Creative Strategist (CPG & Performance Marketing) Creative Strategist (CPG & Performance Marketing) About Square Digital Square Digital is a growth-focused digital agency helping ambitious brands scale through performance marketing, Shopify eCommerce, creative strategy, digital experiences, and product development. We work with a mix of emerging and established consumer brands, helping them acquire customers, increase retention, improve conversion rates, and drive sustainable revenue growth through data-driven creative and performance marketing. We're looking for a Creative Strategist who understands the intersection of consumer psychology, design, and paid media performance.

This role is ideal for someone who loves analyzing what makes consumers buy, building winning creative concepts, and working closely with performance marketing teams to drive measurable business outcomes. We are seeking an experienced Creative Strategist with a strong background in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) brands, and performance marketing. You will be responsible for developing, executing, and optimizing creative strategies that directly impact client revenue growth across Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Google Ads.

The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with hands‑on creative execution and can confidently move from analyzing performance data to building or editing creative assets themselves. You should be equally comfortable discussing consumer insights with a client, reviewing Meta ad performance, and opening Figma or Adobe Creative Cloud to improve an ad concept.



Develop creative strategies aligned with client growth objectives.

Conduct audience, competitor, and market research to uncover opportunities. Build messaging frameworks and creative testing roadmaps. Create campaign concepts for evergreen, seasonal, promotional, and product launch initiatives.

Develop creative hypotheses and testing plans designed to improve campaign performance.

Performance Marketing Collaboration

Partner closely with Paid Media Specialists to improve account performance.

Analyze

Meta and Google Ads data to identify creative opportunities.

Review key performance metrics including: Customer Acquisition Cost Develop creative recommendations based on performance trends and insights. Continuously monitor competitors, emerging creative trends, and platform changes.

Creative

Development & Execution Create detailed creative briefs for designers, copywriters, content creators, and video editors. Static advertisements Short-form video Ensure all creative assets align with brand guidelines while maximizing performance. Review and approve creative prior to launch.

Design & Creative Production Make on-the-fly creative edits and optimizations based on performance & insights.



Creative formats Maintain consistent visual quality across all client campaigns. Lead creative strategy discussions with clients & internal team.

Present campaign concepts and performance insights. Communicate recommendations supported by data and consumer behavior analysis. Act as a strategic advisor on creative performance and customer acquisition initiatives.

Conduct weekly and monthly creative performance reviews. Maintain creative testing documentation and learning repositories. Create actionable insights that improve future creative performance. 3-6+ years experience in Creative Strategy, Growth Marketing, Performance Marketing, or a related role. ~ Ability to translate performance data into actionable creative recommendations. ~ Advertising Platforms Design & Creative Adobe Creative Cloud Amazon advertising knowledge Retail and omnichannel marketing experience AI creative tools such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, Runway, Veo, Claude, or similar platforms Improve the speed and quality of creative iteration.

Deliver strategic recommendations backed by data. Launch winning creative concepts that improve account performance. Contribute directly to client revenue growth through creative optimization. Performance Marketing Creative Testing Data Analysis Why Join Square Digital?

Influence creative direction across multiple industries. Opportunity to shape our creative strategy offering. Exposure to cutting‑edge AI, eCommerce, and performance marketing tools. Versatile work environment with significant growth opportunities. #

📌 Creative Strategist (CPG & Performance Marketing) (Vancouver)
🏢 Square Digital
📍 Vancouver