Performance Creative Strategist

USA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level4+ years expContract

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive scalable paid creative for a fast-growing DTC brand by turning research into fast, data-driven video concepts.

  • Must-have: 4+ years in performance creative or paid media for DTC/e‑commerce
  • Standout: Turn winning organic content into paid concepts and scale quickly

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Use customer research to figure out what angles, formats, and messaging will convert
  • Research organically to understand what our customers are already consuming — and turn viral organic videos into paid ad concepts
  • Analyze winning ads to create iterations that scale further
  • Write scripts and ad copy for UGC creators and static ads
  • Write creative briefs for creators everything film winning ads
  • Run creative meetings and manage timelines to keep production moving fast
  • Allocate resources across budget, team, and tools to maximize output
  • Manage video editors through the full production pipeline
  • Work closely with our UGC Manager to align on briefs, creator direction, and final delivery
  • Translate performance data into new creative concepts and iterations

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in performance creative strategy or paid media creative within DTC or e-commerce
  • Proven experience developing Meta ad concepts that drive measurable results
  • Strong understanding of performance marketing metrics — hook rate, CTR, thumb stop ratio, CPA
  • Experience writing scripts, ad copy, and detailed UGC briefs
  • Deep familiarity with UGC-style ads and short form video
  • Ability to use customer research and avatar frameworks to develop angles
  • Experience managing creative teams including designers and video editors
  • Comfortable running creative meetings and managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • Strong eye for organic content trends and ability to turn viral videos into paid ad concepts
  • Deep familiarity with AI tools and a track record of using them to improve creative output and speed

Preferred

  • You get energized finding the exact emotional trigger that makes someone stop scrolling
  • You enjoy generating new ad ideas constantly and seeing them turn into real performance results
  • You love working closely with data and performance metrics to guide creative decisions
  • You like building systems that turn one winning ad into dozens of variations
  • You get excited about scaling winners and cutting losers fast
  • You're obsessed with what people are watching organically and how to turn that into paid creative