Trend Curator (Santa Monica, CA)

Our Customer is a camera and social media company. This company believes that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. This company contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

Our Customer is seeking a Trend Curator on a contract basis to identify timely, trending, culturally relevant public content. You'll collaborate with fellow Trend Curators and Trend Producers to help users stay connected with their local and global communities through fresh, exciting, and informative content. This role is on-site in Santa Monica, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Identify trends, tentpole moments, and culturally relevant topics that the community cares about most on a daily basis, while also being hyper-reactive to new unexpected moments that arise during your shift
• Surface timely, trending, and fresh publicly submitted content
• Work collaboratively with a group of Trend Curators tasked with searching through thousands of photos to identify tentpole moments, trends, timely conversations, and culturally relevant themes
• Review and moderate submitted photos in real time
• Engage in ongoing conversations with engineering, moderation, and product teams to communicate and resolve any issues that arise during your shift

Skills and Qualifications:

• BA or BS degree or experience in the relevant field
• 2 years of experience desired
• An expert in US short-form video trends, major pop culture moments, and timely tentpole events
• Deep understanding of Gen Alpha, Gen Z, and Millennials
• A highly motivated teammate who is hyper-reactive, proactive, and a skilled communicator
• Outstanding research and organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and a sharp attention to detail
• Strong editorial eye and understanding of what makes an engaging piece of content
• Someone up-to-date on pop culture, trends, and current events
• Team player who is kind and respectful of others’ opinions

Preferred;

• Obsessed with internet trends, pop culture, and hyper timely moments
• Someone who has a flexible schedule and the ability to work during nights and weekends, as needed

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.