Senior Performance Creative Strategist
talentpop · Valley Stream, New York, United States · Office · onsite
USD 135,000 to 150,000 · period not stated
Role: Senior Performance Creative Strategist (Content & Paid Social, Menswear)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: 181 South Franklin Ave, Suite 203, Valley Stream, NY 11581
Schedule / Time Zone Expectations: 9 to 5 EST M-Th In Office and Fridays Remote
Candidates may be eligible for a modified hybrid schedule of 3 in-office days and 2 remote days per week, based on business needs and hiring manager approval.
Compensation Structure: $135,000 to $150,000 base salary, plus a performance bonus targeted at 20% of base salary, with flexibility based on experience.
About the Role
Twillory is a fast-growing menswear brand redefining comfort and performance in everyday apparel, combining technical fabrics with modern style. Creative is the biggest driver of our growth. We believe the brands that win aren’t the ones with the biggest budgets. They’re the ones that consistently produce the best creative.
As our Senior Performance Creative Strategist, you’ll help us build that engine. This is a high-impact role with direct influence over millions of dollars in annual advertising spend. You’ll own the creative roadmap: turning customer insights and performance data into hooks, angles, scripts and briefs that our designers, editors and creators bring to life. You’ll work closely with our media buying, creative and leadership teams, and you’ll build the systems that let us test more, learn faster and scale what works across Meta, TikTok and emerging channels.
You might come from performance creative strategy, or you might be an exceptional content creator who knows what makes people stop scrolling. Experience with Meta and media buying is highly valued. We’ll also consider standout creators with strong storytelling, a deep understanding of their audience, and the drive to build their performance marketing skills.
You’ll have real ownership and autonomy, a fast-moving team that values speed, creativity and experimentation, and the chance to help build one of the most sophisticated performance creative teams in DTC.
Great backgrounds for this role include: Creative Strategist, Content Strategist, Content Creator, UGC Creator, Social Media Manager, Creative Producer, or Paid Social / Performance Marketer.
Essential Functions
- Lead end-to-end creative strategy for paid social campaigns, from research and ideation through briefing, production, launch, testing and optimization.
- Develop compelling hooks, messaging, scripts, visual concepts and production-ready briefs for UGC, video and static ads, and give clear creative direction to creators, designers and editors.
- Turn consumer insights, customer reviews, competitor research and social conversations into fresh concepts built around customer pain points, objections, aspirations and product value.
- Generate multiple variations of winning concepts to maximize scale before creative fatigue sets in.
- Partner with media buyers to understand why hooks, angles and formats succeed or fall short, and translate those learnings into new concepts and testing strategies.
- Prioritize Meta as the primary paid social channel while supporting creative for TikTok, AppLovin and other emerging platforms as needed.
- Collaborate with designers, editors, UGC creators, agencies and internal stakeholders to bring concepts to life.
Primary Responsibilities
- Own the creative roadmap and keep a continuous pipeline of new concepts, assets and testing priorities.
- Build and improve the creative production and testing workflows, templates and cadences that increase the speed and quality of iteration.
- Review creative before launch to make sure every asset is built to perform.
- Manage projects in Monday.com or a similar tool, coordinating timelines, budgets, feedback and delivery.
- Present concepts, test results, performance insights and recommendations to leadership and key stakeholders.
- Document creative learnings and maintain a library of assets, test results and best practices.
- Use AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT or similar platforms to support research, ideation, briefing, variations and production while maintaining quality and brand standards.
- Stay current on industry trends, competitor campaigns, platform updates and emerging creative practices.
Required Experience & Skills
- 5+ years of experience in content creation, creative strategy, social media, video production or performance marketing.
- A portfolio of outstanding social-first content or advertising that shows strong hooks, storytelling and creative execution. Be ready to explain your contribution, intended audience, creative decisions, and how feedback or results shaped your next piece. Paid ad metrics are welcome but not required for candidates coming from content creation.
- Proven ability to write attention-grabbing hooks, scripts, messaging and visual concepts for social-first video and static content.
- Strong understanding of audience motivations and consumer behavior, with the ability to turn insights into clear, persuasive creative.
- Ability to use audience feedback, engagement and performance results to improve creative. Candidates without paid media experience should show curiosity and a willingness to learn Meta advertising, creative testing and performance measurement.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with experience managing multiple creative projects and delivering quality work on schedule.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working alongside designers, editors, copywriters, media buyers and cross-functional teams.
- Comfort using AI tools to support creative work, with the judgment to keep output original and on brand.
- Self-motivated, proactive and adaptable in a fast-paced environment where testing, iteration and feedback happen daily.
Preferred Experience & Skills
- Strongly preferred: Experience with media buying and Meta paid social advertising, including creative performance analysis, A/B testing, and using campaign results to guide creative decisions.
- Experience at high-growth DTC brands, with fashion, apparel, menswear or lifestyle experience strongly preferred.
- Experience working with external agencies, influencers and UGC creators.
- Experience building creative testing frameworks from the ground up.
- Familiarity with creative analytics and attribution platforms such as Motion, Triple Whale or Northbeam.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite or comparable creative software.
- Familiarity with emerging social platforms, creative formats and industry trends.
Current Tech Stack
- Monday.com (preferred) or comparable project management and creative operations platforms
- Claude, ChatGPT, Parker or comparable AI tools
- Motion, Triple Whale, Northbeam or other attribution and creative analytics platforms
Benefits
- Dental, Health, Vision
- 2 Weeks Paid Vacation
- We close the office on Jewish holidays allowing for even more vacation time
- 4% 401K Match
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