Creative Engineer, Contract

Natural Factors; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in digital marketing is seeking a full-time Creative Engineer to lead innovative projects. The role involves developing complex creative frameworks and collaborating with various teams to enhance performance marketing. Candidates should have strong leadership skills and experience in a fast-paced environment. The position offers competitive benefits and emphasizes a collaborative work culture.

Benefits

Global parental leave benefits

Competitive benefits and perks

Vacation, sick, flex days, and compassionate leave

Support for families and new parents

Holiday office closures

Diversity and Inclusion programs

Learning and development opportunities

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a high-velocity digital or agency environment.
• Experience with DCO frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Creative Team to realize ideas aligned with brand standards.
• Develop scalable programs for performance marketing campaigns.

Skills

Leadership

Creativity

Collaboration

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

ArtBot (part of Critical Mass)

Innovating Digital Marketing Through Creative and Performance Engineering

About ArtBot

What We Do

At ArtBot, we fuse creative automation, engineering, and advanced technologies like Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO) and Generative AI to deliver high-quality, scalable content for various industries. Our work helps clients move fast, stay efficient, and maintain creative excellence across campaigns.

How We Do It

Creative Engineering

Our creative engineering team builds scalable frameworks and universal design systems that enable clients to launch campaigns quickly and cost-effectively. These adaptable frameworks are designed for reuse across multiple projects, minimizing the need to start from scratch each time.

Scalability and Efficiency

Using proprietary tools and systems, we scale creative output while maintaining high quality standards. Our streamlined processes facilitate rapid transition from concept to execution without compromising creative integrity.

Our Intellectual Property (IP)

Our exclusive IP is central to merging automation, AI, and creative workflows. These tools allow clients to scale content, personalize messaging, and optimize delivery while upholding creative excellence.

Who We Serve

We collaborate with clients across industries such as luxury automotive, pharma, tech, telecom, and confectionery. We craft data-driven digital marketing campaigns and deliver large-scale content solutions to bring brand visions to life innovatively and efficiently.

Key Team Roles

Creative Engineering: Led by a Creative Engineering Director, our team develops frameworks and systems that enable efficient content scaling, based on design principles and adaptable systems.

Job Description

Critical Mass offers a next-generation suite of services utilizing dynamic creative optimization, combining creative engineering, automation, and technology expertise within a highly scalable operational model. We seek a full-time Creative Engineer to lead as an architect, influencer, and manager within our innovative creative automation team.

The Creative Engineer will oversee the development of complex creative frameworks, ensuring adherence to best practices and brand standards. They should be passionate about data and design, detail-oriented, organized, pragmatic, and enjoy solving puzzles. Collaborating with creative, account, strategy, and media teams, they will influence testing approaches and drive creative evolution based on data insights.

You Will

• Collaborate with the Creative Team to realize ideas aligned with brand standards.
• Promote ArtBot and educate others on automation benefits within Critical Mass.
• Coordinate requirements with discipline team leads.
• Work with third-party vendors supporting proprietary MarTech.
• Partner with in-house brand studios and their leads.
• Develop scalable programs for performance marketing campaigns and testing frameworks.
• Build business cases for live work.
• Create compelling narratives for new business, pitches, and opportunities.
• Stay updated on design tools, automation platforms, and industry trends.
• Foster a positive, creative, and productive environment.

You Have

• 5+ years experience in a high-velocity digital or agency environment.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience with DCO frameworks.
• Leadership experience in building and mentoring teams.
• Track record in high-scale output and innovative initiatives.
• Experience with content at scale technologies.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, evolving environment.

What We Offer

• Global parental leave benefits
• Competitive benefits and perks
• Vacation, sick, flex days, and compassionate leave
• Support for families and new parents
• Holiday office closures
• Diversity and Inclusion programs
• Learning and development opportunities
• Employee discounts

We value long-term success and expect our team to work from the office 3 days a week. Please inform us if you have concerns about this arrangement. Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer. Communications will only come from official email domains, and we will never ask for money or personal information. For scam awareness, refer to local consumer protection resources.