Remote Creative Strategist: Retail Media & Growth

DEPT; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, Dental, and Vision

401K plan with matching

PTO

Paid Company Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

DEPT is seeking a Creative Strategist to drive digital advertising performance through strategic creative planning, testing, and optimization. You will synthesize insights into stories, manage multiple timelines, and collaborate with Media, Client, and Creative Production teams.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in growth marketing with a focus on creative strategy, testing, and data storytelling. Experience with Meta/TikTok/Google is highly preferred; agency or fast-paced environments are a plus.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in Creative Strategy or a related digital marketing role with hands-on paid media and creative testing.
• Deep familiarity with Meta, TikTok, Google, and other performance channels (Snap, DV360, GDN, Amazon, etc.).
• Strong analytical acumen; comfortable with dashboards or Excel/Sheets to identify trends.
• Clear and responsive communicator—thrives syncing with teammates and clients.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects without dropping the ball.

Responsibilities

• Creative Testing & Performance Insights: Analyze paid media results to generate actionable creative insights and test hypotheses; translate data into compelling narratives; analyze data at scale and build visualizations; maintain testing roadmaps.
• Project & Process Management: Prioritize and manage multiple concurrent projects focused on creative performance analysis, testing, and media delivery; communicate with leadership and stakeholders; maintain documentation and feedback loops.
• Client & Internal Communication: Own client communication for creative strategy, including weekly updates and monthly reviews; present and defend insights; develop decks to guide decision-making.
• Strategy & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a subject matter expert for creative POVs; execute initiatives for large-scale global accounts; partner with internal Media and Client teams.
• Thought Leadership: Contribute to DEPT's thought leadership through case studies, articles, or internal presentations and help evolve internal processes.

Skills

Creative Strategy

Paid Media

Data Analysis

Storytelling

Project Management

Communication

Multi-Tasking

Tools

Looker

Google Data Studio

Tableau

Job description

DEPT is seeking a Creative Strategist to drive digital advertising performance through strategic creative planning, testing, and optimization. You will synthesize insights into stories, manage multiple timelines, and collaborate with Media, Client, and Creative Production teams.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in growth marketing with a focus on creative strategy, testing, and data storytelling. Experience with Meta/TikTok/Google is highly preferred; agency or fast-paced environments are a plus.