Social Media Creative

About Us

Rent the Runway (RTR) is transforming the way we get dressed by pioneering the world’s first Closet in the Cloud. Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by inspiring women with a more joyful, sustainable and financially-savvy way to feel their best every day. As the ultimate destination for circular fashion, the brand now offers infinite points of access to its shared closet via a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one-time rental or ownership. RTR offers designer apparel and accessories from 700+ brand partners and has built in-house proprietary technology and a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation. Under CEO and Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman’s leadership, RTR has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list multiple times, while Hyman herself has been named to the “TIME 100” most influential people in the world and as one of People magazine’s “Women Changing the World.”

About The Job

Rent the Runway is seeking a Social Media Creative who is passionate about the connection between fashion, luxury, and culture to join a fast paced, growing marketing team. You will create compelling and effective visual communications to elevate always on brand storytelling and creative campaigns across our brand’s social media channels, resulting in a cohesive brand story that builds brand equity.

A great candidate will champion collaboration and communication and be an advocate for innovative creative execution and on the pulse content. You will provide creative solutions and subject matter expertise informed by cultural insights, brand positioning, business goals, and an up to date knowledge of the social landscape. You are comfortable in a fast paced environment that moves at the speed of the internet, and are an advocate for thumb stopping creativity and design.

Please include a link to your portfolio along with your resume.

What You’ll Do

• Stay abreast of industry trends and cultural moments that fuel social brand expression.
• Work to pitch, concept and execute compelling, channel specific content that communicates our brand vision strategically and creatively across brand social channels- Meta, TikTok, Youtube, Pinterest and more.
• See projects through the entire creative process; concept, shoot, edit, animate, produce files. If working with an external production vendor, art direct and provide clear vendor feedback.
• Contribute to the evolution of our brand by exploring unique, social first ideas, production processes, approaches, methods, and solutions
• Works collaboratively with Brand Team members, Creative Operations and Production to ensure proposed creative solutions can be executed within the time and budget
• Partner with and present to key stakeholders cross functionally (Brand Marketing, PR & Partnerships, Styling, Merch/Inventory) as well as within our Creative team to align around creative solutions that consistently innovate.
• Resolve ambiguity to execute high-quality creative work in a fast-paced environment
• Ensure thoughtful visual consistency and quality across channels
  
  

About You

• 4+ years of experience in related content creator roles at agencies, studios or in-house.
• You are a socially led thinker, doer, and creator that’s obsessed with fashion and its role in the cultural zeitgeist.
• A portfolio that shows strong conceptual and technical short form video skills applied across a range of deliverables, including technical 2D animation expertise. You are ready to be creating on iPhone and/or cinema cameras.
• Fluent with the Adobe Creative Suite & Figma
• Fluent in After Effects, Premiere, and other applicable motion, editing, and social content creation software.
• Experienced in core art direction and design fundamentals including typography, composition, color, image making
• Experienced providing creative partnership to creators, influencers, and video production vendors pre through post production
• Proactivity, clear communicator and problem solver that can anticipate questions, independently assess solutions, and think critically and creatively.
• Are supremely organized and exercise stellar time-management skills.
• Confident and collaborative creator that inspires others to come together on a common goal.
• Demonstrates exceptional initiative, attention to detail, and follow-through executed at a high level of craftsmanship.
• Ability to thrive in a multifaceted, feedback-forward creative environment where tasks, priorities, and projects change rapidly.
  
  

Benefits

At Rent the Runway, we’re committed to the wellbeing of our employees, and aim to create a workplace that fosters both personal and professional growth. Our inclusive benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off including vacation, paid bereavement, and family sick leave - every employee needs time to take care of themselves and their family.
• Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program - because we know your newest family member(s) deserve your undivided attention.
• Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service - Unplug, recharge, and have some fun!
• Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts - to ensure you experience the magic of renting the runway (and give us valued feedback!).
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, FSA and dependent care from day 1 of employment - Your health comes first and we’ve got you covered.
• 401k match - an investment in your future.
• Company wide events and outings - our team spirit is no joke - we know how to have fun!
• Office centric work - our corporate employees and technical leaders have the option to work remotely on Fridays, in accordance with Company policies.
  
  

Rent the Runway is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $110,000 to $120,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held. This position is also eligible for equity compensation.

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