Creative Director (Performance Marketing)

Gainor Staffing; United States; Remote; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Gainor Staffing is seeking a Senior Creative Performance Marketer to lead client campaigns from concept to execution. You will own relationships, translate analytics into creative messaging, and drive performance across paid media channels.

You'll mentor a small creative team, partner with media buying peers, and integrate AI tools into creative workflows while presenting clear, data-backed recommendations to clients.

Qualifications

• 5–9 years of experience in performance marketing with strong analytics
• Experience leading small creative teams and giving actionable feedback
• Knowledge of Meta, Google, and creative testing across paid media platforms
• Active experimentation with AI creative tools and application to workflows
• Confident presenting creative strategies and performance recommendations to clients
• Direct-response copywriting experience preferred; design experience with Figma or Adobe is a plus

Responsibilities

• Own client creative relationships, strategy, and performance-driven recommendations
• Translate audience insights and campaign data into messaging, concepts, and testing strategies
• Lead creative briefs, scripts, storyboards, and production across paid media channels
• Partner with media buying teams to evaluate performance and optimize assets
• Manage and mentor creative team members while integrating AI tools into development

Skills

Performance marketing

Analytics

Team leadership

Meta Ads

Google Ads

AI creative tools

Presentation skills

Copywriting

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Creative testing

Job description

Who You Are

• You have 5–9 years of creative experience in performance marketing, with a strong understanding of performance analytics
• You have experience leading small creative teams, delegating projects, & providing actionable feedback
• You are highly knowledgeable in Meta, Google, & creative testing across paid media platforms
• You actively experiment with AI creative tools and can demonstrate how you've applied them to creative workflows
• You are confident presenting creative strategies, concepts, & performance recommendations to clients
• Direct-response copywriting experience is preferred; design experience with Figma or Adobe is a plus

What You’ll Do

• Own client creative relationships, strategy, & performance-driven recommendations
• Translate audience insights and campaign data into compelling messaging, creative concepts, & testing strategies
• Lead creative briefs, scripts, storyboards, & production across paid media channels
• Partner with media buying teams to evaluate performance and optimize creative assets
• Manage and mentor creative team members while incorporating AI tools into creative development

What Success Looks Like

• Creative strategies consistently drive measurable campaign improvements
• Clients receive insightful, data-backed creative recommendations
• Creative teams deliver innovative, high-performing work through continuous testing & optimization

Salary Range: $115,000 - $125,000 (annually based on experience)

Location: Remote (US)

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