Creative Strategist

Nottingham, UK (On-site)

£38K/yr – £43K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own end to end creative testing and production workstreams, turning customer insights into tested concepts and briefs while coordinating shoots, briefs, dashboards, and weekly learnings across a fast paced team.

  • Lead ideation, research, and filming briefs for multi-format assets
  • Coordinate with internal teams and external creators, upholding targets and schedules
  • Extract actionable insights from performance data and keep the testing roadmap ahead

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Generate ideas, dig into customer research, write hypotheses, scripting and briefing, and getting hands-on with filming, while juggling multiple projects at different stages
  • Plug into an existing testing structure and cadence, scaling it to meet business goals rather than building or changing it from scratch
  • Work alongside the internal team, including your line manager, our in-house media buyers, and the wider creative team, producing ads end to end from filming through to editing
  • Expect fast turnarounds and a fast pace
  • Plan and run shoots end to end: book external actors and staff, secure locations, organise props and call sheets, and be on set to keep the day on schedule and aligned to the brief. Covers internal and external shoots; occasional weekend work required
  • Manage external creators/agencies where needed; hold them to performance targets
  • Maintain dashboards and simple reports that give the team visibility on creative status and pipeline
  • Stay ahead of platform trends, hooks and formats, proactively bringing new ideas into the testing roadmap
  • Maintain a swipe and competitor board; adapt winning formats to Years\' proposition
  • Work with internal team to run weekly tests, track outcomes, and document learnings

Requirements

  • Turn creative performance data into clear insights, recommendations, and testing opportunities
  • Create ad creative for both video and static formats across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube Demand Gen
  • Write conversion-focused copy, not AI-generated filler
  • Build a clear hypothesis for every asset you brief
  • Produce tight creative briefs with shot lists, hooks, and references for editors and creators
  • Work with the internal team to run weekly tests, track outcomes, and document learnings
  • Maintain a swipe and competitor board; adapt winning formats to Years\' proposition
  • Stay ahead of platform trends, hooks and formats, proactively bringing new ideas into the testing roadmap rather than only reacting to what\'s already working
  • Maintain dashboards and simple reports that give the team visibility on creative status and pipeline
  • Manage external creators/agencies where needed; hold them to performance targets

Preferred

  • experience in the pet category or subscription growth; familiarity with creative analytics/tagging tools; hands-on Facebook advertising experience

Benefits

  • What\'s In It For You? Years Benefits
  • - Salary of £38,000-£43,000
  • - Medicash Level 4 Cashback plan
  • - Spill EAP and Mental Health Support programme
  • - Annual £250.00 Learning & Development budget for courses, books or other self-learn activities each year
  • - Annual £200.00 Wellbeing budget each year
  • - Up to 2 weeks working abroad per year (selected roles)
  • - Monthly recognition through our Yappa of The Month programme
  • - 1 Volunteer day per year - dog themed or not: it\'s your choice!
  • - Subsidised employee groups - from five a side to padel there\’s loads to get involved in or the chance to start up your own group
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Years.com - More Years Together

Years.com is on a mission to help your dog live a happier, healthier and longer life. * High growth direct to consumer brand* Fully funded with 25,000 sq.ft headquarters * Experienced founding teamIf you are brilliant, no matter the role or your experience, Years.com is currently recruiting (visit years.com) for team members who believe anything is possible and they will do everything needed to achieve.

Founded in 2022
Nottingham, England, GBR
42 employees (8 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

£38K/yr – £43K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6 (14% of company)
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Recent Ads

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
343.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.9%
Direct
51%
Referral
6.3%
Social
4.4%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~42
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Creative Strategist

Years.com - More Years Together · Nottingham, UK · On-site