Senior Creative Strategist
Huzzle Open · verified Sep 24, 2026 At a glance
Senior Creative role at Huzzle. Remote, South Africa · full-time.
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What you'll do
- You’ll shape paid-social creative plans across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube, then guide them from launch through scale
- You’ll lead concept development, creative briefs, and testing routines to improve ad results
- You’ll interpret CTR, CPA, and ROAS data to refine concepts and expand winning ads
- You’ll coordinate with media buyers, designers, video editors, copywriters, and clients around campaign goals
- You’ll research competitors, track creative trends, and share strategy and results with teams and clients
What you bring
- You bring at least four years in creative strategy, performance marketing, or paid social
- You’ve scaled campaigns using high-performing advertising creative and understand direct-response marketing
- You know Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, and YouTube Ads, along with structured creative testing and iteration
- You can interpret performance data and communicate insights clearly in presentations
- You have experience at a digital marketing agency or within a high-growth DTC brand
Who this fits
You’ll thrive if you enjoy combining creative development with performance analysis and working closely with media, production, and client teams. The role is fully remote from South Africa with flexible working, and places you directly with a client as part of its core team. Experience managing or mentoring creative teams is helpful but not required.
From the employer
About Huzzle
At Huzzle, we connect exceptional talent with top opportunities at leading companies across the UK, US, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Our clients include high-growth startups, digital agencies, and eCommerce brands in industries such as SaaS, MarTech, and DTC. Unlike traditional outsourcing, you’ll be placed directly with a client as a core member of their team.
About the Company
This opportunity is with a fast-scaling performance marketing agency that specializes in high-converting creative for paid social and digital advertising. The company partners with ambitious brands to drive growth through data-backed creative strategies, blending storytelling with performance analytics to maximize ROI.
Job Summary
We’re looking for a Senior Creative Strategist to lead the development of high-performing ad creatives across paid social channels. You’ll own the creative strategy lifecycle—from ideation and testing to scaling winning concepts—working closely with media buyers, designers, and clients.
This is an ideal role for professionals seeking remote creative strategist jobs, paid social strategy roles, or performance marketing leadership positions.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute data-driven creative strategies for paid social campaigns (Meta, TikTok, YouTube)
- Lead creative ideation, briefing, and testing frameworks to improve ad performance
- Analyze creative performance metrics (CTR, CPA, ROAS) and iterate on winning concepts
- Collaborate with media buyers and performance marketers to align creative with campaign goals
- Work closely with designers, video editors, and copywriters to produce high-converting assets
- Conduct competitor research and identify emerging creative trends
- Present strategy, insights, and results to internal teams and clients
- Build scalable creative systems and testing pipelines
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in creative strategy, performance marketing, or paid social
- Proven track record of scaling campaigns through high-performing ad creatives
- Strong understanding of:
- Paid social platforms (Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, YouTube Ads)
- Direct response marketing principles
- Creative testing frameworks and iteration cycles
- Experience working in a digital marketing agency or high-growth DTC brand
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret performance data
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Experience managing or mentoring creative teams is a plus
Benefits
🌎 Fully remote role with flexible working environment
🚀 Work on high-budget campaigns for fast-growing global brands
📈 Clear path to Creative Director or Head of Creative roles
🎯 Performance-based bonuses tied to campaign success
🤝 Collaborative, high-performance marketing team
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