
Content Lead at The American Housing Corporation (New York, NY)
The American Housing Corporation· New York, NY·
Role details
Work type
Hybrid
Employment
Full-Time
Job description
The American Housing Corporation (American Housing) is looking for a video-first content creator to tell one of the most ambitious stories in American industry right now: a vertically integrated homebuilder designing, manufacturing, and building new homes across the country. You will own ideation, content strategy, and production, building the record of a company reinventing how America builds. This is a full-time role in our Austin, TX office, with some project-related travel. We welcome and support relocations.
What You'll Do
- Ideate new content formats and series that capture American Housing's mission and unique approach to homebuilding.
- Pitch concepts and creative direction to the executive team and turn them into tangible production plans.
- Workshop with Brand the content roadmap, and our unique tone-of-voice, and style.
- Own the content planning across the company's social channels (in particular, short- and long-form video on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn).
- Direct content production from concept to delivery: scripting, storyboarding, filming, audio capture, editing, and distribution.
- Source and manage freelancers, contractors, and equipment rentals as needed for bigger shoots.
- Operate both on camera (hosting, interviewing) and off camera (directing others, shooting, editing) depending on a particular project and format needs.
- Maintain a content library of photo and video assets; continuously document manufacturing process, factory build-out, new construction, behind-the-scenes, and home tours.
- Distribute and adapt content across social platforms, tailoring format to each channel's audience.
- Manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Track content performance and iterate based on what resonates with our audiences.
Requirements
- 3-5+ years of experience building and scaling a personal or company social brand with tangible results in growth of the audience.
- Experience across creative direction, storytelling, videography, and editing.
- A personal passion for homebuilding, technology, or design.
- Ability to lead both lean solo shoots and coordinate larger, more complex productions. Direct experience managing a content production team (editors, clippers, writers, producers).
- Fluency across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, understanding of platform distinctions, and ability to adapt content to each.
- Experience interviewing guests or hosting on camera.
- Readiness to balance personal creative point of view with brand objectives.
- Comfortable presenting concepts to executives and incorporating feedback quickly.
- Proactive and able to operate with minimal oversight.
Why work at The American Housing Corporation
- Culture & Mission: “Housing is the cornerstone of the American Dream” — a mission-driven team of engineers, builders, and architects tackling one of the world’s most neglected engineering frontiers
- Work Environment: Headquarters in Austin, TX; roles span Design, Manufacturing, Engineering, Software, and Real Estate. The company emphasizes “building beautiful things that shape the lives of millions”
- Engineering Focus: Opportunity to work on complex problems at national scale — from custom factory automation and mechanical engineering to building a full-stack software platform (Alamo) that orchestrates real estate development
- Team Profile: Small, founder-heavy team (5 founders out of 14 total); lean, high-autonomy environment; talent drawn from Meta, Aro Homes, Saronic Technologies, and Hustle Fund
- Perks/Policy: Not explicitly stated, but the Austin HQ and factory presence suggest a hybrid/onsite model for manufacturing and engineering roles; software roles may offer flexibility
- Notable: Company has a strong engineering culture — job postings for Senior Software Engineer, Director of Mechanical Engineering, and Lead Mechanical Engineer, Building Shell