Sr. Creative Strategist

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$90K/yr – $130K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and evolve the end-to-end creative strategy and production pipeline for high-volume campaigns, from ideation to testing and leadership reporting.

  • Define the testing agenda and metrics to guide learning
  • Translate performance data into actionable creative strategy
  • Lead high-volume ad production and brief-to-launch processes

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead creative strategy for full product launches, from ideation through post-launch performance review setting the creative POV and roadmap quarter over quarter
  • Pitch winning ideas using a strong understanding of the media landscape, developing concepts into creative strategies implemented across channels
  • Develop full-funnel creative strategy (TOF/MOF/BOF), adapting a winning concept into formats that are native to each platform and funnel stage
  • Facilitate creative ideation sessions, encouraging cross-functional input and championing winning ideas regardless of source
  • Stay ahead of platform trends, AI, and advertising technology, bringing forward out-of-the-box strategies for the team to test and operationalize the ones worth adopting into the team's workflow
  • Define the creative testing agenda, and report its results directly to leadership.
  • Own the creative operating system behind it: intake, brief templates, QC standards, naming/tagging conventions, and asset governance
  • Own the full ad production pipeline (brief → design/video handoff → review → launch), building the systems that increase output and quality
  • Translate creative concepts into detailed, actionable briefs for content creators, designers, and video editors
  • Oversee high volumes of ads and creative assets to ensure on-time delivery, review, and approval in an organized manner; roughly 150 ad concepts a month.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in creative strategy, performance marketing, or paid digital advertising, preferably in a fast-growth or e-commerce environment
  • Proven track record of translating ad performance data into creative strategies that measurably improve results
  • Strong project management skills with experience managing high-volume ad production pipelines
  • Deep understanding of paid social platforms (Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube) and emerging ad formats
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead ideation and influence cross-functional teams
  • Experience partnering with performance agencies and external creator networks
  • Comfortable operating with a strong bias for action in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
  • Adaptable to new platforms, AI tools, and advertising technologies; genuinely excited by change
  • Humble, hungry, and people-smart.

Preferred

  • mentoring/managing junior strategists
  • AI creative-tool fluency
  • beauty/wellness/DTC category
  • startup/high-growth e-commerce experience

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
  • a 401(k) plan with employer matching
  • various paid time off programs
  • employee discount/perks
  • life insurance
  • disability insurance
  • employee assistance programs
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Thrive Causemetics

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We’re Changing the Beauty Industry for Good.Thrive Causemetics was born out of a friendship. Makeup artist and product developer, Karissa Bodnar, lost her dear friend Kristy to cancer at just 24 years old. Kristy’s compassionate and vivacious spirit inspired Karissa to establish Thrive Causemetics, a beauty brand and philosophy that goes beyond skin deep by empowering women.Thrive Causemetics is Bigger Than BeautyTM️: For every product you purchase, we donate to help a woman thrive. We believe changing the world starts with a single ingredient, and that’s why we create vegan, 100% cruelty-free formulas containing proven ingredients without the use of parabens or sulfates. All of our high-performance cosmetics are developed at Thrive Causemetics Lab—we control every step of the product development process, and a large part of it involves you.

Founded in 2015
USA
87 employees (30 in marketing)
32% recommend to a friend

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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$295.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29%
Direct
16.2%
Referral
5.3%
Social
11.3%
Paid
17.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~87

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
15 (17% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$15.3M
Last Raise
$15M
Series A, 9 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2017
    Series A • $15M
  • Nov 2015
    Angel • $165K
  • Jul 2015
    Debt Financing • $95K

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