Senior Director Creative Strategy

Tinuiti; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid time off

Healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and vision

Retirement matching up to 4%

Parental leave with 100% pay

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Join a leading marketing agency as a Senior Director of Creative Strategy. This role emphasizes innovation and creative excellence across various mediums. Ideal candidates will have over 12 years of experience in creative strategy, a strong portfolio showcasing innovative work, and an ability to mentor teams. Remote work is supported, and the agency offers an inclusive culture focused on collaboration and growth, making it an exciting opportunity to lead transformative strategies for clients.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in creative strategy, brand strategy, or related creative leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in insight development, cultural analysis, and creative problem-solving.
• Strong track record developing breakthrough creative strategies tied to measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Elevate creative output by establishing frameworks and standards.
• Champion innovation across creative disciplines.
• Drive data-informed storytelling linked to business outcomes.

Skills

Creative strategy development

Cultural analysis

Team management

Effective communication

Insight development

Education

12+ years of experience in creative strategy

Tools

Data analysis tools

Job description

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Who We Are

Tinuiti is the largest independent full-funnel marketing agency in the U.S. across the media that matters most, with $4 billion in digital media under management and more than 1,200 employees. Built for marketers who demand growth and accountability, Tinuiti unites media and measurement under one roof to eliminate waste—the biggest growth killer of all—and scale what works. Its proprietary technology, Bliss Point by Tinuiti, reveals the truth around growth and waste, and how to capitalize on it. With expert teams across Commerce, Search, Social, TV & Audio, and more, Tinuiti delivers measurable results with brutal simplicity: Love Growth. Hate Waste.

We support 100% remote work for this role!

We’d Love To Hear From You If

Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized folks tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you qualify, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.

As a Sr. Director, Creative Strategy You Will

Creative Strategy Leadership

• Elevate creative output across the organization by establishing clear frameworks, standards, and best practices.
• Champion innovation across the creative discipline, including the integration of AI, DCO, ML, and emerging storytelling technologies.
• Own the development of insight-driven creative strategies that unlock brand and business growth.
• Translate cultural, consumer, and behavioral insights into actionable creative territories and big ideas.
• Lead creative ideation sessions and guide creative directors and design teams toward compelling, strategically grounded concepts.
• Mentor, coach, and develop multi-level creative strategists and hybrid strategy talent.
• Support hiring decisions, capability building, training programs, and the cultivation of an inclusive, empowered team culture.

Thought Leadership & Innovation

• Serve as a key strategic and creative voice within Tinuiti, contributing to agency-wide thought leadership.
• Identify industry, cultural, and creative trends, distilling their implications for clients and internal teams.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that push Tinuiti’s creative capabilities forward.
• Represent the agency in external speaking engagements, marketing content, and high-profile industry conversations.

Creative Effectiveness & Insights Partnership

• Collaborate with analytics and data science teams to uncover insights that inform messaging, creative direction, and performance optimization.
• Drive data-informed storytelling, ensuring creative ideas are measurable and linked to key KPIs.
• Champion frameworks and methodologies that connect creative decisions directly to business outcomes.

Business Development & Agency Growth

• Lead creative strategy development for new business pitches, helping craft compelling narratives and pitch content.
• Contribute to Tinuiti’s growth by identifying new creative opportunities and service offerings.
• Partner with client and agency leadership to expand creative engagements and deepen client relationships.

Strategic Planning Leadership & Organizational Structure

• Serve as a senior leader within Tinuiti’s Strategic Planning organization, helping shape the vision and evolution of the agency’s integrated strategy practice.
• Partner with VP of Comms on frameworks, messaging architectures, and integrated briefing templates that ensure media, creative, are aligned.
• Collaborate with Integrated Planning to translate creative strategy across channel roles to ensure each touchpoint amplifies the core creative idea.
• Help define how Creative Strategy and Comms Strategy partner operationally from brief development to experience channel planning.

Professional Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in creative strategy, brand strategy, or related creative leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in insight development, cultural analysis, and creative problem-solving.
• Strong track record developing breakthrough creative strategies tied to measurable outcomes.
• Exceptional presentation, storytelling, and communication skills with experience presenting to executive-level audiences.
• Proven success managing and growing multi-level creative teams.
• Experience working across a range of creative formats and channels, including digital, social, video, experiential, and emerging platforms.
• A strong portfolio or strategic body of work demonstrating innovation and impact.
• Ability to travel for key client meetings, new business, and internal leadership sessions as needed.

The annual base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently $150,000 - $170,000 plus performance bonus up to 25%. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. We will provide more information on our benefits and equity upon request. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted up to or over 100% of the offered base salary (no cap). Disclosure as required by the Colorado Equal Pay for > Equal Work Act, C.R.S., 8-5-101 et seq.

FLSA Classification: Exempt

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO: At Tinuiti, we believe you deserve time to rest, recharge, and enjoy life unplugged. When you prioritize time for yourself, you're able to bring your best self to work. That’s why we offer unlimited paid time off, a fully remote environment, and flexibility to take the time you need, when you need it. On top of that, we provide 20 paid holidays, including multiple long weekends, to ensure you have dedicated time to step away and disconnect. We're proud to offer above-industry standard work‑life balance, consistently rated as one of the most loved benefits by Tinuitians year after year.

Healthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability, Flex Spending Accounts

Retirement: Match up to 4% of your contributions at 100% with immediate vesting

Perks and Wellness: Fringe, Forma, Unlimited Telemedicine and Teletherapy available at no cost, Thankful giving, Equity

Parental Leave: Birthing parents receive 16 weeks of leave with 100% pay (partners 12 weeks) after the birth or adoption of a child.

Learning and Development: On-demand learning (powered by LinkedIn Learning), mentorship program, leadership and management development programs and resources

Disclaimer: This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group. Tinuiti is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.