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New Engen

Lead Creative Strategist

Roles

Compensation

USD 80000 - 90000

Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000 annually. Range is applicable to the labor market where the role is intended to be hired; final base salary depends on candidate qualifications and experience. Benefits include unlimited PTO plus company holidays, comprehensive medical/dental/vision/disability coverage, Life & AD&D insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid parental leave & family support, pet care perks & insurance, learning & career development programs, commuter & transit benefits, and exclusive employee discounts.

yearly
Labor market where the role is intended to be hired; final base salary depends on candidate qualifications and experience
  • Remote or hybrid work environment with flexible hours
  • Unlimited PTO + company holidays
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage
  • Life & AD&D insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid parental leave & family support
  • Pet care perks & insurance
  • Learning & career development programs
  • Commuter & transit benefits
  • Exclusive employee discounts

Tech stack

Adobe Creative SuiteFigmaAsanaGoogle Sheets

Location

New York, New York, New York, United States

Work setup

full-time
Senior
Remote work arrangement; description also mentions supporting a distributed team of remote employees across the country. Mentions remote or hybrid work environment with flexible hours.
country-limited

Role details

  • Develop performance-driven creative and messaging strategies across digital channels including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and display
  • Provide creative strategy guidance for assigned client accounts, including direction and platform-specific best practices
  • Analyze consumer mindsets, attitudes, and behaviors and translate insights into creative concepts
  • Partner with media counterparts to review campaign performance and refine creative strategies using performance data, KPIs, and feedback
  • Coordinate creative launch pipelines with media partners to ensure deliverables are completed and shared on schedule
  • Develop creative briefs and manage assignments for internal teams using tools like Asana and Slack
  • Review scripts, concepts, and final deliverables to ensure brand alignment and quality control
  • Build processes and workflows to support collaboration between creative, media, and client teams
  • 5+ years of proven experience ideating and developing high-performing direct response and social media creative strategies, ideally at a creative and performance marketing agency
  • Management experience of direct reports and junior team members
  • Ability to create UGC to enhance engagement and reach (a plus)
  • Digitally savvy; knowledge of who/what is trending on platforms including YouTube, Instagram/Facebook, and TikTok
  • Growth mindset and ability to develop resonant, insightful advertising that makes content engaging across audiences
  • Strong grasp on culture and relevance with an eye for upcoming digital trends
  • Excellent performance marketing and creative instincts with a track record of driving new concepts and approaches
  • Strong team player and passion for collaboration
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to persuasively communicate strategic insights to departments and stakeholders
  • Ability to navigate and influence within a fast-paced start-up organization

Application

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Company context

We help brands grow, not just bigger, but smarter.

Donut Studios in-house creative studio; Acorn Creator Suite
digital marketing agency
Seattle, Washington; New York; Northwest Arkansas

Contact

peopleteam@newengen.com

Description

WHY DONUT STUDIOS?At New Engen, we help brands grow, not just bigger, but smarter. We’re a digital marketing agency that drives meaningful impact across the entire customer journey by integrating media, creative, analytics, influencer, and retail strategies into performance-driven campaigns.Donut Studios is our in-house creative studio, purpose-built to craft high-performing, platform-native, and digital content for the world’s most ambitious brands. As a key part of New Engen’s suite of specialized solutions, alongside offerings like the Acorn Creator Suite - Donut Studios helps unlock breakthrough creative that drives results, fast.We’re a collaborative group of strategists, content creators, copywriters, editors, designers, account strategists, and more who are all in on helping brands, and each other, thrive. We work hard, stay humble, and build with purpose. What You'll Do Develop Performance-Driven Creative Strategy Build creative and messaging strategies that help brands grow across digital channels, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and display. Develop clear frameworks that guide concept development, ensuring creative work is grounded in performance insights and designed to resonate with target audiences. Serve as the Creative Strategy Lead for Clients Participate in client meetings as Donut Studios’ in-house creative strategist for assigned accounts. Provide thoughtful guidance on creative direction, campaign opportunities, and platform-specific best practices while helping clients understand the strategic thinking behind recommendations. Turn Audience Insights into Creative Direction Analyze consumer mindsets, attitudes, and behaviors to inform compelling creative concepts. Translate these insights into actionable direction for internal teams, ensuring creative work connects with audiences and supports campaign objectives across the customer journey. Partner with Media to Drive Creative Performance Work closely with media counterparts to review campaign performance and identify opportunities to improve results. Use performance data, KPIs, and client feedback to refine creative strategies, optimize messaging, and guide future concept development. Manage Creative Launch Pipelines Coordinate closely with media partners to manage launch pipelines for assigned clients, ensuring deliverables are completed, reviewed, and shared on schedule. Maintain visibility into timelines and dependencies to keep campaigns moving forward efficiently. Lead Creative Briefing and Project Management Develop clear creative briefs and manage assignments for internal teams using tools like Asana and Slack. Ensure projects are well-scoped, expectations are clear, and teams have the context they need to produce high-quality creative work. Ensure Quality and Brand Alignment Review scripts, concepts, and final deliverables to ensure creative output meets client expectations, brand guidelines, and campaign goals. Maintain strong quality control across all deliverables before launch. Strengthen Cross-Functional Collaboration Build processes and workflows that support collaboration between creative, media, and client teams. Help ensure ideas, feedback, and performance insights move smoothly across teams so campaigns are executed efficiently and effectively. What You Bring 5+ years of proven experience ideating and developing high-performing direct response and social media creative strategies, ideally at a creative and performance marketing agency. Management experience of direct reports and junior team members. A background in creating UGC to enhance engagement and reach is a plus. Digitally savvy, creative, and knowledgeable about who and what is trending in the digital space on platforms including YouTube, Instagram/Facebook, TikTok, etc. A growth mindset, always thinking about how our clients can develop resonant, insightful advertising and what makes content engaging across audiences. Strong grasp on culture, with a keen understanding of what is relevant and an eye for upcoming digital trends. Excellent performance marketing and creative instincts with a track record of driving new concepts and pioneering new approaches within your company. Strong team player, with a passion for collaboration. Entrepreneurial spirit with a self-starting attitude and an ability to persuasively communicate strategic insights to the department and to stakeholders. Ability to navigate and influence within a fast-paced start-up organization. Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite or Figma is a plus. Proficiency in Asana and Google Sheets experience is a plus.

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