Creative Strategist - Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Creative Strategist - Manager based in India.

This is a fully remote opportunity within a global strategy team supporting clients and markets across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas.The role sits at the intersection of creative strategy, media, data, and brand <storytelling.You> will transform audience insights, media intelligence, and emerging trends into bold creative concepts.Your work will help shape campaigns designed to perform across digital and traditional media <channels.You> will partner closely with creative, media, data, and account teams in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.The position also offers significant client exposure, requiring you to articulate strategic ideas and demonstrate their business and media <impact.It> is an ideal opportunity for a strategic thinker who combines creativity with analytical rigor and a strong understanding of digital marketing.

Accountabilities

• Translate consumer insights, audience behaviors, media data, and market trends into compelling creative strategies and big ideas.
• Develop integrated creative concepts that connect brand objectives with media opportunities and can be effectively activated across multiple channels.
• Build strategic narratives and presentations that clearly demonstrate how creative ideas can perform across digital and traditional media environments.
• Use quantitative and qualitative data to validate creative recommendations and ensure campaigns are insight-led, audience-focused, and results-oriented.
• Collaborate with media planners, account teams, creatives, and data specialists to develop scalable solutions tailored to different platforms and markets.
• Present creative strategies, concepts, and recommendations to clients with confidence, clarity, and persuasive storytelling.
• Champion creativity and innovative thinking across internal teams and client relationships, encouraging new approaches to campaign development.
• Monitor emerging trends across media, technology, creativity, and digital consumer behavior to identify new opportunities.
• Explore innovative uses of media platforms, formats, and technologies to create differentiated and impactful campaigns.
• Contribute to integrated, multi-market projects while ensuring creative thinking remains aligned with broader marketing and media strategies.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional experience in strategic planning, creative strategy, brand strategy, media planning, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong creative ideas rooted in consumer, audience, and market insights and translate them into multi-channel campaigns.
• Strong understanding of digital media ecosystems, including Paid Social, Programmatic, Search, and the relationship between creative execution and media performance.
• Ability to analyze data, audience insights, campaign performance, and market trends and convert findings into actionable strategic recommendations.
• Excellent storytelling, presentation, communication, and client-facing skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas in a clear and compelling manner.
• Experience working collaboratively across creative, media, strategy, data, and account functions.
• Ability to manage integrated projects and operate effectively across multiple disciplines, markets, and stakeholders.
• Experience working across multiple geographic markets and adapting strategies to different audiences and cultural contexts.
• Strong interest in innovation, creativity, emerging technologies, and the evolving digital marketing landscape.
• Comfortable working with major advertising and social platforms, with hands-on exposure to tools such as Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, or Google Ads considered valuable.
• A data-driven and commercially minded approach, combined with strong creative judgment and curiosity.

Benefits

• Fully remote working arrangement in India.
• Opportunity to work with a centralized global strategy team supporting markets across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas.
• Exposure to leading global brands and high-impact, integrated marketing campaigns.
• Collaborative environment bringing together creative, media, data, strategy, and account expertise.
• Opportunity to combine analytical thinking with creative concept development and strategic storytelling.
• International exposure and experience working across multiple markets.
• Opportunities to contribute to innovation across media, technology, creative formats, and digital marketing.
• Inclusive, diverse, and merit-based working environment committed to equal opportunity.
• Full-time employment with opportunities for professional growth within a global agency environment.