Midweight Creative (12 month FTC)

London or Manchester-based Tues, Weds, Thurs in the office NewGen is a social-first creative and creator agency that stands at the forefront of culture, creators and community. On a mission to challenge outdated advertising methodologies and present a new way of doing things, it exists to revolutionise social connections, making advertising more relevant, engaging, fun, and effective. With its genesis as an influencer agency, it has honed its community expertise, connecting with modern consumers in a way that aligns with how it interacts, shares, and makes decisions in the digital age. The Role As a Creative, you will be responsible for developing and executing creative concepts for social media campaigns, influencer partnerships, and other digital marketing initiatives. Responsibilities: Develop and execute creative concepts for social media and digital campaigns, influencer partnerships, and other digital marketing initiatives. Create scripts, storyboards, treatments, mood boards, captions and presentation decks. Collaborate with other agency teams, including client services, strategy, and media, to ensure seamless campaign execution. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and best practices in social media and digital marketing and translate that into reactive content ideation Present creative concepts to clients and internal stakeholders. Working with creators, influencers or community-led content. Directing or supporting social content shoots. Creating work for paid and organic social campaigns. Using performance insights to improve creative work. Experience with editing, design or prototyping tools. Developing integrated ideas that extend beyond social channels. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Advertising, or a related field. 3-5+ years of experience in social media, digital marketing or creative, with a proven track record of success. Strong portfolio of creative work, including social media campaigns, influencer partnerships, and other digital marketing initiatives. Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Strong project management and organizational skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Passion for social media and digital marketing. What you need to know to succeed As a digital marketing agency that specializes in social media, it’s imperative that you understand and are able to demonstrate experience of the following: Social media landscape, you stay up to date with the latest platforms and can articulate their differences and opportunities to clients. This includes but is not limited to, Reddit, Discord, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Snapchat. Helpful - The gaming industry - a lot of our clients come to us as we’re specialists in the gaming space. Having knowledge of the industry, what’s happening, what’s working, what isn’t, and being able to impress clients with your expertise will give you a massive advantage. Candidates who organically engage with creators on social media and speak confidently about them throughout our interview process will be hugely beneficial. Want to join the team, here are our three non-negotiables. Input - Join in, take part, be heard and contribute, team members looking for an easy ride won’t succeed here. Output - Focus on quality, if you’re not happy with what we’re creating then stop and ask why. Everything we create should be good enough for your portfolio. Together - Most importantly, achieve it together! Not feeling it, that’s okay we’re one team and support each other every step of the way. No egos. No judgment. What’s it like in the New Gen offices? Startup culture in a larger agency group. Our Creative team consists of a smaller team operating in a larger agency group, between London and Manchester. Hybrid culture - as creatives we know the importance of face time regularly. We equally understand the importance of flexibility. Our team will be required in office 3 days a week minimum. We’re based in the city, so right in the hustle and bustle of London and Manchester. Benefits 28 days holiday per year , including bank holidays and a NewGen reset policy that entitles an additional 10 holiday days off per year (post probation) Additional birthday day off Christmas closure period Ben Allowance - Subsidised bespoke benefits package giving you access to benefits you want (Childcare, enhanced pension, healthcare, gym, Netflix, Deliveroo, you name it, it's on there) Access to Aviva Healthcare for private medical insurance (post probation), which includes free therapy and counselling sessions, along with a death in service benefit equivalent to 4x your annual salary Enhanced Maternity & Paternity policy and enhanced policies for same sex and non-binary couples Enhanced compassionate leave so you can genuinely take the time you need Flexible working hours - earlier start for an earlier finish or a later start for a later finish. We want you to work in a way that works best for you and your life AI Budget - £30 a month to spend on AI to support your role Company summer and winter social gatherings and away days Community days - we give you time off to go support a cause you believe in! Culture- Enjoy perks such as a fully stocked kitchen, happy hour, monthly vibes and team bonding activities, all alongside an incredible team of people! NewGen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.