Social Media Content Manager and Video Editor

About the Role We're looking for a social media content manager with strong video editing skills to help produce content for a founder-led bag brand. Content shall include: documenting product development, craftsmanship, travel, decision-making, behind-the-scenes moments, etc. Initially, the role will be primarily focused on creating short-form content from raw video footage, but our goal is to ultimately expand the role so that the manager can own all social content. We hope to collaborate closely, but generally the founders shall provide: Story direction and context Scripts or talking points Voiceovers Raw footage Creative intent and brand direction The social media content manager will: Turn raw material into short-form content Create strong hooks Select strongest clips and shape narrative flow Add captions, light motion, transitions, and sound design Improve pacing, hooks, and narrative clarity Make editorial decisions on structure and flow Suggest stronger cuts, framing, and storytelling approaches Provide creative feedback on hooks, structure, and content ideas Initially, our primary focus is producing high-quality short-form content that feels on-brand. Over time, we expect the role to evolve beyond editing into a more strategic creative partnership focused on growing and shaping the brand’s social presence. Over time, we hope that the social media manager can become a true partner who is able to make strategic recommendations and help steer the creative direction for all of our social media content. This would include researching trends, planning recurring content series, and thinking beyond individual posts toward how the overall brand narrative develops across channels. About the Brand Eightdays is a family-run bag company that designs and makes everything in our family factory. We draw on over 50 years of manufacturing expertise making bags for some of the world's most premium travel brands. We founded eightdays because we believe a well-made bag should be within everyone’s reach. By combining decades of bag-making expertise with a factory-direct model, we’re able to focus on the details that truly matter — thoughtful design and quality workmanship — while keeping our pricing honest.