Senior Performance Creative Strategist (Design + Paid Social)

Austin, TX (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive high-signal paid social creative for a DTC brand, focusing on concepting, testing, and fast iteration.

  • Own development of hooks and angles across Meta, TikTok, and other platforms
  • Must-have: 3–5+ years in performance creative with a strong portfolio
  • Standout: Ability to extract patterns from winners to boost creative output

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop creative concepts, hooks, and angles for paid social ads based on critical thinking and marketing strategy
  • Create ads for Meta (Facebook/Instagram), TikTok, Axon, and other platforms
  • Rapidly iterate on creatives based on performance data and clear hypotheses
  • Analyze winning ads and continuously improve creative output by identifying patterns and underlying drivers of performance
  • Collaborate with internal and external teams to test new ideas, offers, and messaging
  • Stay on top of trends, formats, and what’s working in DTC advertising

Requirements

  • 3–5+ years of experience in performance creative (DTC or agency)
  • Proven track record of creating ads that drive conversions and revenue
  • Strong marketing intuition and critical thinking skills—you can break down why an ad works and apply those insights to new concepts
  • Strong portfolio of paid social ads (Meta, TikTok, etc.)
  • Ability to think in hooks, angles, and direct-response frameworks
  • Strong design skills (Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator)
  • Understanding of conversion-focused design and marketing psychology
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Clear written English communication
  • Ability to work independently in a remote environment

Preferred

  • Copywriting skills (especially for hooks and headlines)
  • Experience with UGC-style ads or video concepts
  • Motion graphics or light video editing skills
  • Familiarity with AI tools (e.g., for ideation, creative generation, or workflow acceleration)
  • Background in fashion, wellness, or fitness

Benefits

  • Full-time hybrid position
  • Long-term opportunity with a fast-growing DTC brand
  • Ongoing learning and development—you’ll regularly connect with leaders at fast-growing e-commerce companies to sharpen your skills
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Sweetflexx

Sweetflexx is a growth-stage startup company leading a movement to redefine the athleisure market by creating a completely new genre of clothing: resistance activewear. Through patented resistance technology, our activewear is designed to make every step count.

5 employees (6 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
137.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$276
Traffic Source Mix
Search
25.8%
Direct
50.1%
Referral
2.9%
Social
19.2%
Paid
1.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (60% of company)