ShelfHire With Rapha

social content production assistant (5 hours / week)

New York City - NY$20 - $35/hr depending on experiencepart-time

Benefits

Great office in NYCLearn from the best people in the industryInternational teamHighly collaborative culture

About company

From the teams behind Pinterest, TikTok, BeReal, and YouTube, shelf is the app for media lovers—built to help you track and showcase everything you read, watch, and listen to. Think Letterboxd, Goodreads, and Spotify Wrapped rolled into one.

What makes Shelf special? We do the work for you. Just connect your Netflix, Apple Music, Disney+, Prime Video (and more!), and we’ll automatically track your all-time favorites, so your friends can always see what you’re into.

It’s where culture meets connection. Share hot takes, explore your friends' shelves, and turn every scroll into a recommendation worth chasing.

With over 2 million users and 1 million more on our Android waitlist, we’re gearing up to launch in every major iOS market. That’s where you might come in. We also have a pretty sexy line-up of investors who think our idea is pretty cool including the backers of Airbnb, Uber, and Snap.

Also, if you're an engineer or industry person, you can read more about the why behind this all here.

About the role

job description:

shelf is looking for a creative, self-sufficient social content production assistant to help bring our bold, irreverent, and highly scrollable content to life. this is a part-time, in-office role based in nyc, supporting our content team (aka you’ll mostly be helping steven) by filming short-form video content for tiktok, reels, and other social channels.

you’ll be the behind-the-scenes mvp—helping shoot videos in and around the office, coming up with visual ideas on the fly, and capturing the right takes with an eye for detail and an ear for what’s trending.

what you’ll do:

  • film social-first content 2 days a week in our office (and sometimes around the city)

  • operate a phone or camera to record tiktoks, interviews, green screen explainers, skits, and chaotic bits

  • help ideate and storyboard content moments, angles, and visual gags

  • ensure lighting, sound, and framing are solid

  • provide feedback or input on takes to help elevate performance or timing

  • occasionally help with basic video edits or exporting clips (bonus, but not required)

you are:

  • someone who’s chronically online and knows what makes a tiktok pop

  • have excellent photography and videography skills

  • comfortable being on camera

  • reliable, organized, and good at keeping the energy moving on set

  • not afraid to hop in as an extra hand or extra in the background

  • bonus: you’ve filmed for a creator or brand before and/or have editing skills

location: filming will be in-person, nyc-based (lower manhattan)

who you’ll be working most closely with: steven morea

compensation: $20 - $35/hr depending on experience