

The American Housing Corporation (American Housing) is looking for a video-first content creator to tell one of the most ambitious stories in American industry right now: a vertically integrated homebuilder designing, manufacturing, and building new homes across the country. You will own ideation, content strategy, and production, building the record of a company reinventing how America builds. This is a full-time role in our Austin, TX office, with some project-related travel. We welcome and support relocations.

What You'll Do

  • Ideate new content formats and series that capture American Housing's mission and unique approach to homebuilding.
  • Pitch concepts and creative direction to the executive team and turn them into tangible production plans.
  • Workshop with Brand the content roadmap, and our unique tone-of-voice, and style.
  • Own the content planning across the company's social channels (in particular, short- and long-form video on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn).
  • Direct content production from concept to delivery: scripting, storyboarding, filming, audio capture, editing, and distribution.
  • Source and manage freelancers, contractors, and equipment rentals as needed for bigger shoots.
  • Operate both on camera (hosting, interviewing) and off camera (directing others, shooting, editing) depending on a particular project and format needs.
  • Maintain a content library of photo and video assets; continuously document manufacturing process, factory build-out, new construction, behind-the-scenes, and home tours.
  • Distribute and adapt content across social platforms, tailoring format to each channel's audience.
  • Manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Track content performance and iterate based on what resonates with our audiences.

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of experience building and scaling a personal or company social brand with tangible results in growth of the audience.
  • Experience across creative direction, storytelling, videography, and editing.
  • A personal passion for homebuilding, technology, or design.
  • Ability to lead both lean solo shoots and coordinate larger, more complex productions. Direct experience managing a content production team (editors, clippers, writers, producers).
  • Fluency across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, understanding of platform distinctions, and ability to adapt content to each.
  • Experience interviewing guests or hosting on camera.
  • Readiness to balance personal creative point of view with brand objectives.
  • Comfortable presenting concepts to executives and incorporating feedback quickly.
  • Proactive and able to operate with minimal oversight.

Source: American Housing careers (Ashby)

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