Creative Strategist

Placement Type:


Permanent

Salary:


$80,000-90,000 Salary


Bonus Eligable

Start Date:


Oct 5, 2026

Multiple openings! Our client is seeking to hire multiple Creative Strategist, specifically those with a background in: B2B, Fashion, Lifestyle, CPG, Professional Services


Are you a visionary creative who thrives on transforming data into compelling narratives and impactful campaigns? We are seeking a dynamic Creative Strategist to join a leading digital marketing agency, partnered with Aquent, where your expertise will directly influence client growth and shape the future of performance-driven advertising. This role offers an unparalleled opportunity to innovate, lead, and make a tangible difference in the success of diverse brands across various industries.


About Our Client


Our client is a premier digital marketing agency renowned for driving measurable results and fostering client success through innovative strategies. They partner with a diverse portfolio of brands, from emerging lifestyle companies to established consumer goods and B2B enterprises, helping them navigate the complexities of the digital landscape and achieve ambitious growth objectives. As a partner with Aquent, they are committed to attracting top-tier talent who are passionate about pushing creative boundaries and delivering exceptional performance.


About the Opportunity


Step into a pivotal role where you will be the lead ideator and strategic force behind high-impact paid social campaigns. This is more than just a creative position; it's an opportunity to blend artistic vision with analytical rigor, leveraging deep insights into consumer behavior, market trends, and performance data to craft advertising that truly resonates and converts. You will be instrumental in developing innovative concepts, guiding their execution, and continuously optimizing for superior results, directly contributing to the exponential growth of your clients.


What You'll Do

• Lead the paid social creative strategy for a diverse portfolio of clients, driving their performance goals.
• Utilize robust data insights, consumer research, and brand understanding to design and orchestrate high-performing creative assets and messaging strategies.
• Collaborate seamlessly with internal teams across various departments and roles to ensure cohesive campaign execution.
• Cultivate strong client relationships, fostering open discussion and understanding their products, goals, and needs while effectively communicating strategic approaches.
• Proactively research client brands, competitors, and industry trends, integrating performance creative best practices across all relevant platforms.
• Conduct continuous account audits to identify winning ads, present data-backed insights to clients, and define hypotheses and test strategies through monthly roadmaps.
• Develop strategic, consumer-centric, and direct-response copy and messaging strategies that captivate audiences.
• Manage creative requests and outputs with production teams using project management tools, ensuring timely and high-quality deliverables.
• Provide clear, actionable feedback on video and image assets to editors, guiding them towards optimal creative output.
• Lead productive internal creative team syncs and brainstorms, fostering a culture of innovation and shared learning.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all creative strategy matters, working closely with client management teams.
• Understand the scope of requested edits, reshoots, and other deliverables, effectively managing expectations and timelines.
• Advocate for creative best practices, confidently pushing back on clients regarding timelines, scope, feedback, and direction to ensure performance-driven outcomes.
• Employ advanced technologies, including AI, to enhance and optimize creative processes and campaign effectiveness.
• Ensure meticulous quality assurance for all deliverables, preventing errors that could negatively impact client revenue.
• Maintain consistent upkeep of client testing roadmaps and project management next steps, guaranteeing on-time launches and deliverables.

What You'll Bring


Required Qualifications:

• Proven proficiency with leading ad management platforms and performance data tools, enabling you to analyze trends, insights, and inform creative roadmaps.
• A deep understanding of best practices for performance-driven creative and the ability to apply these insights effectively in your work.
• Exceptional ability to write compelling ad copy, structure engaging scripts, and oversee the execution with corresponding visuals.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, enabling effective interaction with clients, production teams, and post-production specialists to deliver outstanding creative output.
• Demonstrated ability to strategize and implement top-performing creative that yields strong campaign results for clients.
• A self-starter mentality with a passion for maximizing client success through innovative creative strategy.
• Eagerness to take the lead on developing creative concepts intentionally designed to generate clear testing results and insights.

Desired Attributes:

• Mastery in presenting creative reporting to clients and team members through engaging storytelling.
• A relentless pursuit of troubleshooting and problem-solving with a growth mindset when creative tests are not hitting target goals.
• Zealous commitment to continuously testing various creative concepts to develop a strong understanding of how to not only effectively and efficiently meet client goals, but to surpass them.

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About Skill:


Skill connects the best professional, IT, engineering, financial and administrative talent with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to benefits such as health benefit contributions, retirement plans with match and flexible spending accounts.


Skill is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.