Creative Strategist

Job Summary Title: Creative Strategist. Reports to: Creative Strategy Director. Location: New York, NY (On-Site, 5 days a week in office). Key Areas of Focus Research — a deep understanding of our partners, brands, and entertainment clients is crucial to creating compelling ideas that align with brand goals & objectives. Ideation & Pitching — able to create ideas and materials that are compelling through copywriting & data-backed strategy, and persuasive pitching. Ability to verbalize concepts & pitches to both internal and external audiences through compelling & succinct communication. Agility & Innovation — learns quickly when facing new problems, analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try to find new solutions. Fosters a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the team. Drive for Results — energetic and driven to complete tasks at a high level, steadfastly pushes self and others for best results. Leadership & Communication — provides clear and reliable communications to both internal and external stakeholders. Offers consistent and constructive feedback across a variety of mediums and creative projects, in order to deliver work that reflects the creative departments standards and best practices. Core Responsibilities Regular meetings with the brand partnerships department & SVP of Brand Partnerships to understand incoming pitch deck requests, client meetings, and team needs. Regular meetings with creative team to relay incoming requests from a design & video perspective. Project management of deck creation process, while setting timelines for design deliverables. Own the strategy, copywriting & narrative of each deck/presentation. Collaboration with design team to bring strategic pitch deck to life, with direct design requests within timely manner. Ensuring all materials for both internal & external purposes uphold the Roc Nation creative standard — approvals via Creative Strategy Director and VP of Creative & Design. Ideation across artists, athletes, brands, and special projects – the scope is Roc Nation at large. Pitching decks real time via Zoom & in‑person meetings for both clients, internal, and potential partners. Deep knowledge & understanding of Roc Nation clientele, goals & objectives, and Roc Nation brand language. Other duties, as assigned. Qualifications Minimum 3+ years of work experience. BA in Communications, Media, Journalism, Advertising, Marketing, or related areas. Strong interest in the entertainment industry – music and sports specifically. Must have experience designing and copywriting pitch decks and one‑sheets, with a portfolio of work to back it up. Must have ability to clearly and confidently present pitch decks and marketing plans directly to artist teams, c‑suite executives, and potential brand partners. Strong verbal & written communication skills for internal and external communication. Ability to understand clients’ marketing objectives and work closely with senior strategy team to develop plans to support these objectives. Ability to synthesize research and disparate information into a cohesive plan, finding the throughline across varying inputs. Strategic thinker at the core with strong analytical and critical thinking skills. Deep knowledge of all social media platforms and their perceived value to audiences. Deep knowledge and understanding of Roc Nation clientele, goals & objectives, and Roc Nation brand language. On top of the latest industry trends, breakthrough creative campaigns, and emerging technologies. Strong attention to detail. Familiar with project management / well organized. Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization, which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa. Benefits & Perks HEALTH: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family with access to a health care concierge and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA). YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time and floating days. CAREER: Career and skill development programs with School of Live. WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match. Compensation The expected compensation for this position is: $64,000.00 USD - $80,000.00 USD. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience. Equal Employment Opportunity We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. Roc Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, intersectionality, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas. We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Roc Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Roc Nation also wishes to participate in a tim…[truncated for brevity] #J-18808-Ljbffr Roc Nation, LLC