Associate Director, Creative Strategy – Paid

🕒 June 2

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $100k - $120k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🎨 Creative Strategist

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Darkroom

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51 - 200 employees

📣 Marketing

🤝 B2B

☁️ SaaS

Marketing • B2B • SaaS

Darkroom is a world-class growth marketing company specializing in services that span the entire customer journey. As the 385th fastest growing private company in America according to the Inc. 5000 in 2023, Darkroom focuses on maximizing ROI for its clients. They offer services such as Amazon Marketplace Management, Creative Services, Paid Media Management, Retention Marketing, and Website Optimization. With a strong emphasis on integrating finance, creativity, and performance into growth marketing strategies, Darkroom leverages data infrastructure and attribution to enhance advertising effectiveness and profitability. Their committed approach has created over $1 billion in attributable revenue for clients, making them a trusted partner for leading companies worldwide.

📋 Description

• Lead creative strategy and direction for full-funnel paid media ad programs across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Amazon, and display platforms • Design testing roadmaps covering hypotheses, sequencing, success criteria, and spend readiness • Own ad copy for US-based clients across funnel stages • Develop concepts, directions, and briefs for short-form video advertising • Translate client marketing strategy and performance data into ad concepts • Analyze thumb-stop rate, hold rate, and clickthrough rate to adapt creative • Brief Designers and Editors on static ads, animations, mobile-first videos, and short-form storyboards • Provide hands-on design support in Figma and create ads when needed • Present creative work and strategic rationale to clients and stakeholders • Monitor performance data and guide creative iterations • Lead management of Designers and Editors • Deliver high-volume creative programs, including upwards of 50–100 new ads per month

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of creative strategy work on performance ad programs • Specific experience with short-form video and static ads • Meta performance creative ad experience • Digital portfolio showcasing performance ad work, including short-form video, motion, and statics • Ability to storyboard, cut, and ship ads • Figma proficiency, including Auto Layout, Components, and handoff • Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills, including Photoshop and Illustrator • Experience with performance metrics including thumb-stop rate, 3-second hold, hook retention, CTR, and CPA • Experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, Perplexity, Icon, or Runway • Experience shipping ads with AI-assisted elements • Client presentation and communication skills • Experience with Figma and Frame.io • Ability to work in the EST time zone • Business proficiency in English • Ability to provide a portfolio link and performance context

🏖️ Benefits

• Unlimited PTO + US holidays • Remote-first culture • Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision coverage • 401(k) program with company match • Profit-sharing opportunities • Flexible parental leave • Professional growth and interdisciplinary exposure