Creative Strategist (Paid Social)

Costa Mesa, CA (On-site)

$70K/yr – $90K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid social creative strategy and testing for a fast-growing eCommerce brand, turning performance insights into new concepts and scalable campaigns.

  • Must-have: 1–3 years in social media marketing or performance creative with ability to translate data into concepts.
  • Standout: Experience with Meta, TikTok, and YouTube, and with drafting briefs, scripts, or ad concepts for production teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Analyze paid social performance (Meta, TikTok, YouTube, etc.) to identify creative trends, winning formats, and new testing opportunities
  • Develop new ad concepts, hooks, and storytelling angles based on performance insights and campaign goals
  • Draft creative briefs, scripts, and concept outlines for videographers, editors, and content creators
  • Work closely with the Head of Content to structure creative testing frameworks and iterate on winning ideas
  • Monitor social media trends, emerging formats, and creator content to identify new creative opportunities
  • Conduct competitor and industry research to inform ad angles and campaign strategy
  • Contribute ideas for product launches, seasonal campaigns, and ongoing paid social testing
  • Identify organic social content opportunities that can translate into scalable paid social creative
  • Help maintain a pipeline of new creative tests and concepts to support ongoing performance marketing efforts
  • Leverage paid social performance insights to inform organic social content and creative direction

Requirements

  • 1–3 years of experience in social media marketing, paid social, creative strategy, or performance marketing
  • Familiarity with paid social platforms such as Meta, TikTok, and YouTube
  • Strong understanding of short-form video formats, social media trends, and platform-native storytelling
  • Ability to analyze performance data and translate insights into creative concepts and testing ideas
  • Strong interest in direct-response advertising and performance creative
  • Excellent organizational, research, and communication skills

Preferred

  • Experience writing creative briefs, scripts, or ad concepts is a plus
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Modern Gents Trading Co.

We're Modern Gents Trading Co. and we're on a mission to offer high quality wedding and engagement rings for ladies and gents at an affordable price.

Founded in 2017
Costa Mesa, California, USA
23 employees (10 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
531.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.7%
Direct
50.8%
Referral
4.3%
Social
7.2%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~23

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8 (35% of company)