Associate Director, Creative Strategy & Growth

Future Publishing Limited; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Uncapped leave

Profit sharing

Share purchase plan

Colleague support

Job summary

Future Publishing Limited in New York is seeking an Associate Director, Creative Strategy to lead the strategic development of custom integrated marketing proposals and oversee pre-sale programs across a diverse portfolio of brands. You will collaborate with sales, creative, editorial, video, and production teams to craft insight-driven, commercially compelling campaigns.

The role spans multiple consumer categories, translating insights into winning marketing solutions and shaping scalable

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in integrated marketing, branded content strategy, media, advertising, or creative strategy
• Experience developing strategic marketing programs across multiple consumer categories
• Proven ability to craft compelling pre-sale proposals combining insights, strategy, and commercial thinking
• Strong knowledge of digital, social, video, creator, experiential, and commerce marketing ecosystems
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority projects in a fast-paced environment
• Team-oriented mindset with a track record of shaping strategic narratives for senior stakeholders
• Familiarity with audience development, content monetization, and shaping recurring content formats
• Excellent storytelling, presentation, and communication skills
• Experience developing social-first and video-first branded content
• Strong understanding of platform-native storytelling across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and emerging media

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development of custom client proposals, proactive opportunities, and presentation collateral across our portfolio of brands and verticals
• Own the pre-sale process from end to end, partnering with cross-functional leads to guide brainstorms, RFP development, deck creation, proposal refinement, and client pitches
• Translate audience insights and cultural trends into innovative, insight-based marketing solutions
• Build strategic commercial packages spanning video, social media, creator campaigns, newsletter, experiential activations, audio and emerging platforms
• Shape go-to-market narratives and tentpole opportunities to strengthen marketplace differentiation
• Bring experience within commerce-driven categories and a strong understanding of how audiences shop, discover products, and engage with brands across platforms
• Develop integrated 360 opportunities with platform-native storytelling that seamlessly blends client objectives with editorial brand DNA
• This role sits on our creative strategy team, working closely with media planners and the client success team, but is not on those teams.

Skills

Integrated marketing

Branded content strategy

Advertising

Creative strategy

Pre-sale proposals

Cross-functional leadership

Audience insights

Storytelling & presentation

Tools

Presentation software

CRM tools

Job description

Future Publishing Limited in New York is seeking an Associate Director, Creative Strategy to lead the strategic development of custom integrated marketing proposals and oversee pre-sale programs across a diverse portfolio of brands. You will collaborate with sales, creative, editorial, video, and production teams to craft insight-driven, commercially compelling campaigns.

The role spans multiple consumer categories, translating insights into winning marketing solutions and shaping scalable