VKTRY Gear

performance marketing

PerformanceCreativeStrategist

$100–120k Milford, Connecticut, United States Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Performance Creative Strategist at VKTRY Gear. Skills: Performance Creative Strategy, Direct-Response Advertising, Meta and TikTok Advertising, Creative Testing and Optimization, Content Development and Briefing. Drive scalable direct-response creative across Meta and TikTok advertising channels. Develop high-performing creative concepts rooted in biomechanics, athlete performance stories, recovery insights, and real customer outcomes”

What You'll Achieve.

Drive scalable direct-response creative; Develop high-performing creative concepts; Identify winning concepts and iterate quickly; Improve future testing and campaign performance; Scale winning ads across paid social channels

Industry & Context.

performance marketing
Problems you'll solve

Analyze Meta and TikTok ad performance data to identify winning concepts and iterate quickly; Lead post-launch reviews and creative post-mortems to improve future testing and campaign performance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3–5+ years of experience in DTC creative strategy, performance marketing, or direct-response advertising, understanding of Meta and TikTok creative best practices, Experience building and testing creative concepts tied to performance marketing outcomes, Ability to independently develop hooks, messaging angles, and creative hypotheses, direct-response marketing understanding including hook, problem, mechanism, proof, and CTA structure, Exceptional attention to detail across pacing, text overlays, timing, and creative execution, communication and briefing skills with the ability to guide editors and creators independently, Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-output startup or growth-stage environment, Experience reviewing creative performance metrics and translating insights into future concepts, Ability to manage multiple creative projects and stakeholders simultaneously

Nice to Have

DTC ecommerce brands, Performance sports or athletic brands, Supplements, wellness, or fitness products, Consumer health or recovery products, Paid social creative strategy, Creator-led ecommerce or UGC environments, Creative testing and scaling systems, Working with athlete-focused UGC or creator campaigns, Science-backed or performance-based product marketing, Building creative testing systems from scratch, Hands-on experience with media buying or ad account management, Creator or content production background

What You'll Do.

Drive scalable direct-response creative across Meta and TikTok advertising channels

Develop high-performing creative concepts rooted in biomechanics

athlete performance stories

and real customer outcomes

Own the creative testing roadmap

creative briefing process

and post-launch performance analysis

Collaborate directly with internal editors

and external agencies to ensure creative execution aligns with performance goals and brand standards

Build and maintain a living “angle library” including hooks

and creative concepts

Develop and manage a weekly creative testing roadmap with 5–10 new concepts per week

Write detailed creative briefs and storyboard concepts for editors and creators

Provide detailed creative direction and frame-level feedback on video content and ad variations

Analyze Meta and TikTok ad performance data to identify winning concepts and iterate quickly

Lead post-launch reviews and creative post-mortems to improve future testing and campaign performance

Support rapid concept iteration and scaling of winning ads across paid social channels

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with the VP of Marketing and Director of Content; Collaborate directly with internal editors, UGC creators, athlete talent, and external agencies; Collaborate with internal content teams, freelancers, athlete talent, and external agencies; Manage external creative agency relationships including briefing, review, feedback, and performance alignment; Manage multiple creative projects and stakeholders simultaneously

Communication Scope

communication and briefing skills with the ability to guide editors and creators independently

Process & Methodology

Manage a weekly creative testing roadmap, Manage multiple creative projects and stakeholders simultaneously

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