Creative Strategist

MNTN; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in video production is seeking a Creative Strategist to lead strategic planning and client consultations for QuickFrame. This role involves enhancing creative assets, providing strategic advice, and ensuring alignment of projects with client goals. Ideal candidates will have experience in creative strategy, video production, and possess strong communication and analytical skills. MNTN offers perks like a fully remote workplace and a flexible vacation policy.

Benefits

100% remote

Flexible vacation policy

Annual vacation allowance

Three-day weekend every month

Competitive compensation

100% healthcare coverage

401k plan

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Access to coaching and therapy

Qualifications

• Experience in customer-facing roles in creative strategy or video production.
• Proven ability to craft data-informed creative strategies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to define project scopes and shape strategic direction.
• Conduct creative audits and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Stay updated on industry trends to inform creative strategy.

Skills

Strategic Mindset

Problem-Solving

Communication

Analytical Ability

Education

3-5 years in creative strategy or video production

Tools

SalesForce

Slack

Zoom

Job description

At QuickFrame by MNTN, we're part of a unique culture based on quality, trust, ambition, and accountability – but most importantly, we really enjoy working here. QuickFrame acts as the creative arm of the fastest-growing company in streaming, which includes MNTN (a self-serve AdTech platform) and Maximum Effort (Ryan Reynold's brainchild and infamous creative agency.) Our startup spirit powers our growth mindset and supports our teammates as they build the future of ConnectedTV. We're looking for people who naturally want to do more, own more, and make an impact in their careers – and we're seeking someone to be part of our next stage of growth.

We are looking for a Creative Strategist who will be responsible for leading the creative direction and strategic planning for QuickFrame's clients. This role bridges the gap between client needs and creative solutions, ensuring that each project delivers meaningful results. You'll be a trusted advisor for clients, guiding them through the creative process while also working closely with internal teams to ensure execution aligns with strategy.

What you'll do

• Client Consultation & Strategy Development: Collaborate with QuickFrame customers to define project scopes, uncover creative opportunities, and shape the strategic direction for their video content
• Creative Optimization: Work with clients to assess existing creative assets, identify gaps, and propose recommendations for improving or enhancing future campaigns. On an ongoing basis, strive to deliver an exceptional customer experience through proactive communication and consistently offering ideas to drive better video outcomes and/or video performance
• Market Insights: Stay ahead of industry trends and use insights specific to a client's vertical to inform creative strategy. Ensure all recommendations align with business demands and audience preferences
• Creative Inspiration & Guidance: Source and present relevant examples from a client's vertical to inspire and guide creative development. Provide strategic advice on how these examples can be adapted or improved
• Creative Audits: Using customer provided data, video assets, and other materials, work with the Creative Analytics team to review past video performance and assess what worked and what didn't. Develop a comprehensive analysis with clear recommendations for improvement with ideas for new video formats, channels, and video trends to consider testing. Requires development and presentation of materials that consolidates strategic recommendations, data-driven insights, and relevant examples
• Custom Proposals & Add-ons: Craft detailed proposals that outline custom production details and premium service options (e.g., talent, drone footage, HMU). Strategically pitch budget increases and/or channel upsell opportunities based on client objectives. Ensure clients understand how to get the most value from their production budget
• Team Collaboration: Participate in weekly one-on-ones with your team lead to ensure alignment on priorities and strategic initiatives. Actively contribute in weekly team meetings to discuss client feedback, creative insights, and internal process improvements
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Creative Operations to communicate client needs, share strategic insights, and help refine production workflows
• Stay Current with Industry Trends: Continuously stay updated on the latest developments in creative strategy, video production, and emerging trends. Share insights and best practices with clients, and internal teams
• Resource Development: Contribute to the expansion and refinement of QuickFrame's best practice library, ensuring resources are available for both internal teams and clients. Create or update templates, guidelines, and reference materials to drive efficiencies and consistency across the QuickFrame organization
  
  

What you'll bring

• 3-5 years in a customer-facing role within creative strategy, video production, marketing, or advertising. Experience in digital media, content strategy, or creative consulting is preferred
• Strategic Mindset: Ability to craft creative strategies that are informed by data and aligned with market trends and client goals
• Problem-Solving: Skilled in identifying gaps in creative assets and proposing innovative, effective solutions that meet client needs and objectives
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex ideas clearly and persuasively
• Client-Facing Experience: Proven track record of working with clients to deliver strategic advice and build long-term relationships
• Collaborative Mindset: Team player who thrives in a collaborative environment and works effectively across departments
• Creative Tools & Software: Familiarity with video production processes, creative analytics (e.g., FB ads library, Google analytics), SalesForce, Slack, Zoom, and basic Office tools
• Analytical Ability: Experience working with data to make informed strategic recommendations and measure the effectiveness of creative strategies
• Industry Knowledge: A deep understanding of video production, digital marketing trends, and the creative landscape across industries such as e-commerce, retail, technology, or entertainment
  
  

MNTN perks:

• 100% remote
• Flexible vacation policy
• Annual vacation allowance for travel related expenses
• Three-day weekend every month of the year
• Competitive compensation
• 100% healthcare coverage
• 401k plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent, medical, and dental care
• Access to coaching, therapy, and professional development
  
  

About QuickFrame by MNTN:

Our recruiters will always reach out using an email address ending with @mountain.com and @mntn.com. If you're contacted by someone without that address and they mention a Reference Code (which we never use), then that ain't us folks. Tell those trolls to take a hike–you're waiting to climb a MNTN.

QuickFrame enables every organization to compete in our video-first world by transforming the way original video gets created.

Our Global Video Hub platform maximizes the ROI of video content by unlocking data-driven video that is efficiently created for every platform, campaign objective, and style. Over 65,000+ videos have been created on the Global Video Hub for leading brands including Colgate-Palmolive, Hasbro, Self, and Ben Bridge Jewelers.

Video Vitals, the machine learning technology powering QuickFrame's platform, introduces highly actionable creative insights into the production process, shortening pre-production while boosting campaign performance.

Our Creator Collective, a global network of 5,000+ video production companies and professional creators, produces on-brand content for every project need, more quickly and affordably than traditional approaches.

QuickFrame is an official partner of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snap, Pinterest, LinkedIn, MNTN, Hulu, and Roku. Do More With Video. Do it with QuickFrame.