Summary
We’re looking for a Social Writer and Producer to help bring our satirical brand to life online and punch above its weight. You want to launch a new-to-the-world product with a brand that takes absolutely nothing too seriously. And most importantly, you share our values. This position is freelance, part time, remote-friendly, and offers a competitive salary.
About Tezza
Our food system represents a whopping 34% of global carbon emissions and is the primary driver of species extinction and deforestation. Within food, the biggest single problem is cows. Cows outweigh humans 🤯 and account for over 10% of carbon emissions. Dairy alone produces more carbon than all of aviation.
But the problem is that cows and their milk taste really good, and no amount of guilt will ever stop us from devouring them. The only solution is to create sustainable products that are better than cows on two factors: taste and cost.
Tezza is a public benefit corporation that discovers and designs microbial communities that transform inexpensive, sustainable plants into new categories of fermented foods. This approach allows us to create plant-based products that are absurdly delicious and cheaper than their animal-based counterparts. We are starting with the most resource intensive and addictive dairy product: 🧀.
About the position
Our company makes plant-based cheese, but our brand makes jokes. Because only one of these things will get people to pay attention to climate change. Our core brand thesis is we can get people to pay attention to serious topics like sustainability through humor. We aren’t afraid to make light of the existential problem of living in a changing climate, and we’re especially not afraid to admit that we won’t save the world with plant-based cheese. But at least we will get some nachos out of it.
You will be working with us to bring this self-aware, satirical brand to life on social media. Some of your responsibilities will include:
Concept and script content for Instagram and TikTok, with a focus on video content that embodies our brand’s satire
Source, brief, and direct creators to bring ideas to life
Film, produce, and edit videos as needed
Write captions, publish content, and engage with the online community
Build a company where mission and money meet
This position is freelance, part time, and remote
Qualifications
2+ years of experience with social video production across concepting, scripting, filming, editing, and copywriting
Strong knowledge of how Instagram and TikTok work and what makes for good content on those platforms
An ability to translate ideas into distinctive stories with hooks, arcs, and payoffs, produce quickly, and stay on budget
Comfort on-and-off camera, directing, and filming on iPhone in different environments to bring concepts to life
Fluent in a design tool of your choosing (Canva, Adobe, etc) and social media video editing tools
A willingness to experiment, pivot, and be scrappy and agile
A portfolio of social media content that showcases humor
A healthy amount of stoke for creating an irreverent, satirical brand
Excellent communication and project management skills with timely delivery
A deeply held conviction in our mission and values
What do you get out of it?
You’ll get to bring a fearless brand to life and push your own creativity to the next level
You'll get to try many hats and grow as part of an early-stage startup
An opportunity to have a systemic impact on the food system
A chance to build the kind of place where you’d like to work
If interested, what should you do?
First, learn about our values, hiring process, and benefits here.
To apply, please email join@tezzafoods.com with a resume and responses to the following prompts (a conversational, unpolished tone is fine):
What motivates you right now? What about for the long term? And most importantly, why?
What are the most important things that you are striving to improve in yourself? What are you doing to work on them?
Please attach or link your content portfolio.
Tezza is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. But we acknowledge that we are flawed humans within a flawed society. We do our best and apologize and learn when that’s not enough.