Senior Creative Strategist - Paid Social (Meta Ads)

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Experience
Senior
Where you can live
South Africa, Kenya only
Skills and tools
meta ads, facebook ads, copywriting, lead generation, saas, cpa
Time zone
EST

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Job details

Where you can work
South Africa, Kenya
Employment type
Not stated by the employer
Advertised pay
Not stated by the employer
Experience
Senior
Employer publication date
26 May 2026
First recorded by Psst
12 October 2026
Last checked at the source
3 November 2026

About the job

Senior Creative Strategist (Paid Social | Meta Ads) – Remote | EST Hours

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote

Working Hours: EST Business Hours

About the Role

We’re hiring a highly creative and performance-driven Senior Creative Strategist – Paid Social to lead Meta advertising campaigns across multiple brands and accounts.

This is not a traditional media buyer role focused only on dashboards and bid adjustments.

Your biggest strength should be your ability to

  • Create winning ad concepts
  • Develop strong hooks and messaging
  • Direct UGC and storytelling
  • Turn creative ideas into profitable ad campaigns

You will own campaigns from

Idea → Creative Strategy → Launch → Optimization → Scale

while being fully accountable for

  • CPL
  • CPA
  • ROAS
  • Creative performance
  • Growth outcomes

If you thrive at the intersection of

  • Performance marketing
  • Consumer psychology
  • Storytelling
  • Paid social creative strategy

This role is a strong fit.

What You’ll Own

Meta Ads Campaign Ownership

  • Build, launch, manage, and scale:
  • Facebook Ads
  • Instagram Ads
  • Manage multiple client accounts simultaneously
  • Handle monthly ad budgets ranging from:
  • $10K
  • $50K
  • $250K+
  • Optimize campaigns for:
  • Lead generation
  • E-commerce
  • Customer acquisition
  • ROAS
  • CPA
  • Conversion growth

Creative Strategy (Primary Focus)

This is a creative-first role.

You will

  • Develop original ad angles and campaign concepts
  • Create:
  • Hooks
  • Messaging frameworks
  • Positioning strategies
  • Offer narratives
  • Write detailed creative briefs for:
  • Video editors
  • Graphic designers
  • UGC creators
  • Lead UGC direction including:
  • Scripting
  • Storytelling
  • Creator guidance
  • Emotional framing
  • Shape high-converting paid social narratives from scratch
  • Continuously test fresh creative concepts and iterations

Performance Optimization

  • Monitor campaign performance daily
  • Analyze:
  • CPL
  • CPA
  • CTR
  • ROAS
  • Hook rates
  • Watch time
  • Conversion metrics
  • Identify winning creatives and scale them aggressively
  • Optimize:
  • Audiences
  • Creatives
  • Offers
  • Funnels
  • Landing page alignment
  • Improve performance primarily through creative iteration — not just media buying

Creative + Data Feedback Loop

  • Use performance data to improve:
  • Messaging
  • Storytelling
  • Offers
  • Emotional triggers
  • Understand:
  • Why ads convert
  • Why creatives fail
  • What psychological angles drive performance
  • Iterate quickly using data-backed creative insights

Collaboration & Leadership

  • Work closely with:
  • Designers
  • Editors
  • Creators
  • Marketing leadership
  • Align campaigns with revenue and growth goals
  • Operate independently with high ownership
  • Drive a strong creative testing culture across accounts

What Makes You a Strong Fit

  • You think creatively first and analytically second
  • You understand emotional drivers behind conversions
  • You proactively bring new ideas and testing angles
  • You move fast without sacrificing quality
  • You are highly accountable for outcomes
  • You thrive in fast-paced growth environments

Required Experience & Skills

  • 3+ years running high-level Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns
  • Proven experience managing:
  • $10K+/month ad spend
  • Preferably $50K–$250K+ budgets
  • Experience managing multiple client accounts simultaneously
  • Strong hands-on creative strategy experience including:
  • Ad concepts
  • Creative briefs
  • Storytelling
  • UGC direction
  • Messaging frameworks
  • Strong copywriting and hook-writing ability
  • Deep understanding of:
  • Meta Ads Manager
  • Facebook Business Suite
  • Pixel tracking
  • Attribution
  • Conversion optimization

Important

Candidates focused only on media buying without strong creative strategy involvement will not be a fit.

What Separates Top Candidates

  • Portfolio of winning Meta ad creatives
  • Experience scaling successful creatives quickly
  • Strong understanding of:
  • Direct-response psychology
  • UGC performance
  • Creative psychology
  • Conversion flows
  • Hands-on experience directing:
  • Creators
  • Video concepts
  • Ad scripting
  • Experience with:
  • E-commerce brands
  • Lead generation funnels
  • Info products
  • SaaS
  • DTC brands
  • AI-assisted creative workflow experience using:
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • AI scripting tools
  • AI concept generation

What a Typical Day Looks Like

  • Review ad performance and creative metrics
  • Brainstorm and develop new ad angles
  • Write creative briefs and hook variations
  • Coordinate with editors and designers on ad production
  • Launch and optimize Meta campaigns
  • Analyze creative winners and losers
  • Iterate campaigns based on conversion data
  • Test new messaging frameworks and offers

In short

You drive growth by creating and scaling high-performing paid social creatives that consistently convert.

Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)

  • Improved CPL, CPA, and ROAS
  • Speed of creative testing and iteration
  • Performance of ad creatives across accounts
  • Scalable campaign growth
  • Creative hit rate and winning ad identification
  • Consistent account growth and profitability

Why This Role Stands Out

  • Creative-first paid social role
  • High ownership across strategy and execution
  • Opportunity to work on large-budget Meta campaigns
  • Strong influence on revenue and growth outcomes
  • Fast-paced performance marketing environment
  • Freedom to aggressively test creative ideas
  • Exposure to scaling brands and multi-account growth

Interview Process

  • Initial Phone Screen
  • Video Interview with Recruiter
  • Client Interview
  • Offer & Background Verification

Apply Now

If you

  • Know how to create Meta ads that actually convert
  • Understand storytelling and direct-response psychology
  • Love testing creative angles
  • Thrive owning performance outcomes

This role is a strong fit for creative strategists who combine performance marketing, consumer psychology, and paid social execution to drive measurable growth.

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