Senior Creative Strategist

Spotlight Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 49,500 - 60,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonus

Cycle to Work scheme

Ongoing learning and mentorship

Job summary

A growing D2C business based in London is seeking an experienced Senior Creative Strategist to join their marketing team. In this hybrid role, you'll take ownership of creative direction across paid channels, collaborating with media buyers and editors. Ideal candidates have 2-5 years in creative strategy, a solid understanding of performance marketing, and strong skills in data-driven creative decision-making. Competitive salary and performance-based bonus offered.

Qualifications

• Two to five years’ experience in creative strategy or performance marketing.
• Strong understanding of Meta, TikTok, and YouTube advertising.
• Experience writing creative briefs and scripts.

Responsibilities

• Owner of creative direction across paid channels.
• Collaborate closely with media buyers and video editors.
• Turn performance insights into effective creatives.

Skills

Creative strategy

Performance marketing

Paid social platforms

Data analysis

Written communication

Tools

Creative analytics tools

Job description

Senior Creative Strategist – Ecommerce - Hybrid London | Up to £55k (plus Discretionary Bonus)

Our client is a fast-growing D2C business operating at the intersection of ecommerce, performance marketing and product innovation. With a market leading hero product and customers across more than 40 countries, the business is scaling quickly and investing heavily in creative led growth.

They are now looking for an experienced Senior Creative Strategist to join their high-performance marketing team and take real ownership of creative direction across paid channels.

This is a hands‑on role within a highly collaborative, data driven environment. You will work closely with media buyers, video editors and growth teams to turn performance insights into high performing creative that drives measurable results at scale.

What do I need?

• Two to five years’ experience in creative strategy, performance marketing or a data informed marketing role
• Strong understanding of paid social platforms including Meta, TikTok and YouTube
• Experience writing creative briefs, scripts or storyboards for ad content
• Confidence using data and analytics to inform creative decisions
• Strong understanding of how creative impacts performance metrics
• Experience working closely with media buyers, editors or content teams
• Strong written communication and organisational skills
• Curiosity around what makes people click, buy and share

Nice to have

• Experience within ecommerce or consumer brands
• Exposure to creative analytics tools such as Motion or similar
• Experience collaborating closely with media buying teams
• A second language such as French or Spanish

What is on offer?

• Competitive salary depending on experience plus performance-based bonus
• Hybrid working with time in the London Old Street office
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Direct access to senior leadership
• Ongoing learning, mentorship and development support
• A genuinely ambitious, collaborative and performance driven culture

If you are a Creative Strategist or Paid Performance Manager focused role looking to work at scale on meaningful campaigns, with real ownership and creative influence, please apply with your CV.

Spotlight Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive everyday, helping our clients to recruit and build organisations that reflect modern society and celebrate diversity in all its forms. We want our candidates to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture and we especially welcome applications from under‑represented groups.

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