Senior Performance Creative Strategist

inBeat Agency

Senior Creative Strategist with performance creative experience leading strategy across social accounts. Collaborating with teams and mentoring junior creatives in a remote setup.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeRemote • 🇿🇦 South AfricaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the creative strategy and messaging across multiple paid social accounts — from brief through execution.
Conduct performance driven research, and continuously optimize messaging and briefing based on data from the ad platforms & competitor monitoring
Develop high-converting creative concepts grounded in consumer insight and platform behavior.
Write (and guide) strong copy and frameworks that influence perception and drive performance.
Collaborate across design, editing, and media buying to ensure end-to-end creative alignment.
Mentor and support junior creatives, helping them elevate execution and develop strategic thinking.
Present creative ideas and directions to clients and internal teams with clarity and conviction.
Translate performance data and qualitative feedback into actionable creative improvements.
Stay ahead of emerging trends, cultural shifts, and creative formats that move the needle.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Exceptional writing ability, ideally in short-form, digital-first content with a portfolio that shows the same.
A strategic and creative mindset — equal parts intuitive and data-informed.
Deep understanding of consumer behavior, platform algorithms, and brand storytelling.
A track record of developing performance-first creative that drives real business results and a knack for interpreting performance data to inform creative pivots.
Confident leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire creative teams.
Passion for mentoring and uplifting others — and making the work better together.
Curiosity, initiative, and a genuine love for shaping ideas that make people stop and feel something.
Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
Experience with performance creative and a data-driven creative approach.
A strong portfolio that showcases your thinking, copywriting, and performance creativity across short-form and visual-first content.
Comfort with interpreting performance data to inform creative pivots (experience with MotionApp is a plus).
Experience collaborating across teams and disciplines in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Unlimited Time Off & Sick Days
Flexible working hours
Fully remote (with the possibility to work from anywhere)
High opportunity for growth!

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Hard Skills & Tools

copywritingcreative strategyperformance-driven researchdata interpretationconsumer insightbrand storytellingperformance-first creativeshort-form contentvisual-first contentcreative concepts

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationmentoringstrategic thinkingcollaborationcuriosityinitiativeinspirationcreativityadaptability