Creative Strategist

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$92K/yr – $113K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end strategic work for consumer, culture, and brand initiatives, turning research into actionable insights, guiding creative briefs, and shaping cross-functional campaigns.

  • Own research synthesis and insight framing
  • Lead strategic ideation and presentations
  • Collaborate across creative, design, and accounts

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Conduct consumer, cultural, competitive, and category research.
  • Synthesize findings into clear insights and opportunity spaces.
  • Support the development of creative briefs and strategic frameworks.
  • Contribute to creative ideation across campaigns, experiences, partnerships, and content.
  • Build presentations and clearly articulate strategic thinking.
  • Identify emerging trends, creators, communities, and cultural moments relevant to client work.
  • Partner with creative, design, production, and account teams throughout the creative process.
  • Present work internally and contribute to client presentations.
  • Collaborate closely with Senior Creative Strategists and Creative Strategy Directors throughout project execution.

Requirements

  • Conduct consumer, cultural, competitive, and category research.
  • 3–5 years of experience in strategy, planning, brand, or creative consulting.
  • Strong strategic and conceptual thinking.
  • Excellent research, writing, and storytelling skills.
  • Deep curiosity about culture and consumer behavior.
  • Comfortable balancing analytical rigor with creative thinking.
  • Collaborative, organized, and proactive.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage– Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus HSA and FSA options.
  • 401(k) with company contribution– 3% Safe Harbor contribution after six months of service, whether or not you contribute yourself.
  • Company-paid life insurance– Basic Life and AD&D coverage included, with the option to purchase additional coverage.
  • Generous paid time off– 15 days PTO in addition to Holiday Closures
  • Summer Fridays – Up to four Fridays off between Memorial Day and Labor Day, subject to workload.
  • Flexible sick leave
  • Hybrid working– 4 Days in Office / 1 Remote
  • Generous Employee Referral bonuses
  • Yearly profit sharing program
  • Employee & Company Performance-based bonus
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Something Special Studios

Something Special Studios is a creative studio with offices in New York and Los Angeles.Flexing across physical and digital, we offer Strategy, Creative, and Production services to forward-thinking people and brands.As a studio, we challenge ourselves to make work that is meaningful, unexpected, and genuinely exciting. We do this through distinct storytelling, artful design, and an authentic approach to connecting with culture and community — all in an effort to inspire ourselves, our clients, and the world around us to think a bit differently.

Founded in 2019
New York, New York, USA
32 employees (22 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
12.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.8%
Direct
51%
Referral
4.1%
Social
9.3%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~32

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6 (19% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3