Sircle Media Talent Pool
Company: Sircle Media Solutions
Location: New York City
Posted on: February 16, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description While we may not be actively
hiring for the role that best suits you, we’d still love to meet
you and get to know you. An opening could pop up at any time, and
applicants to our talent pool may have the opportunity to be a step
ahead in the process when that happens. When you submit an
application here, yours will be one of the first we review when we
do have an opening. So if you are a social media manager,
photographer, or motion graphic designer (see below for specifics
on each role) who geeks out on CPG, is excited by everything you
see going on at Sircle, and want to make it a goal of yours to join
the Squad one day, fill out our application form here! Disclaimer:
By submitting an application to our talent pool, you are not
applying to an open position that we are actively hiring for, and
you may not be contacted right away. You also may be contacted to
meet for an informational interview to get to know you better
before we start the interview process for a future position. Social
Media Manager (SMM): Your day-to-day will include running point on
content, engagement, and growth strategies and tactics for up to
three food, beverage and/or spirits clients. Candidates need to
excel at project and team management, as we will support you with a
full creative team (video, photography and graphic design), paid
social analyst guidance, an influencer management department, and a
group of directors to help ensure that you stick the landing for
the brands you work with. Competencies (where you shine): You are a
highly-organized individual with a keen eye for the details and a
passion to do great things with your workdays. Inspiring
high-performing, collaborative and productive teams is where you
shine - you’re a master conductor when it comes to generating
excitement, consensus and purpose both within internal teams and
amongst client partners. You have an ego-free personality and
thrive when working with a highly motivated team. You have a strong
and deep understanding of social-digital platforms, and emerging
tech. Experience with Asana, Trello, and Iconosquare is a major
advantage. You are proactive, not reactive. You see hurdles and
improvements miles away. You can evaluate the feasibility of
complex programs or campaigns and help steer the ship towards
success. You’re a problem solver at heart who always seeks to find
a win-win solution. You excel at giving feedback, grounded in
empathy and respect for others. You’re agile and adapt at managing
multiple projects at once. You’re a role model and a teacher,
creating the conditions for your team to grow and thrive.
Responsibilities The best Social Media Manager has an innate
ability for doing, for making, and for running the show. By this,
we mean exemplifying a "roll-up your sleeves and get'er done"
attitude while thinking proactively about how to improve the
process at every step. Client Management: Act as the primary point
of contact for up to three clients. Manage relationships artfully,
and build trust and confidence while positioning Sircle Media as a
strategic resource and partner for business growth. Account
Management: As an SMM you are responsible for quality control for
all client deliverables. Ensure that project information and
deliverables are accurate, complete, and timely. Deliver
top-quality metrics and reporting focused on business impact and
actionable insights. Strategic planning: Responsible for all
elements of the strategic planning process: creative development,
executing collaborations with brands and influencers, flawless
client presentations and tactical implementation. Recommend
strategic programming to drive business to meet/exceed forecasts
while executing programs within budget. And the ability to identify
opportunity and drive home additional business. Team Management:
Direct and assign tasks as needed across design, paid, associate
and intern teams; monitor flow of all jobs. Act as a mentor and
leader, providing regular feedback. Cross Team Collaboration:
Collaborate with other SMMs to cross-pollinate best practices and
learnings for the benefit of other client accounts. Collaborate
closely with the Social Media Director for strategic direction and
guidance of your accounts. The non-negotiables Experience working
in marketing with a CPG or spirits brand (agency and/or brand-side)
Expert-level reporting and analytics skills, with the ability to
make the numbers tell a story and interpret metrics for
executive-level stakeholders. Proven ability to act as a consultant
to Director and C-Level executives. Deep understanding of
leading-edge social, content, and influencer marketing practices
and activations within the industry. Experience in creating TikTok
videos, either personally or for a brand, that follow top trends
and tell a story Experience pitching and negotiating with
influencers a plus A genuine passion for the health and wellness
space Strong project management skills when it comes to overseeing
multiple accounts Confidence in a client-facing role so you can
answer any question about social media in a professional manner
while also maintaining a “bro-out” type relationship with them
Ability to delegate tasks across multiple departments to get the
job done A problem solver - if you see an issue, you’re already
thinking about a solution Photographer (Creative Lead): As a
creator with Sircle Media you will be working directly with clients
and our in-house team of creators to concept/ideate for a wide
range of brands, stage, photograph and edit a large range of
products, and provide art direction to other creators/designers on
the team. The ideal candidate will be able to grow into a role in
which they will be the main creative point of contact and will
speak with and present content directly to clients and report their
feedback to the team. We only want candidates who can provide a
portfolio with examples of photos and videos created for products,
especially in the CPG, beverage or Spirit verticals. Our ideal
candidate is smart, social and easy going. We like collaborators,
thinkers and idea sharers. We don't just want order takers. We want
people who want to proactively contribute. Responsibilities:
Product photography for multiple brands Collaboration with Social
Media Manager partners Collaboration with other creatives across
disciplines to bring ideas to life Concept and asset ideation Prop
sourcing Editing/retouching photos Understanding and implementing
clients’ brand guidelines Inventory of products Sometimes being in
front of the camera (hands/torso- no faces required) Providing art
direction and creative feedback to other creatives/designers on the
team Desired Skills/Qualifications: Client facing experience Strong
presentation skills Time management and ability to organize your
own schedule Basic proficiency in stop motion Memory/data
organization DSLR (full frame preferred) or Mirrorless camera
Studio lighting (strobe or continuous) Proficiency in CaptureOne,
Photoshop, Lightroom Basic food styling Project Management tool
experience is a plus (Asana, Slack, Basecamp) Videography (studio
and/or UGC)-being able to stage and shoot micro content scenes for
brands is a plus Graphic Design - not required but a bonus skill
Motion Graphics Designer A Motion Graphics Animator will be
responsible for creating short form motion graphics and 3D product
animations to help develop and expand our client’s presence across
new and existing platforms. We have a full creative team to help
support and supplement the role and we also give candidates a ton
of autonomy to be their most creative self. The right candidate
must be excited about working with emerging brands to tell their
story and share their journey. They should be someone who already
follows brands they admire on social, and is always thinking about
ways they’d elevate their content. They must also have a desire to
tackle new content trends, rather than just playing it safe and
going along with old ones. This candidate must have demonstrated
experience in creating motion graphics and graphic design for
products. It is a must to have a strong understanding of how to
translate a brand’s unique look and feel into these animations and
be able to work with minimal supervision. Excellent people skills
to be able to interface with clients for feedback and approvals as
well as good time management skills are a must. We are not looking
for a character animator for this role, rather someone who can
create content that looks like the work found on our website and
Instagram account. Responsibilities End-to-end production of social
media content, including creative (graphics, video, and curation)
with access to an in-house studio, equipment and cross-functional
support from a team of designers for projects within a timely
turnaround. Support community management with proactive ideation
and implementation of high-quality assets Constantly coming up with
new, out-of-the-box ideas to make our clients known as a producer
of engaging, relatable content Requirements 1-2 years in a
fast-paced design job, internship or freelance position being an
owner of creating successful, innovative social content A knack for
creating and identifying compelling content and clever concepts
You're witty, get online culture and how brands use social networks
You're a self-starter who is interested in identifying and creating
your own projects while working well with a team You spend most of
your day in, After Effects, and are very familiar Illustrator,
Premiere Pro, Photoshop You know how to do 3D animation in either
Blender or Cinema 4D. You are aware of the entire production
pipeline from modeling to rendering/compositing in After Effects.
Strong graphic design and animation skills, and interest in
branding Experience creating daily video content for social
platforms Strong understanding of how to make impactful
micro-content for specific audiences and platforms Understands the
ins and outs of making video content for social platforms (sequence
settings, key-framing, captioning graphics) You have a very strong
work ethic, positive attitude You are able to adapt to change
quickly Strong communication skills comfortable asking for feedback
and or trying to move projects in different creative directions
Bonus - you are someone who always finds time for your passions,
whether or not they are related to your day job!
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