Creative Strategy Lead - Copy (Hybrid)

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Lead the translation of performance data into creative strategy and messaging, guide writers to execute compelling narratives, and mentor a small copy team while shaping testing and stakeholder communication across brands.

  • Turn performance insights into narrative and messaging direction.
  • Coach writers to execute strategy with data-driven edits.
  • Lead and develop copywriters and drive testing and stakeholder alignment.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Insight in: Pull performance data and business insights from marketing and channel partners.
  • Strategy set: Turn insight into the narrative and messaging direction.
  • Coach execution: Guide writers to bring that story to life, editing for both craft and strategic fit.
  • Measures back: Absorb results, learn what worked and feed it into the next brief.
  • Insight to Creative: Partner with marketing and business teams to gather performance results, customer insights and channel learnings, then translate them into creative strategy, briefs and recommendations. Give creative leadership a clear view of what's working, what isn't and what to prioritize next.
  • Testing Strategy: Work with channel owners and marketers to develop testing strategies and learning agendas. Shape concepts built to be tested, iterated and scaled, and feed results into the next round of work.
  • Creative & Brand Strategy: Ground campaigns in clear strategic pillars and messaging frameworks across channels, keeping each brand distinctive and on-voice.
  • Paid Social Evolution: Drive how we build paid social campaigns partnering with design, marketing and business teams to concept ideas from the ground up and optimize them based on performance.
  • Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a small team of copywriters, using data and AI tools to sharpen and accelerate their work. Own team processes and resources and evolve how the team operates as needs change.
  • Hands-On Contribution: Step in on high-priority work when needed, whether that's shaping a concept or pressure-testing a headline against what the data says.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in creative strategy, content strategy, or copywriting leadership
  • Experience using performance marketing data to shape creative strategy and testing
  • Experience working in a highly regulated industry, preferably banking or financial services
  • Proven experience operating across both strategy and creative execution
  • Strong copywriting and editing skills, with a portfolio that shows conceptual thinking and results
  • Direct experience managing, mentoring, and developing copywriters or creative team members
  • Comfort with tools such as Asana, Figma, Adobe Analytics, Meta Ads Manager and Snowflake

Benefits

  • Our hybrid roles require in-office work Tuesday through Thursday, with remote flexibility on Mondays and Fridays. This schedule fosters collaboration, team connection, and strategic planning, enhancing communication and effectiveness to drive results.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance including mental health benefits
  • 401(k) matching plus a roth option (U.S. Based employees only)
  • PTO & paid holidays off
  • Sabbatical program (for eligible roles)
  • Summer hours (for eligible roles)
  • Paid parental leave
  • DEI groups (B.L.A.C.K. @ Enova, HOLA @ Enova, Women @ Enova, Pride @ Enova, South Asians @ Enova, APEX @ Enova, and Parents @ Enova)
  • Employee recognition and rewards program
  • Charitable matching and a paid volunteer day…Plus so much more!

Enova International

3.7 Glassdoor

Enova International (NYSE: ENVA) is a leading online financial services company that serves small businesses and consumers who are underserved by traditional banks. For over 20 years, Enova has provided over $65 billion in loans and financing to more than 13 million customers by offering a suite of market-leading products powered by the company's world-class analytics, machine learning algorithms and proprietary technology. You can learn more about the company and its portfolio of businesses at www.enova.com.

Founded in 2004
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1.5K employees (54 in marketing)
69% recommend to a friend
77% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$90K/yr – $115K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$900M
Last Raise
$500M
Post IPO Debt, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $500M
  • Dec 2023
    Post IPO Debt • $400M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
46.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.7%
Direct
55.1%
Referral
5.8%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.5K

Creative Strategy Lead - Copy (Hybrid)

Enova International · Chicago, IL · Hybrid