Lead Creative Strategist (12 month Mat Cover)

London, UK (On-site)

£80K/yr – £110K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own paid channel creative strategy and execution to drive performance across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Display and Audio, while scaling influencer programs and leading a small creative strategy team.

  • Lead cross-channel creative strategies and measure performance (CPA, CTR, conversions)
  • Scale the Wise Influencer & Creator framework globally
  • Guide in-house and partner creatives, and mentor a team of 2 creative strategists

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead paid channel creative effectiveness: Own channel-specific creative strategies across Paid Social (Meta, TikTok), YouTube, Display, Audio, and emerging channels - using creative as the main lever to drive performance and lower customer acquisition costs.
  • Scale creator & influencer strategy: Partner closely with our influencer marketing team to formalize, scale, and elevate the "Wise Influencer & Creator" framework globally.
  • Drive creative quality & innovation: Serve as the strategic guardian across paid performance marketing campaigns, pushing creative boundaries from "good" to "exceptional" and introducing bold creative concepts that cut through the noise.
  • Translating insight into strategy: You will evaluate creative performance, and leverage consumer insights to further elevate creative execution across all briefs & projects.
  • Authoring creative briefs: You will write clear, sharp, and inspiring creative briefs - leaning on consumer insights to translate complex product features & propositions into exciting briefs for our creative teams.
  • Fostering collaboration: Building tight relationships with creative, media, and regional teams to ensure our strategies are brought to life effectively and consistently across all markets.
  • Team leadership: You will lead a team of 2x Creative strategists - setting clear strategic focus, elevating team briefing standards, and empowering them to deliver high-impact creative strategies across all paid marketing channels.

Requirements

  • You have a proven track record using creative as a growth lever, with a deep understanding of full-funnel marketing dynamics and creative performance measurement (i.e.., CPA, CTR, conversion…etc)
  • You will be fluent in both ‘media/data’ and ‘creative’ languages - able to translate complex performance metrics into actionable, inspiring direction for creatives.
  • Extensive experience authoring sharp creative briefs and guiding in-house creatives and external agency partners from concept to execution.
  • You have a creative eye and the confidence to give constructive feedback, and are experienced in guiding in-house creative teams to deliver high quality, distinctive performance marketing creative.
  • A solid understanding of the full marketing funnel and how to develop creative strategies that drive commercial results (customer acquisition) in a fintech or tech environment.
  • You have an exceptional ability to build trust with media and marketing channel leads, collaborating with and influencing cross-functional stakeholders to deliver highly impactful creative solutions.
  • You are comfortable getting “into the weeds” of regular creative feedback, asset reviews or creative performance reporting.
  • You thrive in a fast-paced, autonomous environment; able to make confident strategic calls without complete information.

Wise

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Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move money around the world. With the Wise account people and businesses can hold 40+ currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too; an entirely new cross-border payments network that will one day power money without borders for everyone, everywhere. However you use the platform, Wise is on a mission to make your life easier and save you money.Co-founded by Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus, Wise launched in 2011 under its original name TransferWise. It is one of the world’s fastest growing, profitable technology companies and is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker, WISE.16 million people and businesses use Wise globally, which processes £9 billion in cross-border transactions every month, saving customers around £1.5 billion a year.For customer queries: Please note that LinkedIn is not a Wise Customer Support channel. If you would like to hear from our Customer Support team, please see our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.Login to access customer support: https://wise.com/login/FB: https://www.facebook.com/Wise/IG:https://www.instagram.com/wiseaccount/TW:https://twitter.com/home

Founded in 2011
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Salaries

Posted range

£80K/yr – £110K/yr

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