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Opportunities at Totem

If you want to spearhead growth at one of the world's most exciting digital first media companies, Totem is the place to be. We work with iconic media and entertainment companies and creators to generate new revenue by monetising their video libraries using social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, SnapChat, Instagram and TikTok. 
 

Totem is a digital-first media company for media, brands, and creators; and one of the fastest-growing digital-first media companies in the world. We build businesses through rapid audience growth and smart monetization. In the last 12 months we’ve quadrupled our international audience to over 1Billion views a month; launched partnerships with all major social platforms; secured rights to over 19 major entertainment portfolios; expanded our talent network and built several partners into some of the largest and fastest growing brands in the world. And we’re just getting started!

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Our Ethos

Our team is a diverse group of enthusiastic and creative individuals from around the world. Every day at Totem we will always encourage you to be the best version of yourself. 

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Benefits of Working with Totem:

  • Remote working environment - the ability to work from anywhere! 

  • Fantastic culture, small but outstanding global team that relishes the dynamics of a start-up environment

  • Challenging and stimulating projects - working with high-profile assets in a fast-paced environment

  • Learning and development opportunities to further hone your skills or explore new areas of expertise

  • Team events - both in-person and virtual

  • Networking opportunities

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Current Openings:

Pod Lead, Remote, Full Time

Social Media Manager, Remote, Full Time

Channel Coordinator, Canmore, AB, Canada, Full Time

Social Media Management Intern, Remote, Unpaid, Part Time

Video Editor, Remote, Full Time

Video Editing Intern, Remote, Unpaid, Part Time

Digital Rights Manager, Remote, Full Time

POD LEAD

Location: Remote

Work Type: Full Time

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As Pod Lead you will lead and inspire a cross functional team to grow audiences on Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat and Tiktok.. You will delve into the insights, report on company goals and ensure deliverables are met.
 

A Day in the Life:

  • Oversee day-to-day management of your pod

  • Design strategy and set goals for growth

  • Manage quality and performance of content and channels

  • Ensure your team are motivated and productive

  • Set meeting and reporting cadence for your team

  • Prepare regular reports for management

  • Issue resolution and problem solving

  • Keep up-to-date with every changing algorithm updates  and industry best practices

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The Ideal Candidates has...

  • 2+ years experience managing high performing teams

  • 5+ years experience working in entertainment/ social media

  • Exceptional project management and organisational skills

  • Reliability and trustworthiness

  • Strong professional communication skills

  • A passion for social media and entertainment

 

Application Details

If this sounds like you, please email your CV and Cover Letter to jobs@totem.global 

Pod Lead

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

Location: Remote

Work Type: Full Time

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As a Social Media Manager, your mission will be to grow audiences of creators and iconic entertainment brand’s social media pages. You will develop and execute content and programming strategies, manage communities and provide insights and reporting on channel goals to ensure deliverables are met. You will be part of a motivated, cross functional team of social media managers, strategists and video editors.

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A Day in the Life:

  • Build communities of superfans around your channels

  • Make clickable thumbnails and titles and write compelling copy to drive people to discover and watch your content

  • Design, manage, implement and optimise the content plan for your channels 

  • Oversee multiple accounts at once and build strong relationships with clients 

  • Analyse your channels for internal and client presentations, contribute insights and make recommendations on how to do things better

  • Collaborate with and oversee your team of video editors to create awesome content

  • Keep your finger on the pulse of new social media trends, platforms and products 


What we’re looking for:

  • 2-3 years of experience in social video and managing social media channels in a professional setting (YouTube, Facebook) 

  • Proven track record in growing social audiences 

  • Strong writing skills and attention to detail

  • Basic design skills to create effective and professional thumbnails

  • Strong time management skills and ability to manage multiple projects at once

  • High level of professionalism when dealing with colleagues and clients

  • Experience working with social analytics and using insights to drive your decisions

  • Highly organised, accountable, proactive, and solution-oriented
     

Application Details

If this sounds like you, please email your CV and Cover Letter to jobs@totem.global 

Social Media Manager

CHANNEL COORDINATOR

Location: Canmore, AB, Canada

Work Type: Full Time

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As Channel Coordinator you are responsible for supporting content and projects across multiple clients as well as across Totem’s owned and operated productions. You will oversee audience growth across key channels, provide insights and reports on company goals, support growth in the Canadian market and ensure deliverables are met.

 

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

  • Manage delivery of thumbnail briefs 

  • Update metadata (titles, descriptions, tags) on underperforming content 

  • Update platform tools on existing uploads to accelerate reach, engagement and views (end screens, info cards, pinned comments etc.) 

  • Provide ad hoc support on feed post creation designed to drive engagement 

  • Manage communities across channels in within Pod on a daily basis to build fandoms and moderate pages

  • Oversee and monitor performance on channels, providing updates and insights

  • Consistently embody Totem values of professionalism and innovation 

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What we’re looking for

  • 1 year of experience in social video and managing social media channels in a professional setting (YouTube, Facebook)

  • Proven track record in growing social audiences

  • Strong writing skills and attention to detail

  • Basic design skills to create effective and professional thumbnails

  • Strong time management skills and ability to manage multiple projects at once

  • High level of professionalism when dealing with colleagues and clients

  • Experience working with social analytics and using insights to drive your decisions

  • Highly organised, accountable, proactive, and solution-oriented

 

Application Details

If this sounds like you, please email your CV and Cover Letter to jobs@totem.global 

 

In your application please state:

  • The date you would be available to start (ASAP would be ideal)

  • Salary Expectations

  • Links to channels / content you have managed

Channel Coordinator
Channel Manager
JUNIOR SOCIAL VIDEO EDITOR

VIDEO EDITOR

Location: Remote

Work Type: Full Time

Junior and Senior roles available

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Love social video? Addicted to YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and TikTok?  We’re growing our editing and content team and looking for Full-Time Junior/ Senior Video Editors to join us! This is a position for skilled individuals who love social media. 

 

The Position

As a video editor, you will be responsible for the creation of content on some of our biggest social video pages. Your mission will be to create video content that people love watching, across the world’s biggest social platforms. 

 

The ideal candidate will be responsible for editing videos to maximise audience retention, engagement and advertising revenue. You will be efficient and productive, creating a high volume of entertaining and quality content. 

 

The video editor will be working across exciting social media channels of Australia’s biggest creators and iconic media properties. You will work in a cross functional team of video editors and social media managers and report to your Pod Lead.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Create and edit dynamic videos for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat or YouTube

  • Find the most effective ways to adapt content designed for one social platform to another

  • Edit high volume of social videos daily, managing your time effectively and to meet deadlines

  • Understand and apply social data and insights to improve video performance and develop and test new formats

  • Adapt editing styles for each creator or brand, including implementing and creating design templates

  • Use technical video editing skills to edit and produce captivating social video content

  • Ensure consistent and timely output of content on the pages you are working on

  • Collaborate with social media managers and strategists to come up with the best solutions and creative ideas

 

Essential Experience

  • Have formal tertiary training or relevant experience in video editing 

  • Experience editing social video, with experience editing for at least one of YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat. 

  • Are passionate about video content on social media and keeping up to date with latest social content trends. 

  • Strong storytelling instincts

  • Proficient with Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop is a +

  • Ability to work positively with others as well as independently

  • Strong communication skills

 

Application Details

Please email your CV and Cover Letter to jobs@totem.global 

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In your application please state:

  • The date you would be available to start

  • Salary Expectations

  • Links to showreel and/or social video channels or content you have edited/supervised

  • A link to a social channel or social video whose editing styling / creative treatment you admire

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT INTERN

Location: Remote

Work Type: Part Time

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As a Social Media Management Intern you are responsible for supporting content across multiple clients and projects. You will support audience building and growth strategies across various channels, provide insights, reports and implement content optimisation strategies across channels to maximise results.  

 

You will demonstrate a self-driven work ethic, strong initiative and attention-to-detail.

 

What you will learn: 

  • Monetisation and demonetisation practices

  • Fundamentals of community engagement

  • Audience growth and optimisation strategies

  • Post-production and content optimisation

  • Platform data analysis and analytics

 

A Day in the Life:

  • Creating clickable titles and thumbnails

  • Finding ways to accelerate reach, engagement and views

  • Engaging with external partners

  • Content and post creation designed to drive engagement

  • Managing communities across channels on a daily basis to build communities of fans and moderate pages

  • Overseeing and monitoring performance across channels, providing updates and insights

  • Engaging with external partners

  • Learning assignments and on the job training

 

What we’re looking for:

  • Passionate about social media

  • Initiative and critical thinking

  • Time management skills

  • Professional communication skills

  • Reliability and trustworthiness

  • Problem solving skills and attitude

  • Willingness to learn and ask questions

  • Document processing skills (documents, spreadsheets and presentations)

  • Basic design skills, understanding of video editing, and project management skills

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This internship is 3 days a week, unpaid, starting ASAP for 3 months. There is also an opportunity for full-time employment after the internship.  

 

Application Details

If this sounds like you, please email your CV and Cover Letter to jobs@totem.global 

 

In your application please state:

  • The date you would be available to start

  • Salary Expectations

  • Links to channels / content you admire

VIDEO EDITING INTERN

Location: Remote

Work Type: Internship (Unpaid, Part time)

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If you are a media student or recent graduate who is passionate about creating videos for YouTube, Facebook, TikTok or Snapchat pages, then this is your calling! 

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Duration: 3 month period


What you will learn:

  • Workflows and processes of a fast paced, rapidly growing post production team

  • Best practices for editing videos for social media 

  • Creating a post production set up that allows you to work from home

  • Work side by side with professional editors, content strategists, social media managers 

  • Work with Australia’s best TV and creator content


Your tasks will include:

  • Performing research for process improvements

  • Attending content and strategy meetings

  • Assembling or selecting clips

  • Reviewing content 

  • Creating and reviewing captions

  • Organising video assets


Requirements:

  • Studying (or recently completed studies in) video editing or similar

  • Have good communication skills and attention to detail

  • Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud edit suite (Premiere Pro) and Google Office (Sheets, Docs) is desirable

 

If this sounds like you, please email your CV and Cover Letter to jobs@totem.global 

 

In your application please state the date you would be available to start (ASAP would be ideal)

VIDEO EDITING INTERN

DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGER

Location: Remote

Work Type: Full Time

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The Position

As a Digital Rights Manager at Totem, your mission is to ensure the efficient and accurate management of digital rights across various content platforms in our network. You will collaborate closely with your team to resolve issues, maintain organized catalogues, and streamline workflows.

 

You will be self-motivated to ensure correct application of rights across various digital platforms. 

 

A Day in the Life:

  • Digital Rights Management: Monitor and address digital rights infringements and conflicts on video platforms

  • Client Management: Develop strong client relationships

  • Digital Asset Management: Develop and maintain organized catalogues 

  • Content Management Systems (CMS): Manage YouTube and Facebook CMSs, finding opportunities to improve workflows and increase efficiency

  • Internal Team Collaboration: Collaborate and connect with your team

  • Monitoring & Reporting: Monitor the performance of digital assets and generate reports 

  • Policy & Best Practices: Keep up-to-date with changes in platform policies and industry best practices

  • Professional Conduct & Attitude: Exhibit a positive, enthusiastic, and problem-solving attitude

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The Ideal Candidate has:

  • Experience working on digital rights management on Facebook and YouTube

  • Experience in spreadsheets and generating reports

  • Strong professional communication skills

  • Reliability and trustworthiness

  • A desire to grow and learn about social video platforms and content distribution

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If this sounds like you, please email your CV and Cover Letter to jobs@totem.global 

 

In your application please state the date you would be available to start (ASAP would be ideal)

Digital Rights Manager
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