Creative Strategist

Vox Media

289d • $72,000 - $82,000

About The Position

Vox Media's Revenue organization handles advertising and marketing partnerships with brands and agencies, as well as lines of business in consumer revenue and commerce across the organization. Vox Media is the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what's now, what's next, and what's possible. As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships. Vox Creative is the custom content arm of Vox Media's advertising organization. We are a relentlessly adaptable content studio, tapped into the insights and scale of the most influential media brands in the US. We lead the industry by inserting advertisers into cultural conversations and embracing the unpredictable. Creative Strategy sits within the Vox Creative organization, leading custom campaign conception, big thinking, and storytelling across a myriad of initiatives — the most critical being RFP responses and pitches. Our team has a mission to find that “sweet spot” that sits at the intersection of business objectives and creative solutions, and we aim to master the art of uncovering new narratives and fresh perspectives that tell powerful stories for our brands and our clients.

Requirements

• 2+ years copywriting or content experience
• Advertising/Brand, Branded Content, or Editorial writing experience, with a portfolio to share
• Some experience in working in collaborative sales processes, including the interaction required in an advertising sales environment
• Proven and tested ability to juggle multiple projects, deal with multiple personalities, and maintain a positive attitude through it all
• Strong understanding of how to translate the long-term business objectives of advertisers into solutions that could be provided by Vox Creative
• Ability to evangelize Creative Strategy to internal stakeholders and clients

Nice To Haves

• You're into gaming, sports, or tech — and have the cultural know-how to infuse your passions into your work

Responsibilities

• Create and pitch 360º programs across the brand portfolio, for a multitude of advertisers
• Work with sales team to create strategically sound communications ideas
• Present concepts to clients as needed
• Brief internal teams on the creative vision for every project
• Collaborate with on strategic thinking and planning for key accounts
• Utilize Vox Media data (from our Insights and research team) and qualitative insights from competitors, to create unconventional content ideas and strategies
• Develop a broad understanding of all Vox Media Brands: assets, platforms, products, capabilities and offerings

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees
• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Commitment to building an inclusive environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services