Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Jump 450 is a high-growth digital performance marketing agency that leads the development of high-performing creative across paid media channels. The Creative Director (Performance Media) will shape creative strategy, guide execution, and ensure excellence, driving measurable performance outcomes while maintaining the company's reputation as a creative leader.
Responsibilities
- Own the creative relationship with assigned clients, serving as the primary creative partner from strategy through execution
- Translate client business objectives into clear, performance-driven creative strategies aligned with media goals
- Present creative concepts, performance insights, and strategic recommendations to clients and internal leadership
- Lead ideation rooted in audience insights, platform trends, brand understanding, and performance data
- Develop scalable creative angles, hooks, and messaging frameworks for rapid testing and iteration
- Stay ahead of emerging creative, design, and storytelling trends across social and performance media
- Proactively recommend new creative approaches to improve performance and drive business outcomes, while still maintaining brand guidelines
- Oversee creative development across paid media channels including social, display, video, native, shopping, and search
- Leverage AI tools to accelerate ideation, scripting, asset creation, and first-pass concepts while maintaining brand safety and quality
- Provide clear direction through briefs, scripts, shot lists, and storyboards to guide production teams
- Guide rapid iteration and optimization (cutdowns, re-edits, new hooks, statics, alternate formats) to support testing goals
- Partner with media buying teams to align creative strategy with media plans, testing frameworks, and performance insights
- Measure and evaluate creative performance, connecting creative decisions to measurable outcomes
- Lead and mentor creative team members in a fast-paced, collaborative environment; design experience is a plus, particularly in evaluating and elevating visual creatives
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field required
- 5+ years of performance marketing experience
- 5+ years of direct response copywriting experience
- Experience leading creative teams and presenting to senior-level clients
- Highly knowledgeable with Meta and Google platforms, creative testing, and performance analytics
- Proficiency with modern AI tools for creative development (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, generative video tools such as Veo 3 or equivalent)
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and project management skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment
- Design experience is a plus, including an understanding of creative tools and platforms (e.g., Figma, Adobe Creative Suite)
Benefits
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision Insurance Benefits
- Life and Accident Insurance Plans
- Short and Long Term Disability Plans
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Family Forming Plans
- Cigna Secure Travel
- Health Savings Account (HDS)
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Limited Purpose FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Access to MetLife Legal Plan Services
- 401k Match Plans
- Commuter Transportation Benefits
- Access to Virtual Health Services such as Telaheath, 2nd.md and Headspace
- Paid Holidays
- Flexible / Numerous PTO Days
- Volunteer Days
- Free Company Lunches
- Half-Day Fridays All Year (Not Just in the Summer!)
- New MacBook Pros and Additional Monitor on Your First Day
- Communal Meeting Rooms and Standing Workstations are Available in our NY Office
- Company Events & Happy Hours
- 10 Week Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement Of Up To $5,000
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