Creative Strategist

Vancouver, WA (On-site)

$24/hr – $28/hrMid LevelFull time

Posted 8 days ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end ad performance pipeline from concept through scaling, using AI-driven production and data-backed iteration across multiple ad formats.

  • Lead copywriting and creative development to craft hooks and messages that convert.
  • Manage iterative testing and scaling from brief to launch.
  • Own performance: optimize based on dashboards, not output.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Copywriting & Creative Development - Write ad scripts built on direct-response fundamentals: hooks, angles, and unique mechanisms that break through cold traffic. Your words have one job: convert profitably. - Develop new concepts with a real hypothesis behind them. Not just "let's try a talking head," but a specific belief about a specific customer at a specific moment. - Write briefs through Notion that tell editors exactly what to make and why. - Focus will be on various ad types such as; UGC, Story Ads, Native Ads, Static Ads and more. Iteration & Scaling - Take proven winners and multiply them: new hooks, new geographical locations, Spanish versions, vertical pivots, format swaps. Manage the iteration pipeline through Notion from brief to launch. - Maintain a constant pipeline of fresh variations to prevent ad fatigue and sustain conversions. Performance Analysis - Read the dashboards daily and know what the numbers are telling you. - Turn break-even ads into winners by isolating what's holding them back and testing the fix. - Own performance, not output. Your ads are judged by what they convert, not how many you created. AI-Powered Production - Use AI as your daily production engine: Tools like Claude for research, writing, and workflow automation; AI video and image models like Higgsfield for asset generation. We'll teach you our system, you bring the instincts. - Build automations. If you do something three times, you systematize it into a workflow the whole team uses.

Requirements

  • You're passionate with direct response, especially hooks. You understand psychological triggers, awareness stages, and what makes an opening line stop the scroll.
  • You can watch the first three seconds of an ad and tell us exactly why the hook worked, or didn't.
  • You've made a winning ad and you can prove it. You can point to a specific ad, explain the hypothesis behind it, and walk through the results. You know why it worked.
  • The data tells you what to do next. Put a dashboard in front of you and you know whether an ad is scaling, fatiguing, or dead, and what move comes next.
  • You let metrics drive your creative decisions, not your ego.
  • You're already using AI intentionally. Claude, ChatGPT, Higgsfield, etc: you use them in your current process and can walk us through exactly how.
  • You're not waiting for someone else to figure it out.
  • You're high-agency. When something's unclear, you make a call, do the thing, and flag what you decided.
  • You don't wait to be told what to do.
  • You're systems-minded. You turn processes into templates, and templates into things the whole team runs without thinking.

Preferred

  • You are passionate about how creativity drives performance and love using data to guide decisions.
  • You want both the ideas and the system.
  • You’re energized by constant iteration, testing, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
  • You want your work to be tied directly to real data, including revenue.

Benefits

  • Your work directly drives revenue.
  • Small, fast-moving team: go from idea to live ad in days, not weeks.
  • One of the most AI-forward creative operations you’ll find. Help build the future of this workflow, not just use it.
  • Real growth path: prove yourself and own a vertical.
  • Our company offers great benefits: full healthcare package (medical, dental, vision, life), 401k with a company match, catered lunch, coffee, tea and snacks, paid parking, competitive pay, and much more!
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Trend, Inc.

Trend is an industry leader in performance marketing. We bring together a suite of proprietary technology, comprehensive services and a global network to help navigate the complex landscape of digital marketing.

Founded in 2015
Vancouver, Washington, USA
74 employees (17 in marketing)

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$24/hr – $28/hr

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Creative Strategist

Trend, Inc. · Vancouver, WA · On-site