Creative Team (Freelance)

🌎 Where : Hybrid - Accessible to London for occasional meetings

🤝 Type: Freelance

🚀 Join Us at Social Element! 🌟

Founded 23 years ago, Social Element is a leading global and independent full-service agency connecting brands and people socially. Our core purpose is to make better social for brands and social better for society.

We're on the lookout for an exceptional Creative Team to join our Global Creative & Innovation team on a freelance basis for 1 to 3 months.

👊 The Opportunity: Creative Team

We don’t just make content for social media. We help brands be social.

This is your chance, as a creative duo, to create work that lives where audiences actually have a voice, and use that space to help brands show up with relevance, purpose, and creativity.

As a Creative Team , you’ll be responsible for crafting exceptional social-first content and campaigns that drive real connection. You’ve already built a strong portfolio of work with 5 years + of agency experience and now you’re hungry for your next creative challenge: one where you get to shape the kind of ideas people want to engage with.

We’re not here to simply fill feeds. We create work that starts with the audience and shows up in the moments, places, and formats that matter, both IRL and URL.

You’re a team with a shared creative rhythm and complementary strengths — a duo that brings ideas to life through strong visual thinking, sharp writing, and deep audience understanding. Whether it’s a scroll-stopping hook on a social video or a one-liner that anchors a full campaign territory, you know how to use words and visuals together to capture attention and emotion in equal measure.

From big campaign platforms to reactive, feed-native ideas, you’ll deliver creative that earns attention and sparks participation. You’ll own the full process from ideation through to delivery, across both organic and paid work. That includes collaborating with creators, influencers, and external partners to bring ideas to life.

You’ll be plugged into culture and understand how people participate in social spaces, because that’s where the best creative ideas start.

💼 What We Expect From You

Creative Concepting as a Team
You’ll work together to generate bold, relevant ideas across brand campaigns, social activations, and day-to-day content.

Words and Visuals That Work
The Copywriter writes with clarity, confidence, and cultural tone. The Art Director brings an eye for platform-native design and visual storytelling. Your portfolio shows how you complement each other.

Platform-Ready Craft
You’re comfortable working across a range of formats — video, stills, memes, creator content, GIFs, carousels, AR, and emerging formats — and know how to adapt creative ideas to each.

Audience-First Thinking
You design ideas that meet people where they are. You understand how audiences behave, how communities form, and how culture moves across social.

Collaboration Across Teams
You’ll work side by side with Strategy, Client Services, Social Media Management, Production, and Engagement teams to turn your ideas into reality.

High Standards of Execution
Whether it's a caption, a call to action, a visual layout or a motion brief, you care about the craft. Every output is purposeful, polished and on-brand.

Presentation and Communication
You can articulate the thinking behind your ideas and present them clearly and confidently to both internal stakeholders and clients.

Cultural Curiosity
You’re naturally plugged into trends, creators, subcultures, and the latest creative shifts. You bring that insight into your work and help clients stay relevant.

Wrap-Ups and Reflection
You’ll contribute to case studies and post-campaign wrap-ups that capture what worked and help the team grow creatively.

👇 About Both of You

• You’ve been working as a creative team for around 5 years or more

• You have a strong portfolio that shows a mix of concepting, copywriting, and visual craft across social and digital channels

• You’re curious about people, culture, and platforms, and excited to create work that reflects that

• You know how to work collaboratively with internal teams and clients

• You’re adaptable, reliable, and can handle a fast-moving, idea-led environment

• You bring inclusivity, positivity, and a problem-solving mindset to the way you work

• You’re ready to grow into creative leaders, and help brands show up with meaning in social spaces

Social Element Values

😊 Bring the joy: Our people bring the joy by radiating energy , creating an uplifting atmosphere, and spreading positive vibes that's magnetic to everyone around them!

🚀 Trusted Pioneers: Our trusted pioneers are trailblazers driven by curiosity , leading the way with best-in-class solutions and innovative ideas.

🌈 Everyone’s welcome: We create an inclusive and respectful environment where communication is jargon-free , and everyone feels welcome

💪 We’ve got you: With a team that's professional, reliable, smart, and prepared, we are problem-solvers who get it done and do it brilliantly.

🫶 Genuine humans: Our genuine humans are compassionate, honest, and unapologetically real.

We welcome applications from diverse and under-represented groups regardless of their background.

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so even if you feel you don’t fulfill all the requirements, we encourage you to still apply — we’d love to hear from you! 🙂

We value having divergent thinkers who bring various experiences and viewpoints to the table at The Social Element. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented groups to apply.

We are also able to make reasonable adjustments throughout the full recruitment process so we invite you to identify any additional support that you may require to ensure you are supported throughout the full process.

How To Apply 🖊️

If all this sounds like you, simply upload your CV/resume with portfolio link and complete the application form. While a cover letter is optional, we welcome any other way for you to share what draws you and motivates you about this role and the agency.

***If you would prefer to submit your application in a different format, please feel free to get in touch with us at [email protected] and we will be happy to assist you in any way we can. We will be unable to process applications via this inbox.

We are excited to receive your application! ❤️