Creative Strategist

DealMaker

$95K — $115K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in creative strategy, preferably in performance marketing or direct-to-consumer (DTC) environments
  • Demonstrable portfolio showcasing creative work tied to measurable performance outcomes
  • Curiosity about business growth and market trends with a focus on consumer behavior
  • Ability to create effective strategies across the full marketing funnel
  • Strong skills in copywriting and concept development
  • Excellent communication skills for internal and external presentations
  • Problem-solving mindset ideal for fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement creative strategies and campaign concepts based on audience insights and performance objectives
  • Write concise, actionable creative briefs that prioritize measurable results
  • Lead creative direction for paid media, landing pages, and email campaigns
  • Analyze key performance metrics to guide and improve creative tactics
  • Design and implement A/B testing to optimize creative performance
  • Connect creative outcomes with revenue generation and deeper funnel metrics
  • Utilize AI tools to enhance speed, efficiency, and creativity in work processes

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with equity opportunities
  • Comprehensive employee benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Support for learning and professional development annually
  • Work within a diverse team of specialists and innovators
  • Access to cutting-edge AI tools to foster creativity and innovation
Full Job Description

Who you are

This is not a traditional creative role. We're looking for a performance-driven Creative Strategist who can combine storytelling, data, and experimentation to drive measurable business outcomes. You'll own creative strategy across campaigns, from concept to performance, and play a key role in scaling how we produce and optimize creative.

You'll also leverage AI as a tool to move faster, test more, and improve output, but first and foremost, you are a strong creative thinker grounded in performance marketing.

What You'll Do
Strategic Creative Direction
  • Develop creative strategies and campaign concepts grounded in audience insight and performance goals
  • Write clear, testable creative briefs that drive measurable results
  • Lead creative across key channels (paid social, landing pages, email)
  • Translate data into actionable creative direction and iterate based on performance
Performance Optimization & Experimentation
  • Analyze performance metrics (CTR, CVR, ROAS, etc.) to inform creative decisions
  • Design and execute A/B tests to continuously improve outcomes
  • Connect top-of-funnel creative performance to deeper funnel metrics (conversion, revenue)
  • Identify patterns in performance data and translate them into scalable creative insights
AI-Enabled Creative Workflows
  • Use AI tools to accelerate research, ideation, testing, and production
  • Experiment with AI-driven workflows to increase creative output and speed
  • Identify opportunities to streamline creative processes using automation and tooling
  • Contribute to building repeatable workflows the broader team can adopt

(Note: deep technical system-building is not required, but curiosity and experimentation with AI is essential.)

Client Engagement & Creative Leadership
  • Act as the creative lead for assigned clients and campaigns
  • Present and defend creative strategy with confidence and clarity
  • Provide strategic guidance on messaging, positioning, and creative direction
  • Ensure all deliverables meet a high bar for quality and performance
Project Ownership & Collaboration
  • Own creative timelines and deliverables across multiple campaigns
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with paid media, production, and retention teams
  • Identify risks early and proactively drive solutions
  • Help improve internal creative processes and team efficiency


What You Need
Core Requirements
  • Proven experience in creative strategy, ideally in performance marketing or DTC environments
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating creative work tied to performance outcomes (e.g., ROAS, CTR, conversions)
  • Strong business and market curiosity, with a natural interest in how companies grow, invest, acquire customers, and drive revenue, and a habit of staying up to date on trends across marketing, consumer behavior, and emerging industries.
  • Ability to think across the full funnel, not just top-of-funnel creative
  • Strong copy and concept development skills
  • Excellent communication and ability to present to internal and external stakeholders
  • A problem-solver mindset with the ability to operate in fast-paced, evolving environments
AI & Tools (Important, but Flexible)
  • Experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude, Zapier etc.) to enhance creative workflows
  • Curiosity and willingness to experiment with new tools and approaches
  • Ability to identify opportunities where AI can improve speed, scale, or quality
Nice-to-Haves
  • Experience building or contributing to AI-driven workflows or automations
  • Familiarity with tools like Zapier, Make, or similar platforms
  • Experience training or enabling teams on new tools or processes

This is a hybrid, Los Angeles-based role (3 days in-office in the Culver City area) requiring strong overlap with Mountain Standard Time (MST) working hours to support team collaboration.

Competitive compensation with the opportunity to earn equity-get into a growth company on the ground floor
  • A diverse & distributed team of doers, innovators, and experts
  • Shared employee benefit plan (medical, vision, & dental)
  • We love AI and have tools to support you build innovative solutions
  • Annual learning support And more!

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