Growth Creative Strategist - Remote
Atomic - Remote Jobs · Calgary, AB
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $100,000 / year
- Calgary, AB
Job highlights
- Own campaign strategy and creative concepting.
- Research audiences and develop winning creative angles.
- Write compelling copy for paid ad campaigns.
- Analyze performance data and iterate quickly.
- Collaborate with media buyers and clients.
About the role
Company Overview
Our client is a fast-growing, remote-first performance marketing agency helping creators, personal brands, and eCommerce companies scale through paid acquisition. In just a few years, they’ve grown into a 20-person global team — doubling in size over the last year — and partner with category-leading brands including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jay Shetty, MDHair, beehiiv, and The Points Guy. Their philosophy is simple: creative drives performance. Everything they do is built around developing high-impact ad creative that translates into measurable revenue — not vanity metrics.
About the Role
They’re looking for a Growth Creative Strategist to own the thinking behind high-performing campaigns. This is a creative-first, performance-driven role where you’ll define what to say, how to say it, and why it will convert — then use data to refine and scale what works. You’ll work closely with media buyers and clients, but your core responsibility is turning insights into winning creative concepts.
Your Role
- Deeply research audiences through Reddit, reviews, competitor ads, and social listening
- Identify pain points, objections, and motivations that drive action
- Develop clear personas and high-converting creative angles
- Write hooks, scripts, and direct-response copy for paid ads
- Lead creative direction across UGC, video ads, and static formats
- Translate strategy into clear briefs for editors and creators
- Partner with media buyers to align creative with campaign execution
- Analyze performance (CTR, CVR, CPA, etc.) to identify what’s working
- Turn data into insights and iterate on creative concepts quickly
- Contribute to testing roadmaps and creative experimentation
- Lead client conversations around creative performance and strategy
- Keep documentation, ideas, and testing frameworks organized
You Bring
- Strong creative strategy instincts — you know what makes people stop, click, and convert
- Excellent copywriting skills (especially hooks and direct-response messaging)
- Experience working with Meta ads (hands-on or closely alongside media buyers)
- Solid understanding of performance metrics (CTR, CVR, CPA, CPM)
- Ability to connect creative decisions to business outcomes
- Confidence presenting ideas and insights to clients
- High ownership and bias toward action
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, test-and-learn environment
Bonus Points
- Experience working with creators or personal brands
- Background in DTC or eCommerce growth
- Familiarity with UGC-style ads and trend-driven formats
- Experience in a performance marketing agency
- Experience working across multiple client accounts
What’s Offered
- Fully remote (PST / CST / EST overlap preferred)
- Competitive USD compensation (based on experience and location)
- Performance-based incentives
- Direct exposure to high-profile creators and premium brands
- High-ownership role with real impact on client growth
- Flexible, async-friendly work environment
- Strong growth trajectory as the company continues scaling
Interview Process
- Application review – experience and results alignment
- Intro chat – 30-minute conversation on growth philosophy and experience
- Strategy interview – deep dive into creative + performance approach
- Case study – Meta campaign strategy scenario
- Final conversation – leadership alignment
- Offer – formal offer to join the team
Key skills/competency
- Growth Creative Strategist
- Paid Acquisition
- Meta Ads
- Copywriting
- Direct Response
- Audience Research
- Performance Metrics
- Creative Direction
- Client Communication
- Data Analysis
Skills & topics
- Growth Marketing
- Creative Strategy
- Performance Marketing
- Paid Social
- Meta Ads
- Copywriting
- Direct Response
- Audience Research
- Campaign Analysis
- Remote Work
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience in paid acquisition, creative strategy, and Meta ads, quantifying results.
- Craft a compelling cover letter: Showcase your understanding of direct-response copywriting and data-driven creative.
- Prepare for strategy discussions: Be ready to explain your creative process and how you link it to performance.
- Showcase your portfolio: Bring examples of successful paid ad creative and campaign strategies.
- Demonstrate ownership: Emphasize your bias for action and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Technical preparation
Master Meta Ads campaign structures.,Analyze CTR, CVR, CPA, and CPM metrics.,Develop creative briefs for editors.,Practice writing direct-response copy.
Behavioral questions
Describe a time you turned data into creative.,How do you handle fast-paced, test-learn environments?,Share an example of client presentation.,How do you show high ownership and bias action?
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Growth Creative Strategist role at Atomic - Remote Jobs focused on?
- The Growth Creative Strategist role at Atomic focuses on developing high-impact ad creative that drives measurable revenue for clients. It combines creative strategy with performance analysis, requiring you to define messaging, angles, and copy for paid ad campaigns, primarily on Meta platforms.
- What kind of experience is essential for a Growth Creative Strategist at this remote agency?
- Essential experience includes strong creative strategy instincts, excellent direct-response copywriting skills, and familiarity with Meta ads. A solid understanding of performance metrics like CTR, CVR, and CPA is also crucial, as is the ability to connect creative decisions to business outcomes.
- How does this remote agency ensure creative drives performance for its clients?
- The agency's philosophy is that creative drives performance. They achieve this by deeply researching audiences, identifying pain points, developing high-converting creative angles, and constantly analyzing performance data to refine and scale what works. It's a test-and-learn environment.
- What are the key responsibilities of a Growth Creative Strategist in this role?
- Key responsibilities include researching audiences, developing creative concepts and copy, leading creative direction for various ad formats, translating strategy into briefs, partnering with media buyers, analyzing performance data, and presenting insights to clients.
- What makes this Growth Creative Strategist position unique at Atomic - Remote Jobs?
- This role offers a fully remote, async-friendly work environment with direct exposure to high-profile creators and premium brands. It's a high-ownership position with a strong growth trajectory in a fast-scaling performance marketing agency.
- How can I best prepare for the Growth Creative Strategist case study interview?
- To prepare for the case study, familiarize yourself with Meta campaign strategy scenarios. Practice developing creative approaches based on performance data and be ready to articulate your strategic thinking process for optimizing ad campaigns to drive client growth.
- What are the preferred time zones for this remote Growth Creative Strategist position?
- The company prefers candidates who can overlap with PST, CST, or EST time zones. This ensures effective collaboration within the global, remote-first team, even with an async-friendly work environment.