Sr. Creative Strategist (Advertising)

LE001 The.Team: SME, LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional Development

Generous Time Off

Parental Leave

401k matching

Job summary

THE·TEAM in Los Angeles (also NYC) is seeking a Senior Creative Strategist to bridge brands with their audiences and develop integrated strategies across channels that drive business results. You’ll translate strategy into actionable briefs, guide campaigns for sponsorships, social, experiential and above-the-line efforts, and collaborate with creative teams to ensure strategic alignment.

With 3-5 years of agency experience, you’ll bring a collaborative mindset, data fluency, compelling

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience developing integrated strategies.
• Agency experience leading strategies across diverse consumer brands.
• A collaborative mindset and proven ability to provide logical, strategic guidance that fuels creativity.
• A passion for new business and a drive to create standout, culture-shaping work.
• Independence, curiosity, and a deep understanding of cultural trends.
• Experience working with and making sense of quantitative and qualitative data, particularly audience data.
• A proficient storyteller, with narrative copywriting / brand writing experience.
• A commitment to excellence—willingness to go beyond standard hours when needed, proactively addressing challenges, and keeping a pulse on emerging platforms and trends.

Responsibilities

• Bridge brands with audiences to deliver resonant messages that drive business results.
• Develop marketing strategies for brands grounded in available assets and IP.
• Turn strategy into creative briefs to be executed in house or via client partners.
• Craft narrative-driven pitch decks and presentations.
• Collaborate with creative teams to align ideas with strategy.
• Ensure seamless integration of strategy, content, and execution across channels.

Skills

Integrated strategy

Agency experience

Collaboration

Storytelling

Data fluency

Cultural awareness

Audience insights

Presentation skills

Job description

THE·TEAM is proud to provide representation and marketing services to talent, brands and properties across 28 countries and more than 70 cities worldwide. Our brands and properties group partners with iconic brands and rights holders to turn relevance into revenue through integrated strategy and consulting, creative, live experiences and commercialization. We help clients understand, connect to and inspire global audiences by bringing together brands, properties and talent/creators to build meaningful relationships that drive measurable business outcomes. Shaped by our belief in the unifying power of sports, music and entertainment, THE·TEAM leads with intelligence, ideas and influence. For more information, please visit the.team.

JOB OVERVIEW

Our Creative Strategy team is looking for a Senior Creative Strategist to join our NYC or LA office. The role requires an understanding of how to engineer the overlap of brands and their target audiences to develop creative strategies that would make sense to your friends in the group chat. As a Senior Creative Strategist, you'll develop strategies across multiple channels for integrated campaigns that deliver business results for brands. You'll set the foundation for creative campaigns, unlock the right channels to reach the target audience, and inform communications plans. If you are someone with experience developing creative strategies that come to life through sponsorships, social, experiential, and/or above the line - this role is for you.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Connect Consulting expertise with Creative solutions by bridging brands with their audiences to deliver a message that resonates and drives business results.
• Develop best-in-class marketing strategies for brands grounded in assets and IP available.
• Translate strategy into actionable Creative Briefs we either execute in house, or drive through our client’s IAT partners.
• Craft compelling, narrative-drive pitch decks and presentations.
• Collaborate closely with creative teams to develop ideas and ensure strategic alignment across all executions.
• Ensure seamless integration of strategy, content, and execution across all channels.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 3-5 years of experience developing integrated strategies
• Agency experience leading strategies across diverse consumer brands.
• A collaborative mindset and proven ability to provide logical, strategic guidance that fuels creativity.
• A passion for new business and a drive to create standout, culture-shaping work.
• Independence, curiosity, and a deep understanding of cultural trends.
• Experience working with and making sense of quantitative and qualitative data, particularly audience data.
• A proficient storyteller, with narrative copywriting / brand writing experience.
• A commitment to excellence—willingness to go beyond standard hours when needed, proactively addressing challenges, and keeping a pulse on emerging platforms and trends.

What We Offer

• Professional Development: Take advantage of our learning and development programs, mentorship opportunities, and career advancement support.
• Generous Time Off: Enjoy generous paid time off and holiday allowances to recharge and spend time with loved ones.
• Parental Leave: We provide paid parental leave to support your family during important life events.
• Retirement Plan: 401k plan including contribution matching.
• Healthcare: Medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life and disability coverage options.
• Ancillary: Critical illness, identity protection, pet insurance, 529 plans and more
• Commuter Benefits: Access support for travel and commuting needs, where available

Base salary range: $80-90K, plus bonus potential if applicable for role. Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc. The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role

THE·TEAM does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

THE·TEAM is proudly an equal opportunity employer. We are always searching for the most passionate and talented people from all backgrounds and experiences to join us.

More than 20 years into our evolution, we continue to expand our global reach and capabilities to serve clients across sports, music and entertainment.

We are committed to making a meaningful impact across key areas of inclusion, community service and sustainability — not only for our employees, but for clients and the industry at large.

If this sounds like a place you'd like to work, let’s talk! THE·TEAM is a leading global sports, music and entertainment company. Led by intelligence, ideas and influence, we provide representation and marketing services to talent, brands and properties.