Creative Strategist

Creative Strategist

Be the ultimate collaborator. The Creative Strategist will be pivotal in shaping the creative direction and strategy for our projects and campaigns. This position involves a unique blend of creative thinking, strategic planning, and client collaboration. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, including design, marketing, and product development, to create compelling, effective, and innovative solutions that align with our business goals and exceed our clients' expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement creative strategies that enhance our brand, engage our target audience, and achieve our marketing objectives.
• Conduct research and analyze trends to identify new opportunities for creative innovation.
• Collaborate with internal teams and clients to define project objectives, set key performance metrics, and establish project approach.
• Facilitate brainstorming sessions and creative workshops to generate ideas and concepts.
• Create and present detailed proposals and creative briefs to stakeholders.
• Collaborate/guide throughout the creative process) from concept to completion), ensuring projects are on-brand, on-budget, and on-schedule.
• Provide creative guidance and direction to team members, fostering an environment of creativity and growth.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of creative campaigns and projects, using insights to drive continuous improvement.
• Working from creative briefs developed by yourself, in-house colleagues, or external partners, write copy that speaks to identified audiences/
• Partner with copywriters and creative director to write creative copy, including blogs, social media content, scripts, website copy, new business proposals, etc.

Before you get here, you should…

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Design, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Creative Strategist, Creative Director, or similar role in a creative or marketing agency.
• Strong portfolio showcasing successful projects and creative solutions.
• Excellent understanding of the creative process, marketing principles, and brand development.
• Ability to think strategically and conceptually, with a keen eye for detail.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
• Proficient in creative software and tools.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

idfive is an integrated marketing and communications social design agency focused on amplifying the good being done by our clients. We are educators, learners, strategists, analysts, architects, writers, designers, coders, parents, and friends offering creative web, brand, and marketing strategies to advance marketing and communications goals.

idfive is Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certified as we are a minority and woman-owned and -operated. We do our work with a sincere and operational commitment to diversity and equality within our ranks and with our clients.

Why do we do it? Because we believe that marketing can be a transformative force for good.

Benefits

• Flexible work location
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 floating holiday
• 15 days Vacation and sick/personal leave
• Extra time off at the end of the year (between Christmas and New Year's)
• 401K plan + 10% unlimited match
• Health, vision, and dental
• Optional short- and long-term disability and company-sponsored life insurance