Junior Content Creator at AdventureLife Media Services
About Us:
We are a team of highly motivated creatives who combine industry expertise with outdoor adeptness to create marketing campaigns and content for the outdoor industry, as well as the corporate world. Our wide range of skills and interests are matched by our vast array of work environments and projects. There is never a short supply of adventure, fun and creativity. No two days are the same and we love it that way.
An exciting position has opened at AdentureLife SA for a talented, multi-skilled content creator.
This is an in-house position, and the candidate will be required to work from home and on location where required. You will report to the company director for final approvals but will be primarily self-managed.
Our ideal content creator candidate must be resourceful, enthusiastic, energetic, willing to work hard, goal and deadline-driven and innovative.
The position requires the following skills:
Essential Skills
Driver’s licence and good driving ability.
Intermediate camera skills and an eye for detail in photo and video work.
Intermediate Lightroom, Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Pro (or similar) literacy.
Understanding of narrative for story / concept planning.
Can conceptualise and write project briefs / scripts for input and comment.
Capability to direct and shoot simple short content pieces according to a plan and script.
Google Workspace and/or Microsoft Office literate.
Bonus Skills
Motion graphics.
Graphic design.
Work Environment
AdventureLife strives to be an open-air environment, both literally (in physical locations) and figuratively (when it comes to your creativity). You will never be trapped in a box of “it must be this way”, so if you are a creative at heart, this is the place for you.
Able to work efficiently, and independently and produce great quality content, daily.
Able to deliver within same-day turnaround times when required.
Willing to learn and able to handle critique.
Sense of urgency and reliability – responsibilities and deadlines must be met.
Willing to work after / odd hours, where required.
This position requires meticulous planning, persistence and endurance.
The Junior Content Creator will be responsible for the following tasks:
Researching subjects and building storylines.
Producing small-scale social media shoots, often planned and directed by you.
Location scouting.
Event and social media / corporate photography.
Event and social media / corporate videography.
Editing, resizing and touching up photos in Lightroom.
Loading photos onto websites and other platforms.
Editing videos in Adobe Premiere Pro/After Effects (or similar).
Designing content/banners/posts for social media, websites etc.
Application Requirements
Applicants are required to submit their updated CV and any references or letters of recommendation they deem applicable to terence@adventurelifesa.com by no later than the 19th of January 2024.
Please include your single best references for the following:
Video editing
Videography
If you have any other past work you’d like to share, please limit it to one reference per selected category and mention your role in the production.
Some example categories (not required or limited to these):
Documentary video or image work
Social media videos
Landscape photography
Portrait photography
Product photography and/or video work
Image retouching, editing or enhancing
Graphic design
Motion graphics
Special/particular creative skills/work
Selection Process
There will be two rounds in our selection process.
Candidates selected from their initial applications will be invited to an interview.
Successful candidates after the interview will be offered a contract of employment, beginning in February or March 2024.
Final Words
We are a very open-minded and forward-thinking company, eager to take on new talent and expand our creative horizons. Please be honest, be creative, and be yourselves in your applications. We cannot wait to hear from you!
For any queries, please contact Terence at terence@adventurelifesa.com.
