As our next Social Media Content Creator, you’ll help bring the Checkatrade brand to life on social. You are someone who lives and breathes social. You’re always spotting trends, thinking in formats, and noticing the kind of content that makes people stop scrolling.
At Checkatrade, we help people get home jobs done right. Your job is to bring that to life on social every day. You’ll turn ideas, shoots and real-life moments into content that feels native to the platform and gets people watching, sharing and talking.
You’ll be confident behind the camera and in front of it — comfortable presenting, interviewing trades or homeowners, and bringing energy and personality to our content. Working closely with the social team and videographer, you’ll help us create a steady flow of social-first videos that show what Checkatrade is all about.
Forget long lists, here’s what you’ll actually spend your time on:
Create social-first content for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Filming, appearing in content, and editing short-form videos that feel native to the platform.
Regularly be the face of content. Confidently presenting, interviewing trades or homeowners, and bringing personality and energy to camera.
Edit short-form videos quickly and effectively. Turning raw footage into engaging, scroll-stopping content with strong hooks, pacing and caption and formatting optimised for each platform.
Capture reactive and ad-hoc content. Spot moments during shoots or day-to-day activity that could become great social posts.
Work closely with the videographer and social team on shoots, helping shape content ideas and bringing them to life.
It’s not about ticking every box. It’s about turning up curious, ready to crack on. You’ll do well here if you bring:
A strong understanding of short-form video. You know what makes people stop scrolling and how to structure content for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.
Confidence on camera. Comfortable presenting, interviewing or appearing in content in a natural, engaging way.
Editing skills. Fast and capable using tools like CapCut, Premiere or similar to create sharp, platform-native edits.
Creative instinct. You’re always noticing ideas, formats or trends that could become great content.
Social platform awareness. You spend time on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and understand how different formats perform.
Energy and initiative. Happy getting stuck into shoots, filming extra content, and experimenting with new ideas.
Collaborative mindset. Easy to work with and comfortable taking direction while also bringing your own ideas.
We believe great work deserves great rewards. Here’s just a taste:
Competitive salary + annual bonus
Health, well-being and learning support
Gym membership, Smart Tech Scheme and Cycle Scheme
Birthday/Special day leave
Buy & sell holiday scheme
1 week’s paid charity leave and much more!
How we'll get to know each other:
Screening call with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners
1st stage interview with our Senior Social Media Lead
2nd stage interview includes a case study presentation with our Director of Brand and Senior Social Marketing Lead
If this sounds like the place where you can do your best work, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t tick every box
Want to join our Talent Community and be one of the first to know about our vacancies? Register your interest on our Registration Form
About us
We’re Checkatrade – the UK’s leading platform for finding a tradesperson. With more than 50,000 trades listed and over 6 million reviews, we help homeowners get jobs done right and help tradespeople grow their business.
We’re growing fast, with big plans to become the go-to brand for home improvements. If you care about great work, take pride in the details, and want to make an impact, you’ll fit right in.
Skills Required
- Strong understanding of short-form video
- Confidence on camera
- Editing skills using tools like CapCut or Premiere
- Creative instinct for content ideas
- Social platform awareness
- Energy and initiative
- Collaborative mindset
What We Do
Checkatrade is one of the UK’s top online marketplaces for home improvements and repairs. Our mission is to be the trusted foundation of every home by connecting people with trades and tools to make home improvements easy – because we believe safe and happy homes improve lives, support livelihoods, and build communities. From our humble beginnings in 1998 to becoming a national household name, we’re on an exciting journey. For more than 25 years Checkatrade has stood for reputation and raising standards – whether that is for our trade members, consumers, or our colleagues. We think big and are passionate about changing the face of home improvements and repairs. Today, we are a modern online marketplace and a force for good. We strive every day to support people to improve their homes and we don’t settle for the status quo – we are evolving, innovating, and growing. With generous investment from private equity partners Brookfield, we have an ambitious growth plan and a robust roadmap to get there. Led by our values – Be All In, Always Customer Obsessed, Get It Done, Be Bold, and Do The Right Thing – we are 500 high-performing individuals working across the UK, with high-spec offices in London and Portsmouth. We are here to be the best and inspire others to do the same, and to get there we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people – so if that sounds like you, you couldn’t join at a better time!
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