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Content Creator & Producer
The Merman
Location: Santa Monica, CA (in-person, 4-5 days/week)
Compensation: $65–80K + benefits (health insurance, retirement plans, PTO, life/disability insurance)
Reports to: VP of Growth
About The Merman
The Merman is a high-growth disruptive DTC brand pioneering ocean-powered haircare for men. Our founder Noah started formulating in his kitchen to bottle what the ocean did to his hair: effortless texture, salt-air scent, confidence you can feel. We launched in July 2023, crossed $1M in revenue in our first year, took on venture funding in 2026, and are scaling fast. We’re a team of three, which means you’ll have real ownership and real impact from day one.
The Role
We’re looking for a scrappy producer-editor with taste – someone who can take a video concept from idea to filmed to cut, and who’s happy being the one on camera. You’ll own our ad creative end-to-end: ideation, scripting, shooting, editing, shipping. The goal is simple – get as much creative into market as fast as possible, find what works, and make more of it.
You’ll touch every part of our creative output, from UGC-style Meta ads, to organic social, to AI-generated statics.
This role is built to grow. You’ll start as the one making creative, and as we scale, you’ll grow into running creative here – hiring a team, setting the direction, becoming a creative leader at the brand.
What You’ll Own
- Own the concept end-to-end – idea, script, shoot (often on-camera), edit, ship. For Meta, TikTok, and YouTube, at high volume.
- Comfort on-camera – you’ll be in a meaningful share of the ads you make
- Creative velocity – shipping enough variations each week that we’ve always got something new to test (think dozens, not a few)
- AI-powered workflows – using tools like Claude, Higgsfield, and whatever comes next to multiply your output and test creative angles traditional production can’t touch
- Trend monitoring – staying plugged into what’s working in men’s haircare, DTC, and short-form social, and translating trends into on-brand ad concepts
- Creative iteration – working with the growth team to figure out what’s working, why, and how to make more of it
Who You Are
- A producer-editor at heart with real taste – your portfolio (side projects, personal TikTok, freelance UGC, student films, whatever) shows you know what a good cut feels like and can pull it off fast
- Genuinely comfortable on-camera – you’ll be the face of a meaningful share of the ads you make
- Obsessed with short-form video: you know why one TikTok gets 50K views and another gets 500, and you can articulate it
- Proficient in an editing suite (Premiere, CapCut, DaVinci, Final Cut – we don’t care which, we’re focused on speed of output)
- Already experimenting with AI creative tools in your personal workflow and excited to go deeper
- Bias toward speed and volume over perfection – you’d rather ship 20 ads this week than polish one for three weeks
- Can be in our Santa Monica office 4- 5 days a week
Nice to Have
- Experience shooting UGC-style content for DTC brands (paid or unpaid – personal TikToks count)
- Familiarity with Meta Ads Manager and what makes an ad perform (or strong desire to learn)
- Photography skills and/or product photography experience
Why This Role
- Real ownership, real fast – you’re the third business hire at a venture-backed brand redefining men’s haircare. Your work ships, gets seen, and matters from week one
- A path to Head of Content – this role is built to grow into leading creative as the team scales
- We really care about culture – you’ll be working with a team of people that truly care about you beyond your work product
How to Apply
Send us:
- Your resume & LinkedIn
- 3–5 examples of short-form video work you’ve made (links are fine – TikTok, Instagram, portfolio, etc.)
- A 60-second video (shot on your phone, edited however you want) pitching us on why we should hire you. You should be on-camera – we want to see you. Bonus points if it feels like a Merman ad.
- Portfolio required
Send to: hiring@themerman.com
