Senior Creative Strategist

Ready for an exciting new role with an agency that knows how to blend Creative & performance marketing together?

Are you a Creative Strategist with a proven track record of making ads that convert?

We're on the hunt for a growth-driven creative strategist to join our squad and deliver breakthrough results for our clients!

As a Creative Strategist, you'll mastermind high-impact creatives for Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and more. Your deep understanding of platform-specific requirements and passion for performance marketing will make you the perfect candidate to manage your clients creative output, tracking performance of your creatives, collaborating with our design team, and driving breakthrough ROI-positive results.

You'll be the bridge between paid media and creative production, orchestrating an efficient feedback loop that doesn't just iterate on what's working, but discovers what's next.

What Actually Matters Here:

• Deep Consumer Psychology: You don't just understand consumer behavior, you obsess over it. You know the difference between surface-level pain points and the insights that unlock new customer segments
• Platform Mastery: You live in Meta (and will be tested on audit capabilities in round 2). You understand auction mechanics, placement strategy, and can pull the data you need to inform what to create next
• Copywriting Excellence: You craft direct-response copy that converts because you understand the psychology behind every word
• Research-First Mindset: You know 95% of creative problems stem from insufficient research. You're the person who finds the insight that an anti-dandruff shampoo brand's customers are also using it for their beards
• Systems Thinking: You don't just have ideas, you build workflows, document processes, and create repeatable systems that drive consistent results

You're The Right Fit If:

• You've spent 3+ years at a performance-focused agency working on DTC accounts spending $50K+/month
• You already consume the industry obsessively (Motion newsletters, D2C podcasts, Twitter (you're plugged in)
• You're naturally curious to the point where it's almost annoying—you're a self-learner who doesn't wait to be told what to study
• You understand that being a great strategist means being comfortable with the hard, unglamorous work: Reddit deep-dives, customer review analysis, ad comment forensics
• You're a project management pro who can juggle multiple clients while maintaining exceptional quality
• You thrive on seeing a new angle hit top spenders

What We Actually Offer:

• 100% Remote with flexibility built in
• Personal Development Budget – we'll pay for consulting calls, courses, whatever you need to stay elite
• Competitive Salary + Performance Bonuses tied to real KPIs (not vanity metrics)
• Access, Education, Incentivisation – you'll see the data, learn continuously, and be rewarded for winners
• No Ego Culture – high-performing, happy, humble. Clients first, always
• Clear Growth Path with transparent milestones

The Hours: 9am-6pm AEST, though performance culture sometimes means up to 50 hours/week. We're not pretending otherwise.

How to Apply:

Send your resume and a cover letter that demonstrates:

1. A specific example of research you did that led to a breakthrough creative angle
2. Why you're already obsessed with this space (what newsletters do you read? What podcasts? Who do you follow?)
3. Your approach to structuring feedback loops between media and creative

Only candidates closely meeting these requirements will be contacted.

If this sounds like the role you've been building toward, apply now.

Team Defiant