Social Content Creator

Create short-form videos, social posts, and simple explainers that help Modern Action reach more people.

Modern Action is hiring a Video Social Content Creator to help grow our audience across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, X, LinkedIn, and other social channels.

This is a content creation and social growth role.

You will create short-form videos, write social posts, test new formats, study performance, and help us learn which topics, hooks, and formats help Modern Action reach more people.

Short-form video is a major part of the role. You should be comfortable creating Reels, TikToks, Shorts, voiceovers, screen-recorded explainers, trend-based videos, and fast reactions to current events.

The role also includes written social posts, content repurposing, simple graphics or carousels, and testing hooks, formats, and posting styles.

We are still learning what works on each channel. Part of the job is to suggest ideas, test formats, study what works, and help Modern Action make content people understand, share, and act on.

You do not need to be a policy expert. You do need to be curious, fast, creative, accurate, and willing to learn.

What You'll Do

• Create short-form videos for Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.
• Write hooks, scripts, captions, posts, and social copy.
• Film, edit, or produce short-form video content.
• Help grow Modern Action on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, X, LinkedIn, and other channels.
• Turn current events, legislation, and civic issues into content people can understand and engage with.
• Repurpose newsletters, blog posts, platform pages, and campaigns into social content.
• Create simple graphics, carousels, clips, or explainers when useful.
• Spot trends, actionable news, and content opportunities.
• Suggest and test new content ideas.
• Track performance and improve based on views, watch time, shares, saves, comments, follows, signups, and site traffic.
• Work directly with the founder to decide what to test, what to improve, and what to double down on.

This is a high-output role. We are looking for someone comfortable moving quickly, testing often, and learning from performance data.

Over time, we want to build a consistent social presence across multiple platforms, especially short-form video.

Who You Are

You might be a fit if:

• You understand short-form platforms and what makes people stop scrolling.
• You can write strong hooks.
• You move fast.
• You like testing ideas instead of waiting for a perfect plan.
• You can learn unfamiliar topics quickly.
• You are comfortable with current events and civic issues.
• You can explain complicated topics clearly without making them feel dumbed down.
• You have opinions about what works online and why.
• You are not precious about ideas. If something does not work, you move on and try the next thing.
• You care about making civic information more understandable and useful.

Experience matters, but we are open. If you are early but clearly sharp, hungry, creative, and good at learning, we want to hear from you.

Must-Haves

• Some proof that you understand short-form content.
• Willingness and ability to create short-form video.
• Ability to create content quickly.
• Strong sense of hooks, pacing, trends, and retention.
• Strong writing skills.
• Willingness to learn civic, political, and legislative topics.
• Comfort using tools like CapCut, TikTok editor, Instagram editor, Premiere, Descript, Canva, or similar.
• Ability to work remotely and communicate clearly.

Nice to Have

• Experience growing a TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, X, LinkedIn, or creator account.
• Experience making educational, news, politics, history, finance, law, or explainer content.
• On-camera comfort.
• Basic graphic or design skills.
• Familiarity with Congress, elections, policy, or civic issues.
• Experience reading analytics and improving content based on performance.
• Experience repurposing long-form content into short-form social posts.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means Modern Action's social audience is growing and our content is getting sharper over time.

We care about:

• Follower growth.
• Views.
• Watch time and retention.
• Shares.
• Saves.
• Comments.
• Email signups.
• Site traffic.
• Output volume.
• Repeatable formats that work.

This role is for someone who wants to help figure out what Modern Action should become on social, not just execute a fixed list of posts.

How to Apply

Email colum@modernaction.io with:

• A few sentences on why this role interests you.
• Links to short-form videos, social posts, or creator work you have made.
• Anything you have made that got views, engagement, or strong feedback. Include numbers if you have them.
• One content experiment you would run for Modern Action.
• the platform
• the hook or angle
• the format
• why you think it could work
• Optional but encouraged: make a quick 30 to 60 second sample video explaining a current political, civic, or government issue in a way people would actually watch.

Pay: $1,600.00 per month

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Work Location: Remote