Senior Social Creative

New York City, NY (On-site)

$93K/yr – $105K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

You will own and lead social creative strategy across client accounts, mentor junior creatives, and translate insights into standout, mobile-first concepts while collaborating cross-functionally to ensure cohesive delivery.

  • Own and lead creative strategy across multiple client accounts
  • Mentor junior social creatives and translate insights into engaging concepts

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and lead creative strategy across multiple client accounts, focusing on always-on content and campaign moments.
  • Guide and mentor junior social creatives, elevating their creative thinking and technical output.
  • Translate social insights and trends into creative concepts that spark conversation and drive engagement.
  • Lead the ideation and presentation of creative strategies for client pitches and campaign kickoffs.
  • Collaborate with clients to understand their brand vision and translate it into standout social-first creative.
  • Provide hands-on support with copywriting, art direction, and moodboarding.
  • Attend and lead content shoots when required, ensuring quality and creativity align with client expectations and platform best practices.
  • Be able to shoot mobile-first content with high skill levels when required.
  • Partner with internal leads across Strategy, Paid, and Client Services to ensure integrated and cohesive delivery.
  • Support on new business pitches from a Social Creative Strategy POV.

Requirements

  • A content creator yourself, or worked in an agency or brand in a social creative role.
  • 5+ years of experience in Social & Creative.
  • Portfolio that demonstrates capabilities in lo-fi, mid-fi and high-production content.
  • Fast thinker and executor.
  • Ability to nurture and guide a team with clarity.
  • Someone who can add value to our clients and lead those conversations.
  • A creative who has high standards.

Benefits

  • For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, 401k, and paid time off.
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The Social Shepherd

2.5 Glassdoor

We're a social-first agency with offices in the UK & US, with a talented team of creative and data-driven marketers.Our core capabilities are Social, Paid, Creative, Influencer, Strategy & Insights.

Founded in 2018
London, England, GBR
74 employees (43 in marketing)
38% recommend to a friend

Salaries

Posted range

$93K/yr – $105K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Social Media median pay in the United States

$78K/yr

Most pay falls between $65K and $100K. Based on 4,454 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
39 (53% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
8

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
86.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
57.1%
Direct
32.6%
Referral
6.8%
Social
2.3%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~74
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Senior Social Creative

The Social Shepherd · New York City, NY · On-site