Social Media Animator & Content Creator
Empire Cosmic
CULT COSMIC is a hybrid graphic novel publishing and film development company. EMPIRE COSMIC was born from a desire for inclusive, immersive, and high concept stories for the screen and the page. We tell genre bending stories with a particular emphasis on raising fresh, inventive voices. Empire Cosmic launches in late 2025.
We prioritise working with female/non-binary, Global Majority, LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse talent. Our projects are made for Gen Z and Millennial audiences, particularly women.
We aim to foster fan communities and generate positive social impact. Underlying that, we insist on equitable formats within film, tv and art collaborations. Social responsibility is a massive part of everything COSMIC plans to do, with a quarter of profits reinvested into social programmes designed to make the world a better place.
This role
We are looking for a social media aficionado who can generate animated promotional content for our projects, knows how to read scripts, tell a story in less than ten seconds, pick viral sounds, and create promotional graphics to be shared digitally on TikTok, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube.
For examples of what you will need to create, please look here.
Responsibilities
Animating characters to popular sounds and music. Animating comic panels.
Drawing mini comedic “comics” for Instagram and TikTok, taking inspiration from ongoing graphic novels and books.
Editing timelapses, choosing sounds and music.
Editing interviews with artists and writers.
Pitching ideas for social media engagement.
Coming up with content ideas to be shared weekly.
Making trailers for novels and webtoons, as well as fan lore videos.
Managing user generated content, keeping track of fanart and fan generated content, and reporting their occurrence to the wider team.
Recording voice overs.
Making shareable gifs for social media dissemination.
Skills
Video editing skills and digital animation skills are essential.
Drawing and digital frame by frame animation skills are essential.
Creativity and familiarity with short form TikTok and Instagram content is essential.
Familiarity with Capcut, Canva, Adobe Suite.
An eye for design and visual aesthetic.
Confidence working with artists and writers.
A friendly and open personality - you will be working with a lot of neurodivergent creatives.
Structure
This role will initially be on a rolling commission basis, paid at London Living Wage, with potential for increase once the start-up stage is successful.
The aim is to develop this role into a Social Media Producer position in 2026/27 based on performance during the term of the contract.
We believe in an egalitarian working structure where everyone has equal ownership over their work - but this only works if a candidate is passionate and self-driven. We encourage you to apply only if you are genuinely passionate about queer romance, graphic novels, webtoons and animation.
Role starts in June 2025.
How To Apply
Please fill out the form here.
How To Apply
Your application should contain a link to a portfolio that shows off your video and graphic design skills - these do not have to be professional projects, and can be fan content. However, please do not apply without examples.