Dow Jones

Creative Strategy Director, Consumer Marketing

Dow Jones$145K — $160K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10+ years in creative strategy, copywriting, or marketing.
  • Experience with in-house creative teams or agencies.
  • Proven track record in developing creative briefs and executing concepts.
  • Strong ability to align marketing goals with creative direction.
  • Excellent written communication and copywriting skills necessary.
  • Familiarity with consumer marketing and audience segmentation is a must.
  • Knowledge of performance marketing and testing strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Translate marketing objectives into actionable creative briefs.
  • Develop and refine copy for various consumer marketing materials.
  • Ensure clarity and consistency in messaging across all channels.
  • Review creative outputs for quality and brand alignment.
  • Support A/B testing and performance enhancement initiatives.
  • Maintain brand consistency across all consumer touchpoints.
  • Collaborate closely with marketing and analytics teams.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage including medical and dental.
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.
  • Wellbeing programs to support employee physical and mental health.
  • Flexible working arrangements under a hybrid model.
  • Optional additional benefits to meet diverse employee needs.
Full Job Description

Job Description :

We are seeking a Creative Strategy Director, to serve as a key connector between consumer marketing objectives and creative execution. In this role, you will help ensure that marketing goals are translated into clear, effective, and high-quality creative output across channels.

You will partner closely with marketing and creative teams to develop creative briefs, refine messaging, and support the delivery of work that is aligned to business objectives and the New York Post brand standards. You will work very closely with the VP to ensure solid execution of all marketing initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:
Creative Brief Development
● Translate marketing objectives into structured and actionable creative briefs
● Define key messaging direction, audience insights, and creative guidance to support execution
● Ensure briefs clearly articulate goals, audience needs, and success criteria

Messaging & Copy Development
● Develop, write, and refine copy for consumer marketing materials including digital ads, email campaigns, landing pages, and direct mail
● Ensure messaging is clear, consistent, customer-focused, and aligned with brand voice
● Adapt tone and messaging for different channels and audiences while maintaining coherence

Creative Review & Quality Assurance
● Review creative outputs to ensure alignment with approved briefs and brand standards
● Provide structured feedback focused on clarity, effectiveness, and alignment with objectives
● Support continuous improvement of creative quality and consistency across deliverables

Testing & Optimization
● Partner with marketing and analytics teams to support A/B testing of creative concepts and messaging
● Contribute to identifying opportunities for performance improvement based on results and insights

Brand Consistency
● Support consistency of brand voice and messaging across consumer touchpoints and channels

● Ensure alignment between digital, print, CRM, and other marketing communications

Requirements:
● 5–10+ years of experience in creative strategy, copywriting, brand strategy, marketing, advertising, or related disciplines
● Experience working in or with in-house creative teams, agencies, or integrated marketing environments
● Demonstrated experience developing creative briefs and guiding creative execution
● Strong ability to translate business and marketing goals into creative direction
● Excellent written communication and copywriting skills
● Familiarity with consumer marketing principles and audience segmentation
● Understanding of performance marketing concepts such as conversion optimization and campaign testing
● Ability to provide structured, actionable feedback on creative work
● Strong collaboration and communication skills across cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications:
● Experience in direct response marketing or performance-driven campaigns
● Familiarity with digital marketing channels, including paid media, CRM, and social platforms
● Experience working with in-house studios or creative production teams

Note: This role will adhere to a hybrid work model (subject to change as business needs evolve).

Base Pay Range: 145,000 - 160,000 + Bonus

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

About Dow Jones

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world?s largest news gathering operations globally. It produces leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America?s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron?s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource.
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