Paid Ad Creative Strategist

3Search; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

25 days holiday

Parental support

Job summary

3Search is seeking a Paid Media Creative Strategist on the agency side to shape cutting-edge paid media creative, run strategic client workshops, and influence how brands evolve their digital presence through insight, testing and creative excellence.

You’ll work at pace, collaborate cross‑functionally, and lead platform-native ad concepts across Meta and TikTok, turning data signals into compelling storytelling and scalable testing frameworks for measurable success.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and leading workshops with senior stakeholders.
• Expert in paid social across Meta and TikTok.
• Ability to translate data signals into actionable creative direction.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead workshops with clients to uncover opportunities and direction.
• Develop platform-native ad concepts for Meta, TikTok and beyond.
• Use performance data to inform creative decisions and testing roadmaps.
• Brief creators and refine assets to improve output across accounts.

Skills

Paid media strategy

Workshop facilitation

Data interpretation

Storytelling & presentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Analytics platforms

Reporting tools

Job description

PAID MEDIA CREATIVE STRATEGIST – AGENCY SIDE

We’re hiring an ambitious Performance Marketing Creative Strategist to join a high‑performing creative function within a fast‑growing, innovation‑led organisation. This is an opportunity to shape best‑in‑class paid media creative, run strategic client workshops, and influence how brands evolve their digital presence through insight, testing and creative excellence. You’ll work at pace, collaborate cross‑functionally, and play a pivotal role in producing creative that drives measurable performance.

What They Need

• Someone who can design and lead workshops with senior stakeholders, uncovering insight, opportunities and creative direction
• A paid social expert, experienced in developing platform‑native ad concepts across Meta, TikTok and other key performance channels
• Someone who enjoys customer listening, digging into the “why”, and using performance data to inform creative decisions
• A creative strategist who can confidently brief creators, refine ad concepts, and build scalable testing frameworks to improve output over time
• Someone with charisma, strong communication skills and the confidence to present, advise and challenge thinking in a fast‑paced client environment

What You’re Great At

• A digital‑native thinker with expertise in paid‑media best practice (Meta is essential; TikTok/Google/Snap beneficial)
• Deep experience in interpreting data, using analytics platforms/reporting tools, and turning performance signals into actionable creative direction
• Strong presenter with excellent storytelling, communication and workshop‑facilitation skills
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple briefs at once and work across several client accounts with speed and clarity
• Skilled in strategy and execution, from running audits and developing personas through to writing briefs, testing roadmaps, and refining assets based on insight

What You’ll Get

• Hybrid working (3 days in a vibrant office hub, 2 days remote)
• 25 days holiday
• Enhanced leave policies, including sabbaticals, parental support and CSR leave