Accelerated Digital Media

Lead Creative Strategist

Accelerated Digital Media

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $85,000 - $100,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead the development and execution of creative strategies for Paid Social (Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.), Paid Search, Google Ads, and Programmatic channels.
  • Oversee all creative asset production—including video, static, motion graphics, ad copy, and interactive formats—to meet performance and brand goals.
  • Act as the creative point of contact for clients, helping communicate vision, rationale, timelines, and results.
  • Manage the end-to-end creative workflow from brief → concept → production → delivery, ensuring work is on time, on brand, and aligned with platform best practices.
  • Partner closely with Paid Media teams to determine required creative asset mixes, testing cadences, and refresh cycles.
  • Ensure creative output ladders to audience insights, funnel stages, platform requirements, and client objectives.
  • Build and continuously refine OuterBox’s Creative Services processes across intake, scoping, revision cycles, QA, and delivery.
  • Develop standardized cost models, packages, and pricing guidance for creative production used across proposals, renewals, and cross-sells.
  • Create templates, briefs, SOPs, and resource libraries to improve efficiency, scalability, and cross-team consistency.
  • Lead client-facing creative discussions, from concept pitches to final asset reviews.
  • Translate client goals into clear creative direction and ensure alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Support client services teams in communicating performance insights, strategic evolution, and creative recommendations.
  • Analyze creative performance data in partnership with Paid Media teams to determine what’s working, what’s not, and what to test next.
  • Use performance insights to evolve creative strategies, test roadmaps, and future asset direction.
  • Build and maintain internal creative resources, including design tools, AI creative software, templates, brand kits, and stock image/video libraries.
  • Champion the adoption of new technologies and creative approaches (AI, automation, advanced formats, new testing methodologies).
  • Help position OuterBox’s Creative Services as a competitive differentiator across pitches, marketing materials, and internal training.
  • Conduct regular 1:1 meetings and annual performance reviews with direct reports, providing constructive feedback and setting goals for continuous professional development and growth of team members.
  • Foster collaborative environment amongst team to promote integrated alignment and holistic strategies & communication for portfolio of accounts.
  • Empower team members to own results, communication and implementation for their specific channels as well as joint successes and opportunities across clients to promote teammate development.
  • Partner with all departments across OuterBox in alignment with company vision and goals.
  • Every department contributes to creating opportunities for our clients, providing a great experience, and retaining our clients.
  • Continuously stay updated on the digital marketing industry & related industry verticals to grow your knowledge and build credibility with teammates and clients.
  • Participate in ongoing BSchool training to build credibility & business acumen with both teammates and clients, and share your insights.
  • Additional duties, as assigned.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience preferred.
  • Demonstration of exemplary performance may supersede the experience requirement.
  • Experience leading a team to meet goals and deliver successful outcomes.
  • You are capable of guiding, coaching, and having constructive conversations.
  • Strong understanding of digital marketing channels and best practices.
  • Proficiency in creative tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or similar.
  • Excellent storytelling, copywriting, and content creation skills.
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
  • Strong project management skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience with performance marketing and understanding of key metrics such as ROI, CPC, CPA, and conversion rates.
  • Familiarity with A/B testing and optimization techniques.
  • Experience working with creative AI tools.
  • Strong problem solving & critical thinking skills.
Benefits
  • We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
  • Our company is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status.
  • Limited travel may be required to our headquarters or to client offices. Less than 10%

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
digital marketingcreative strategyperformance marketingA/B testingcopywritingcontent creationdata analysisproject managementcreative asset productionoptimization techniques
Soft skills
leadershipcoachingcommunicationstorytellingproblem solvingcritical thinkingcollaborationtime managementconstructive feedbackpresentation skills