Creative Strategist

Manchester, UK (Remote)

£50K/yr – £60K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own high impact creative strategy for a portfolio of fast growing brands, turning data, customer insights, and market signals into tested, growth oriented creative bets.

  • Own portfolio creative strategy and testing for Meta, TikTok, and emerging platforms.
  • Translate performance data into actionable creative plans and tests to drive growth.
  • Lead strategic reviews and mentor the creative team to raise output quality and impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own creative strategy across a portfolio of key client accounts, acting as the senior strategic lead and trusted advisor.
  • Define and lead creative testing frameworks, experimentation roadmaps, and strategic priorities aligned to client growth objectives.
  • Conduct quarterly strategic planning sessions and creative reviews with clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Translate performance data, customer insights, and market intelligence into actionable creative strategies.
  • Identify opportunities to unlock growth through new creative angles, messaging strategies, offers, and positioning.
  • Lead the development of performance-driven creative strategies across Meta, TikTok, and emerging platforms.
  • Analyse creative performance data and transform insights into clear recommendations, testing plans, and optimisation opportunities.
  • Oversee the ideation, scripting, briefing, and development of UGC, creator content, high-production campaigns, motion, and design assets.
  • Develop scalable creative frameworks that improve efficiency while maintaining creative quality and performance.
  • Ensure all creative output is strategically aligned, performance-led, and reflective of client objectives.

Requirements

  • 5+ years' experience in creative strategy, performance marketing, paid social, or a related discipline.
  • A proven track record of leading creative strategy across multiple high-growth brands.
  • Strong experience developing high-performing creative for Meta, TikTok, and other performance channels.
  • Demonstrated experience mentoring or managing strategists, editors, designers, or creative teams.
  • Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to connect creative decisions directly to performance outcomes.
  • Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of what drives profitable growth for DTC and e-commerce brands.
  • Excellent presentation and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience presenting strategic recommendations to founders, senior leadership teams, and key decision-makers.
  • Deep understanding of consumer psychology, behavioural drivers, and conversion principles.
  • A proactive, ownership-led mindset with a desire to continuously improve both your work and those around you.

Preferred

    Benefits

    • Flexible hybrid working with access to premium central London co-working facilities.
    • Comprehensive time off: 26 days annual leave plus birthday holiday.
    • Private pension scheme with company contributions.
    • Performance-based rewards: Monthly team incentives and annual Christmas bonus.
    • Recognition programme: Kudos system for dining, shopping, and lifestyle rewards.
    • Structured career progression with transparent advancement criteria and annual reviews.
    • Opportunities to shape agency strategy and contribute to leadership initiatives.
    • Access to industry-leading tools, training, and AI-powered workflows.
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