Associate Director, Creative Strategy

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. Set the creative strategy vision across a portfolio of midsize accounts .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $113,000 - $135,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in paid social creative strategy, including the ability to connect creative decisions to business outcomes and manage complex testing frameworks. Proven track record in leading client relationships and mentoring teams to drive strategic success across multiple platforms.

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Paid Social Creative StrategyClient Relationship ManagementCreative Testing FrameworksPerformance Metrics AnalysisTeam Leadership and Mentoring

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Hard Skills

CopywritingAd FormatsCreative Testing FrameworksPersona DevelopmentPerformance Data AnalysisClient-Facing PresentationsCreative Strategy DevelopmentCampaign OptimizationPaid Media ManagementAI Tools Utilization

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsStakeholder ManagementPresentation SkillsMentoring SkillsCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

MetaTikTokSnapPinterestAI Tools

Industry Keywords

Creative StrategyPaid SocialPerformance MetricsClient PresentationsRetail Creative Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the creative strategy vision across a portfolio of midsize accounts
Own paid social creative strategy, including ad formats, personas, messaging angles, and hook frameworks
Drive creative performance across Meta, TikTok, Snap, Pinterest, and other paid social platforms
Design and operate complex paid social testing agendas and calendars
Manage, mentor, and develop a small team of strategists and designers
Lead client presentations and serve as the senior client-facing voice for creative strategy
Build trusted advisor relationships with clients
Connect creative decisions to business outcomes and steer creative roadmaps
Use performance metrics including thumbstop, CTR, ROAS, and CPA to generate insights and actions
Oversee the quality of strategies, briefs, hooks, headlines, and scripts
Champion AI tools and workflows for research, concepting, copywriting, and variation development
Collaborate with media, analytics, and account teams from brief to launch
Stay current on paid social trends, platform updates, ad formats, and competitor creative

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of experience in paid social creative strategy and copywriting
Demonstrated mastery of paid social creative strategy across Meta, TikTok, Snap, and Pinterest
Experience working on large-spend accounts with $500K+ per month in paid media
Experience managing or mentoring strategists, designers, or other creatives
Track record of growing team members’ skills and output
History of leading client relationships and driving midsize or larger accounts to strategic success
Deep experience building and operating structured creative testing frameworks and calendars across multiple accounts
Ability to read performance data and turn it into actionable creative recommendations
Extensive experience building and presenting client-facing decks
Working knowledge of ad formats, creative testing frameworks, and persona development
Hands-on experience using AI tools in a strategic or creative workflow
Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Experience pitching prospective new clients
Background check required for candidates who receive an offer
Google creative experience, retail creative experience (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full medical, dental, and vision benefits
Generous retirement program
Thoughtful parental leave and return program
Flexible Time Off
Holidays
Quarterly Company “Recharge” Days
Holiday closure in December
Sabbatical opportunities
Ongoing learning and development opportunities
Transparent DEIB practices
Remote-first workplace designed to support flexibility and connection
Bonus based on company and client success