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Senior Creative Strategist

HuzzleWorkableSouth Africa
Posted 3 AprFound 19 OctSeen 4 hours ago

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The Posting

About Huzzle

At Huzzle, we connect exceptional talent with top opportunities at leading companies across the UK, US, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Our clients include high-growth startups, digital agencies, and eCommerce brands in industries such as SaaS, MarTech, and DTC. Unlike traditional outsourcing, you’ll be placed directly with a client as a core member of their team.

About the Company

This opportunity is with a fast-scaling performance marketing agency that specializes in high-converting creative for paid social and digital advertising. The company partners with ambitious brands to drive growth through data-backed creative strategies, blending storytelling with performance analytics to maximize ROI.

Job Summary

We’re looking for a Senior Creative Strategist to lead the development of high-performing ad creatives across paid social channels. You’ll own the creative strategy lifecycle—from ideation and testing to scaling winning concepts—working closely with media buyers, designers, and clients.

This is an ideal role for professionals seeking remote creative strategist jobs, paid social strategy roles, or performance marketing leadership positions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute data-driven creative strategies for paid social campaigns (Meta, TikTok, YouTube)
  • Lead creative ideation, briefing, and testing frameworks to improve ad performance
  • Analyze creative performance metrics (CTR, CPA, ROAS) and iterate on winning concepts
  • Collaborate with media buyers and performance marketers to align creative with campaign goals
  • Work closely with designers, video editors, and copywriters to produce high-converting assets
  • Conduct competitor research and identify emerging creative trends
  • Present strategy, insights, and results to internal teams and clients
  • Build scalable creative systems and testing pipelines

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in creative strategy, performance marketing, or paid social
  • Proven track record of scaling campaigns through high-performing ad creatives
  • Strong understanding of:
  • Paid social platforms (Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, YouTube Ads)
  • Direct response marketing principles
  • Creative testing frameworks and iteration cycles
  • Experience working in a digital marketing agency or high-growth DTC brand
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret performance data
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Experience managing or mentoring creative teams is a plus

Benefits

🌎 Fully remote role with flexible working environment

🚀 Work on high-budget campaigns for fast-growing global brands

📈 Clear path to Creative Director or Head of Creative roles

🎯 Performance-based bonuses tied to campaign success

🤝 Collaborative, high-performance marketing team

Facts

Source
Workable
External id
366F7C9F6B
Location
South Africa
Remote
Remote, from the posting
Employment
Full time
Posted
3 Apr 2026
First seen
19 Oct 2026, 18:40
Last seen
2 Nov 2026, 15:39
Status
Not yet added
Posting id
134118c8-f5a9-5811-a1fa-37e8c2b505f5