Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.
Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.
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Location: San Jose, California or Hybrid
Compensation: USD 50.00 - USD 90.00 per hour (Estimated 20–30 hours/week)
Type: Part-Time Contract
Report to: Social Lead
We are seeking a highly creative, execution-focused Senior Social Content Creator/Video Producer to join our growing Brand and Marketing team on a part-time contractor basis.
This role is responsible for producing fast, high-quality, social-first video content that drives engagement, builds brand affinity, and fuels organic growth across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and emerging platforms. You will own quick-turn content production for reactive trends, cultural moments, gameplay captures, and behind-the-scenes content, while partnering closely with the Social Lead to bring campaign concepts, game launches, IP partnerships, and seasonal initiatives to life.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who understands how modern content moves — emotionally, culturally, and quickly — and wants to help build a mission-driven brand at the intersection of movement, family, and technology.
Core Responsibilities- Create, film and edit high-quality, social-first short-form video content for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and emerging platforms.
- Own quick-turn content production for reactive trends, cultural moments, gameplay captures and behind-the-scenes content.
- Partner closely with the Social Lead to bring campaign concepts, game launches, IP partnerships and seasonal initiatives to life through compelling creative execution.
- Capture and produce platform-native content that feels authentic, entertaining and optimized for organic social performance.
- Stay on the pulse of social trends, editing styles, platform updates and emerging creator behaviors, proactively bringing new execution ideas to the team.
- Optimize content for maximum engagement through strong hooks, pacing, storytelling, captions, sound selection and platform best practices.
- Support content production for major campaigns, retail launches, events, creator collaborations and gameplay captures as needed.
- Collaborate with agency partners, internal creative team and social team to maintain a consistent, premium brand look and feel while keeping content fresh and culturally relevant.
- Work independently with minimal oversight, managing multiple fast-paced projects and delivering high-quality creative on tight timelines.
- Continuously identify opportunities to elevate Nex's social presence through innovative content formats and best-in-class execution.
- 3–5+ years of experience creating and editing social-first video content, ideally for a consumer, gaming, or entertainment brand.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating high-performing, organic short-form video across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.
- Proven ability to film and edit quick-turn, trend-responsive content independently.
- Proficiency in video editing tools such as Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, or CapCut.
- Deep understanding of social platform trends, editing styles, and engagement mechanics.
- Ability to manage multiple fast-paced projects and deliver on tight deadlines with minimal oversight.
- Experience in gaming, family, or consumer tech brands.
- Experience covering live events, retail launches, or creator collaborations.
- Experience working alongside agency partners and internal creative teams.
- Familiarity with gameplay capture and behind-the-scenes content formats.
- Ability to balance speed with premium creative quality.
- Self-starter mentality, comfortable operating with minimal oversight.
- Excited about building a new category around active, family-first play.
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- Competitive compensation package.
- Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
- Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
- Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field
Nex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at https://www.nexplayground.com/about.
We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!
Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.
We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.
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