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 high-tempo creative strategy and direction for full-funnel paid ad programs across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Amazon, and Display platforms • Deliver expert advice, concepts, directions, and briefs for short-form video ads • Translate client marketing strategy and performance data into compelling ad concepts • Brief Designers and Editors on static ads, animations, mobile-first videos, and short-form storyboards • Personally refine designs in Figma and create ads when needed • Present creative work to stakeholders and clients with strategic rationale • Monitor performance data with the marketing team and guide creative iterations • Lead management of Designers and Editors executing paid media assets • Deliver high-volume creative programs, typically 50–100 new ads per month, with potential to scale

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of creative strategy work on performance ad programs, focused on short-form video and static ads • Demonstrated Meta performance creative ad experience • Digital portfolio showcasing performance ad work, including short-form video, motion, and statics • Portfolio evidence of impact on metrics such as hold rate or CTR • Experience creating diverse high- and low-fidelity creative • Ability to storyboard, cut, and ship ads • Hands-on design ability in Figma, including Auto Layout, Components, and handoff • Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop or Illustrator • Knowledge of performance metrics including thumb-stop rate, 3-second hold, hook retention, CTR, and CPA • Experience using ChatGPT, Midjourney, Perplexity, Icon, Runway, or similar AI tools to increase creative speed and volume • Experience shipping ads with AI-assisted elements • Excellent written and client-presentation communication skills • Ability to provide actionable feedback and navigate client pushback • Ability to turn vague goals into testable concepts, track results, and determine iterations independently • Excellent client presentation and salesmanship • No strategy-only background; hands-on design ability required

🏖️ Benefits

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