Video Storyteller

Golden Hippo

Salary or Budget: $75K - $100K p.a
Experience required: 5+ years

Where A-Players Thrive.

We’re an employee-owned, vertically-integrated builder of some of America’s most popular health & wellness brands. With over 1,400 team members across multiple companies, we create best-in-class products that help make the world healthier and happier. Our creative content educates the world on making smarter health choices, while the brands we own generate over $1 billion of revenue annually. Learn more about our brands.

We’re Looking For A: Digital Storytelling – writer/director who will write and direct innovative video ads to run on FB/IG, YouTube and other social channels for brands that sell supplements, pet food, and beauty products directly to consumers.

Location: Woodland Hills, CA

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Write and direct video ads with the goal of selling products using a data-driven, test-and-learn approach.
  • Come up with fresh and innovative concepts/angles for ads and write scripts.
  • Direct actors and/or celebrity brand partners to elicit authentic and persuasive performances; Formulate and ask interview questions that elicit the most compelling soundbites.
  • Work with videographers to gather video assets (i.e.identify needed video cover, set-up locations and direct videographers to shoot b-roll).
  • Provide on-set leadership in collaboration with Production Supervisor, production team, and camera crew.
  • Collaborate with editors from pre-production to delivery, including providing feedback on edits, assist conceiving of graphics and on-screen text.
  • Analyze performance data, and use data to create incremental video optimizations that scale.
  • Available to drive, and occasionally travel, to locations in order to film and gather footage and conduct interviews

Qualifications (Note: We strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick ALL of these boxes.):

  • Exceptional concepting skills
  • Exceptional script writing and directing skills
  • Mastery of on-set creative leadership and understanding of how to successfully direct celebrity partners and actors
  • Ability to formulate strategies on how to market health and wellness products in fresh, creative and different ways.
  • Understanding of direct response marketing.
  • A highly creative self-starter who can work both independently and collaborate well with different teams
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
  • Bachelor’s Degree (required)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Writing, Film (preferred)
  • 2-5 years experience writing & directing in a visual medium (required)
  • 5+ years experience writing & directing in a visual medium, ideally with some advertising/marketing experience

Golden Perks & Benefits:

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage – We cover 100% of premiums for medical, dental, and vision plans for employee-only plans.
  • Through our charity sponsorships, you can make a positive impact on communities worldwide. We’ve donated over $6.1 million to date.
  • We match up to 3.5% of your 401k contributions, ensuring your retirement savings grow alongside your career.
  • 6 paid sick and mental health days, an Employee Assistance Program, free weekly yoga and meditation classes, and additional mental health benefits, because we take a holistic approach to your well-being.
  • Invest in your future with our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, where company contributions fund your retirement plan with company stock. Learn more.
  • Professional development opportunities with mentorship, continuous learning programs, and performance-based pay increases, empowering you to progress and excel in your career.
  • Tuition reimbursement program, which reimburses eligible tuition expenses up to specified amounts, empowering you to invest in your ongoing growth and development.
  • Work towards our collective goals and earn up to 2 extra weeks of pay each month, based on the achievement of KPIs.
  • Celebrate your accomplishments with our Win of the Week, Spot Bonus, Work Anniversary, and Shout-Outs programs, where your hard work is not only valued but also acknowledged and rewarded.
  • Reimbursements for a portion of personal cell phone and internet usage for eligible employees.
  • For those coming into our Woodland Hills, CA office, you’ll find a fully stocked kitchen and a free on-site gym.
  • Virtual and in-person company events, like our annual holiday party, happy hours, and virtual cooking nights, designed to cultivate connections and enhance work-life balance.

The posted salary range in this job posting reflects data based on California’s cost of labor analysis. This salary range is subject to change per state; please click here to find the pay differential in your state of residence if the role is remote.

Salary is based on a wide range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geographical location.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.