Walker and Sloan Ltd
Walker and Sloan are working with a great Digital Performance Agency who scale DTC Ecommerce brands. Due to some great growth they are looking to bring on board a Creative Strategist to the team on a full time basis.
Creative Strategist
Remote (UK time zone overlap required)
Salary: £45k-£60k + performance related bonuses (first year £25k, second year, £50k average)
Full-time, permanent
About:
The agency is a UK-based performance marketing agency that has scaled 50+ DTC brands to 7 and 8 figures. We run paid media across Meta, Google, TikTok, YouTube, and more backed by in-house creative strategy, content production, and conversion optimisation. Performance-based pricing means we only win when our clients win.
The Role:
We're hiring a Creative Strategist to own the creative output for a portfolio of DTC client accounts. You'll be responsible for the full creative lifecycle from competitor research and trend analysis, through brief writing, to QA and performance review.
This isn't a "make it pretty" role. You're the person who decides what gets made, why it'll work, and how it should look then makes sure the final output matches the vision.
Responsibilities:
- Own creative strategy for 4-8 DTC client accounts
- Produce 10-20+ creative briefs per client per month (statics, video, UGC)
- Analyse ad performance data to identify winning angles, hooks, and formats
- Research competitors and trends across Meta Ad Library, TikTok Creative Center, and organic social
- Write ad copy, headlines, and hooks that convert
- QA all creative output copy accuracy, brand consistency, platform specs
- Collaborate with media buyers to align creative with campaign objectives and ROAS targets
- Manage creative pipeline from brief through to ad launch
- Stay ahead of platform changes, creative trends, and DTC best practices
Requirements:
- 2+ years in paid social creative strategy, ideally at a performance marketing or DTC agency
- Proven ability to produce high-volume, high-quality creative briefs
- Strong understanding of direct response advertising and what drives conversions
- Fluent in Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, and performance metrics (CTR, hook rate, hold rate, ROAS)
- Excellent copywriting skills scroll-stopping hooks and converting CTAs
- Analytical mindset you use data to inform creative, not just gut feel
- Highly organised multiple clients, tight deadlines, no quality drops
- Self-motivated and proactive you spot opportunities before being asked
Nice to Have:
- Experience with UGC creator management and briefing
- Familiarity with Airtable, Google Sheets, and creative PM tools
- Knowledge of Google Ads creative best practices
- Portfolio of ads you've strategised that delivered measurable result
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