South Africa Remote (Global) Full-time

Paired is hiring an UGC Content Creator for DTC Company (US-Based/Remote)

About the Role

Paired is looking for a UGC Content Creator to lead the content and social media strategy for a gaming peripherals brand. You will own and manage all social accounts, lead a creative team, and drive community engagement across Discord, Reddit, and forums.

What You'll Do

  • Own and manage all social accounts, posting a minimum of 1 post per day on all platforms and 2+ per week on YouTube.
  • Develop a multi-platform content strategy optimized for reach, engagement, retention, and conversions.
  • Self-generate agile content alongside professionally produced pieces.
  • Lead the creative team (photographer, cinematographer, graphic designer) to produce diverse content formats tailored to each platform.
  • Maintain a balanced mix of content: memes & trend-driven creative; product demos, overviews, displays; reviews, unboxing, hands-on demos; tutorials & educational content; gaming tips & strategy videos; influencer collaborations & UGC integration; interactive content; community Q&As and testimonials.
  • Ensure brand voice consistency, authenticity, and cultural relevance.
  • Respond to all public replies across social media promptly.
  • Lead brand presence and engagement on Discord, Reddit, and gaming forums.
  • Organize creative community events, polls, challenges, and tournaments.
  • Develop community programs to convert followers into advocates.
  • Identify and manage influencer partnerships; lead outreach for collaborations and sponsored content.
  • Coordinate influencer campaigns around product launches or key brand moments.
  • Oversee affiliate program growth; recruit new affiliates and nurture relationships (1–3% lifetime earnings of affiliates you sign).
  • Produce or oversee SEO-optimized blog content for the brand website and external sites.
  • Stream on the brand's Twitch account to engage community (15% commission + customer coupon code structure).
  • Build cross-platform strategies to maximize impact of each channel.
  • Ideate and execute social-first campaigns for new product launches, limited editions, collaboration drops, and brand initiatives.
  • Coordinate with marketing, product, and creative teams to ensure consistent messaging.
  • Provide regular reporting on KPIs, insights, and recommendations.

What We're Looking For

  • A creative, trend-sensitive mind with strong intuition for gaming and internet culture.
  • Ability to work fast, independently, and with very little supervision—a full ownership mindset.
  • Strong understanding of what drives engagement, virality, and brand affinity.
  • Excellent writing & communication skills in a youthful, authentic tone.
  • Experience managing social media for a consumer brand, ideally in gaming or tech.
  • Ability to coordinate with a creative team while also generating content yourself.
  • Strong organizational habits and ability to manage multiple simultaneous initiatives.

Team & Environment

You will lead the creative team (photographer, cinematographer, graphic designer) and coordinate closely with marketing, product, and creative teams.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Competitive salary (USD) paid per video.
  • Work from home.
  • Flexible working hours.

Work Mode

This is a remote position open to candidates based in the United States.

Required Skills
Content CreationVideo ProductionSocial Media MarketingBrand MarketingStorytellingUGCCreative DirectionContent StrategyAdobe Creative SuiteTikTokInstagram ReelsCopywritingAudience EngagementPerformance Analysis
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Posted 3 months ago