Senior Strategist

#paid; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that empowers creators and transforms the marketing landscape. As a Strategist, you'll harness your strategic thinking and storytelling skills to craft compelling proposals that resonate with enterprise clients. Collaborating with diverse teams, you'll guide creative strategies and develop impactful campaign recommendations. This role offers the chance to thrive in a dynamic environment, where your insights can drive meaningful partnerships and revenue growth. If you're passionate about the creator economy and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible vacation policy

Competitive vision benefits

Dental and health benefits

Team offsites

Learning and development budgets

RRSP/401K Matching Programs

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience as a Strategist, focusing on proposals and campaign planning.
• Strong strategic thinking skills in creator marketing and brand storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic development of RFP responses and creative strategy.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure proposals are actionable and effective.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Storytelling

Research Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or Related Field

Tools

Google Slides

Job description

About Us

At #paid, we’re on a mission to empower creators to do what they love—create. Our marketplace connects vetted creators with some of the world’s most iconic brands, like McDonald’s, Samsung, and Disney, fostering authentic collaborations that drive real business results. We’ve built a marketplace that solves big challenges in the creator ecosystem, from fair pricing to algorithmic matching and content usage rights, ensuring every partnership is seamless and impactful.

With our proprietary technology and an unwavering commitment to trust and transparency, we’re revolutionizing the way brands and creators come together to make magic. Rated #1 for customer support and managed services, #paid is leading the creator marketing space. Through innovative technology and a team of ambitious humans, we're transforming the future of the creator economy.

The Role

As a Strategist at #paid, you’ll play a key role in shaping data-driven, compelling proposals that drive revenue and help enterprise clients maximize the value of their creator marketing. Working closely with Sales, Media, and other internal teams, you will lead the strategic development of RFP responses, guide creative strategy, and craft campaign recommendations that deliver measurable business impact. Your expertise in storytelling, research, and strategic thinking will be instrumental in securing new business and growing existing partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development of RFP response recommendations, leveraging insights such as industry or cultural trends, historical performance, and competitive client research to provide compelling solutions that clearly articulate #paid’s value
• Act as the creative director for pitches, guiding creative strategy and campaign planning to align with client objectives
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure proposals are strategic, well-positioned, and actionable
• Develop proposal collateral and other go-to-market materials, generally in the form of Google Slides
• Present proposals alongside Sales team members in an engaging and consultative manner
• Stay informed on industry trends and innovations, applying them to proposal development and strategy execution
• Ask the right questions to uncover customer needs and tailor recommendations that drive interest, revenue, and long-term partnerships

To be successful, you'll need to

• Translate client briefs into clear, strategic, and creative recommendations
• Effectively collaborate with Sales, Media, and Measurement teams to align on proposal execution
• Tell a compelling story using research, insights, and strategic thinking to sell through recommendations
• Adapt and thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment while managing multiple projects
• Take initiative, seek out opportunities to add value, and maintain a problem-solving mindset
• Communicate clearly and persuasively, both in written proposals and live presentations

About you

• 1-3 years of experience as a Strategist, working on proposals, pitches, or campaign planning
• Strong strategic thinking skills, with a background increator marketing, content marketing, social media strategy, or brand storytelling
• Ability to synthesize research and insights into actionable creative solutions
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a talent for translating complex information into clear, persuasive narratives
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects efficiently
• Passion for the creator economy and digital marketing, with a curiosity for emerging trends
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team

Why #paid

• We are a group of passionate and thoughtful people working together to fundamentally change the way brands are built while empowering creators to make a living doing what they love
• We are growing quickly! Plus, #paid is the highest-rated platform on the popular G2 Crowd software review website
• We have all the fun perks you’d expect—flexible vacation policy, competitive vision, dental and health benefits, team offsites and working hubs, and socials (yes, even remotely!)
• We invest in our team members, with L&D budgets and RRSP/401K Matching Programs
• We are proud of our culture and care about it deeply—we live by our team values and are always trying to make #paid a better company today than it was yesterday
• We empower learning through meaningful career progression and the autonomy to test new ideas

Equal Employment Opportunity

#paid is an equal opportunity employer and as such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

We are dedicated to growing a diverse team of highly talented individuals and creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their best and authentic selves to work.

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, whether it be alternate forms of material, accessible meeting rooms, etc., please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.