Social Media Designer - Graphic Design for Beauty Agency

**Please include a link to your creative portfolio with your resume submission**

JOB TITLE

Social Media Designer

LOCATION

Must be based in or easily accessible to NYC or LA. This role will be fully remote but will need to occasionally attend in-person meetings (estimated 1-2x/quarter).

ABOUT OGAKI

OGAKI is the social-first agency for prestige beauty brands. Select clients include Laura Mercier, Dr. Diamond's Metacine, EltaMD, and Supersuite.

JOB SUMMARY

The Social Media Designer will work closely with the Creative Director and Head of Social to ideate & create engaging, on-brand social content for a variety of clients, with a focus on Instagram and TikTok.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

· Working with the Creative Director and Head of Social to create engaging image and video content, utilizing approved creative direction

· Supporting on creative concept development

· Leading graphic design, creating social-first graphic posts, copy overlays, and Instagram Story layouts with both video and image assets

· Editing video and image assets to create final social-first posts

· Sourcing inspiration and stock assets for clients

· Sourcing commercial-free music for clients

· Building out storyboards and shot lists for client photoshoots 

· Supporting on creative direction, templates, and layouts of social media playbooks

· Supporting on creative direction, templates, and layouts of proposals and client decks

· Staying up-to-date on social media trends and maintaining a sharp awareness of current and emerging trends in the social media landscape for effective content creation

· Organizing and keeping track of available client assets

· Attending internal team calls and occasional client calls

· Communicating with clients and internal cross-functional teams as needed

· Supporting the Creative and Social Media teams with day-to-day needs 

REQUIRED SKILLS

· Knowledge across all social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, etc.)

· Expertise in graphic design, both with video and image assets

· Expertise in image and video editing

· A passion for producing social-first content

· Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines

· Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

· Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly moving environment

· Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to strategize and produce creative concepts that reflect each brand’s objectives

· A strong eye for visual composition

· Knowledge in beauty, wellness, and lifestyle categories

· Proficiency in Figma, Canva, Adobe Suite - Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, AfterEffects, and Premiere Pro - along with social editing tools like CapCut 

· Working knowledge of Google Suite

· Experience with project management tools such as Monday a plus

· Experience with social media planning tools such as Dash Social and Planoly a plus

· Experience with Slack a plus

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

· Experience as a graphic designer for 4-6 years, ideally in an agency setting with beauty brands

· Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio of creating and editing social-first content 

· Understanding of marketing, social media, and brand identity design

SALARY BENEFITS

· $85k-$105k/year based on experience; full-time role

· Medical, vision, and dental insurance

· Remote work environment

· Summer Fridays

· Generous PTO program

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

OGAKI is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.