UGC Content Creator (San Antonio, Texas)

About the role

Our high-end retail client is seeking a creative UGC Content Creator to capture authentic, holiday-themed social content for upcoming seasonal campaigns. This project will focus on creating engaging, real-life shopping moments that highlight connection, togetherness, gift-giving, and the joy of the holiday season. The ideal candidate has a strong eye for visual storytelling, understands what performs on social platforms, and can create content that feels natural and relatable rather than overly produced. This is a great opportunity for a creator who excels at capturing emotion-driven content that resonates with consumers.

• Location: Onsite at North Star Mall in San Antonio, Texas; editing may be completed remotely
• Duration: Approximately 10–15 total project hours
• Start date: Immediate
• Key deadlines: First content delivery due November 6; final content delivery due November 13
• Content formats: Vertical video (9:16) and photography (4:5)
• Content style: Authentic, social-first UGC — not highly polished or heavily produced reels with voiceovers. Content may consist of compelling video clips and still imagery edited together to create engaging holiday stories.

Responsibilities

• Capture authentic holiday shopping experiences that showcase emotion, connection, and togetherness.
• Create social-first content highlighting winter fashion, seasonal offerings, food experiences, gift discovery moments, and the overall mall experience.
• Follow the client's content guidelines and social creative direction.
• Capture fitting room try-ons, store displays, styled mannequins, product close-ups, and lifestyle-driven shopping moments.
• Use a smartphone to film and photograph content from a relatable, in-the-moment perspective.
• Deliver a balance of content quantity and quality while meeting project deadlines.
• Travel to designated mall locations to capture content as needed.
• Ensure all footage and imagery are visually clean, well-composed, and aligned with brand expectations.
• Organize and submit content assets according to project requirements.

Requirements

• Previous experience creating UGC, lifestyle, retail, or social media content.
• Portfolio showcasing authentic social content and visual storytelling.
• Strong understanding of Instagram and Facebook content best practices.
• Access to a smartphone capable of capturing high-quality photo and video content.
• Ability to create engaging, emotion-driven content that feels genuine and relatable.
• Strong attention to detail, including awareness of backgrounds, lighting, framing, and overall composition.
• Ability to follow creative guidelines while bringing a fresh and authentic perspective.
• Reliable transportation and ability to travel to assigned mall locations for content capture.
• This position is onsite and requires working closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment; you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.