Hawkeye Search Group

Creative Strategist

Hawkeye Search Group  •  New York City, NY (Onsite)  •  15 days ago
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Job Description

About the Role 
We're looking for a Creative Strategist, Paid Social + Search to join our Creative Performance team 
and drive the creative vision behind our paid social campaigns. Reporting to the Senior Director of 
Creative Performance, you'll be responsible for strategizing, concepting, and executing ads for paid 
social and search from initial idea through final execution. This role requires someone who can 
balance creative innovation with data-driven performance, keeping pace with the volume and 
diversity of our creative needs while staying ahead of social, cultural, and platform shifts. 
The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a proven track record of developing 
winning creative concepts that drive performance across paid channels. You'll work closely with our 
Growth, Creative, and Influencer teams to bring bold ideas to life while maintaining brand equity. 
What You'll Do 
• Develop and execute comprehensive creative strategies for paid social campaigns across all 
product launches and growth initiatives 
• Collaborate with the Growth team to strategize experiments, analyze performance data, and 
optimize creative approaches based on insights 
• Manage end-to-end creative workflows, including concepting, briefing creators/editors/designers, 
and reviewing footage for final approval 
• Execute thorough persona research to identify new audiences and expand reach while improving 
campaign performance 
• Build and maintain a robust pipeline of diverse creative aligned with Meta,TikTok and YouTube best 
practices and platform requirements 
• Support weekly launch needs by developing timely, on-brand creative concepts that drive results 
• Analyze organic social trends, consumer insights, and competitive landscape to source inspiration 
and inform creative direction 
• Manage project timelines and coordinate cross-functional workflows to ensure seamless campaign 
execution 
• Monitor platform shifts and emerging trends, evolving creative strategy accordingly to maintain 
competitive advantage 
• Integrate AI developments into creative workflows to improve efficiency and output quality
What You'll Bring 
• 3-5 years of experience in creative strategy for paid social, preferably in DTC ecommerce 
• Proven expertise across a variety of creative formats 
• Advanced proficiency in paid social advertising platforms and best practices 
• Strong analytical skills balanced with a creative mindset 
• Experience and curiosity in implementing AI tools such as Claude in your creative workflows 
• Deep understanding of social media trends and platform-specific creative requirements 
• Strong project management skills with ability to juggle multiple campaigns and deadlines 
• Experience conducting audience research and translating insights into actionable creative 
strategies 
• Collaborative mindset with experience working cross-functionally in fast-paced environments 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced and scrappy start-up environment
What Success Looks Like 
• Develop winning ad concepts that consistently drive performance for the ad account 
• Successfully execute creative strategies from conception through final delivery, meeting all timeline 
requirements 
• Consistently deliver on weekly launch creative needs without compromising quality or brand 
standards 
• Lead creative diversity initiatives that result in measurable improvements in campaign performance 
and audience engagement 
• Identify, unlock, and scale new customer personas through strategic creative approaches and 
audience research 
• Demonstrate clear impact on key performance metrics including ROAS, CPA, and creative 
engagement rates
Hawkeye Search Group

About Hawkeye Search Group

Hawkeye Search Group's recruiting team has decades of experience within eCommerce, Tech, Media & Digital Recruiting. We search for the Talent so your team can succeed. Our clients view us as a trusted advisor which gives them a competitive edge. Our process is catered to each organizations needs.

We place senior professionals within - eCommerce - Digital marketing - Logistics & supply chain - Digital Payments - SEO& SEM - Creative - Brand Management - Programmatic - SaaS - CPG - DTC - Big data & analytics - IT - Tech - Communications - Operations - Digital Sales - Emerging Tech - Streaming

E-sports - Food Tech - New Retail - Health & Wellness - Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle

Titles include - Senior eCommerce Manager - Director of Programmatic Media - Senior Demand Planner - Head of Digital Sales - Creative Director - VP of Sales - Head of Operations - Staff Engineer - National Account Manager - SVP - EVP - COO - CRO - Head of Growth - Head Architect - CISO - Head of Product - Customer Success - VP of Marketing

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Red Bank, New Jersey
Year Founded
2019
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