Editorial & Content Operations Lead - Social Video (f/m/d)

Köln

Editorial & Content Operations Lead - Social Video (f/m/d)

Location: Cologne, Germany (Hybrid)
Contract: Full-time

About Us

ALxKTV GmbH, a subsidiary of KLANGMALEREI, is a video agency based in Cologne specializing in visual storytelling for electronic music culture. We bring sound to life visually - partnering with renowned record labels, artists, streaming platforms, brands, and public broadcasters. Our portfolio spans high-performing short-form content for social platforms to full-scale concert productions.

Position Overview

We are looking for a structured, communicative Editorial & Content Operations Lead – Social Video (f/m/d) to coordinate our client's social video pipelines, focusing primarily on Instagram and TikTok.

In this role, you will work in direct, daily collaboration with our clients (labels, artist managements, and brands). While the client retains overall creative lead and brand direction, you act as their trusted editorial counterpart and operational engine: translating their vision into actionable content calendars, sharp briefings, and reliable delivery workflows. You don’t shoot or edit yourself, but you bring the editorial instinct and organizational rigor needed to turn our client visions into high-performing, platform-ready social video assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Collaboration & Creative Translation: Partner closely with clients’ creative leads, translating their strategic brand vision and artist narratives into platform-native concepts for social platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
• Editorial Planning & Workflow Management: Develop and manage editorial calendars, content pipelines and milestone schedules to ensure dependable, on-time delivery across all campaigns.
• Team Briefings & Production Alignment: Turn client inputs and guidelines into concrete, structured briefs for our internal and external creators, editors, and graphic designers - within a given budget.
• Quality Assurance & Review Loops: Steer feedback rounds between our creative team and client stakeholders; review previews to ensure they match both the client’s creative direction and social media best practices.
• Consultative Trend Guidance: Advise clients on platform dynamics, short-form mechanics, and current audio/content trends in electronic music without overriding their core creative lead.

Your Qualifications

• Relevant Experience: 3+ years in an editorial, content management, account direction, or creative production role within digital media, music, or a creative agency.
• Client & Stakeholder Management: Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage feedback, align expectations, and collaborate smoothly with demanding creative leads and artist teams.
• Organizational Excellence: Proven ability to manage multi-project editorial pipelines, structured calendars, and tight production timelines.
• Editorial & Platform Know-How: Deep familiarity with TikTok and Instagram ecosystems—understanding what makes short-form music content engage and convert.
• Production Background: Familiarity with moving-image workflows (ideally with past hands-on experience in video or post-production) to communicate effectively with editors and production crews.
• Music Affinity & Language: A proven track record and profound insider knowledge of the electronic music landscape (labels, club culture, festivals, artist ecosystems). You are culturally literate in the scene, understand how electronic artists build their visual identity, and communicate effortlessly on eye-level with industry professionals. Excellent, business-fluent English (written and spoken) is required; German is a strong asset.

What We Offer

• Impactful Role: A central position at the intersection of international music clients and top-tier visual production.
• Music-Driven Culture: A tight-knit, collaborative team with a shared passion for club culture and digital storytelling.
• Work Setup: Flexible, hybrid working arrangements (office in Cologne, details tbd).
• Package: Competitive compensation package reflecting your experience and operational responsibilities.

How to Apply

Ready to lead our client content operations?

Please send your application - including relevant references, your earliest start date, and your salary expectations to:

jobs_alxktv@klangmalerei.tv

For inquiries or additional details, please contact jobs_alxktv@klangmalerei.tv