Director of Creative Strategy - Remote

Midwestern Interactive Growth Team•Lincoln, NE

8d•Remote

About The Position

Our client is a faith-based fundraising agency with 35 years of experience, partnering with prominent Christian nonprofits and ministries. They address the challenge that impactful causes often struggle to gain attention, trust, and donations due to a lack of internal creative and strategic resources. This is a growth-oriented role designed for individuals ready to step into a leadership position, seeking bigger challenges and opportunities for significant professional development. The Director of Creative Strategy will work directly with the EVP of Creative, gaining exposure to senior client engagements, brand strategy, campaign development, and pitches. The ultimate goal is to develop the next creative leader within the organization.

Requirements

7+ years in advertising, branding, marketing strategy, fundraising, or a related creative field
Strong strategic instincts and genuine creative curiosity
Experience developing campaigns, brand positioning, messaging, or strategic frameworks
Ability to simplify complicated problems into clear, compelling ideas
Confidence in front of clients and executive audiences
Strong writing and presentation skills
Comfort in ambiguous situations without needing to have the answer first
Ability to give and receive direct creative feedback
Hunger to grow and be pushed by experienced professionals

Nice To Haves

Experience in nonprofit marketing, fundraising, direct response, faith-based organizations, or ministry work.
Eagerness to learn the nonprofit/ministry space (absence of this background is not a barrier).

Responsibilities

Work directly alongside the EVP of Creative on key engagements including brand transformations, major fundraising campaigns, executive workshops, positioning work, and pitches.
Contribute to client engagements and grow into a leading role.
Identify the core 'big idea' for clients by simplifying complex brand or fundraising challenges into compelling concepts.
Ask insightful questions, challenge assumptions, and uncover underlying problems.
Develop strategy across brand positioning, messaging platforms, campaign frameworks, fundraising propositions, and integrated creative briefs.
Ensure a unified creative idea is effectively communicated across all channels.
Design and co-facilitate workshops with client leadership on positioning, messaging, and organizational growth.
Guide executives through challenging questions and discussions.
Elevate the creative output by participating in reviews, identifying predictable or safe work, introducing external perspectives, and linking creative ideas to measurable fundraising results.