Creative Designer & Strategist

STAPHAUS; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Medical and dental insurance

Generous PTO

Performance bonuses

Job summary

STAPHAUS, located in Denver, Colorado, is seeking a Creative Designer/Strategist to ideate and produce high-quality digital assets for paid social advertising. This role requires 3 to 6 years of relevant experience, with advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly in Photoshop and Illustrator.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for the furniture and design industry, excellent communication skills, and the ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining a focus on detail. STAPHAUS offers competitive compensation, robust benefits including flexible hours, and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• 3 to 6 years of direct experience designing ads for paid social.
• Advanced skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere.
• Familiarity with various social media platforms.

Responsibilities

• Ideate, plan, design, and deliver high-quality paid social ads.
• Maintain a calendar of deliverables for all channels.
• Continuously research competitors and industry trends.
• Present creative concepts to clients and translate feedback.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Paid social design

E-commerce experience

Time management

Creativity

Job description

STAPHAUS is a specialized digital marketing agency and consultancy dedicated to the furniture and design industry. We partner with high-end D2C e-commerce brands and traditional B2B companies to help them navigate the digital landscape, drive revenue, and generate qualified leads.

We are not a generalist agency with hundreds of accounts, and we do not care about vanity metrics. We act as an extension of our clients' teams, bringing a hands‑on, data‑driven approach to high‑ticket, high‑consideration purchasing cycles.

About the Role

View and apply: [https://www.staphaus.com/careers/creative-designer-strategist]

Please note: applications without a link to a digital portfolio demonstrating paid social assets and high-end e-commerce design will not be reviewed.

You will be responsible for the ideation, execution, and approval of paid social ads, videos, client presentations, and other digital design assets. You will communicate internally with our team and externally with clients to ensure creative production matches their needs and standards. You will contribute to creative strategy and direction based on the latest performance metrics and data.

This is not a task‑based role. We need someone genuinely creative who is hyperaware of our clients’ high‑end brand standards and can meet tight, shifting deadlines without compromising attention to detail.

What You Will Actually Do

• Creative Production: Ideate, plan, design, and deliver high‑quality paid social ads and other assets for various digital platforms, while following brand guidelines.
• Planning: Maintain a calendar of deliverables for all relevant channels and clients, and ensure they all get done and approved on or ahead of schedule.
• Competitive Analysis & Strategy: Continuously research competitors and industry trends. Proactively develop new ad concepts or hooks, and present your ideas to the team.
• Client Communication & Feedback: Confidently present creative concepts to clients and translate their feedback into actionable design revisions. Provide clients with guidance and recommendations when needed.
• Client‑Facing Presentations: Ensure that any and all assets that clients receive are consistent and meet our high standards.

What We Are Looking For

• 3 to 6 years of direct experience actively designing ads for paid social and other ad platforms (organic social alone does not qualify).
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite with emphasis on Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere.
• Familiarity with Meta, Pinterest, TikTok, LinkedIn, and any other social media platforms.
• E‑commerce experience is a huge plus, particularly Shopify.
• Exceptional planning ahead and time management skills.
• A genuine interest in the furniture and design industry.

The Reality Check (Why this might not be for you)

• If you are used to large companies where the established processes guide what you do every day, this role will be difficult.
• We value people who are confident in articulating and presenting creative ideas. You need to be comfortable defending your decisions and backing them up with data.
• We value self‑stators who can figure out what needs to be done without waiting for someone to tell them. If you are used to being assigned tasks, you will not succeed here.

What We Provide In Return

Annual Salary Range: $85,000-$100,000, depending on experience

STAPHAUS provides a robust total rewards package, including flexible work hours, competitive compensation packages, generous PTO, medical and dental insurance, and performance bonuses.

STAPHAUS is an equal‑opportunity employer, and we value diverse voices, backgrounds, and perspectives on our team. We don’t discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.