Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

We’re looking for a Creative Strategy Lead to join Snap Inc! As a Creative Strategy Lead, the successful candidate will be a natural creative leader acting as a catalyst to unlock revenue through creative ideas and strategies. Creative Strategy leadership will look to the Creative Strategy Lead to act as owners of their vertical’s creative business, finding proactive custom and scaled strategies to drive growth, while maximizing team impact. Day-to-day, you will work with the Snapchat Sales team, key brand partners, and their agencies to create and implement best-in-class creative advertising campaigns on Snapchat, while also managing other members of the Creative Strategy team to deliver great work. A Creative Strategy Lead acts as the creative engine pushing the work of a verticalized Creative Strategy team to new heights.

 

What you’ll do:

Lead, manage, and develop a team of creative strategists 

Ideate, create, and deliver world class advertising campaigns while also acting as an expert within your vertical/market

Communicate with senior partners across brand and agency to understand their business goals

Provide guidance and direction to creative strategists as they develop ideas, strategies, and associated presentation materials, while directly managing the creative strategy for 1 or more priority accounts 

Work with Sales leadership to develop and implement long-term creative strategy against business objectives

Collaborate with cross-functional team leads to drive vertical solutions

Partner with regional creative strategy leads to implement processes and support career development of team members

Represent your vertical or market at large client/agency industry events when necessary 

 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Strong executive presence, comfort leading senior stakeholders

Proven thought leadership in your field

Experience using data and insights to unlock creative thinking

Keen understanding of how brands fit into Snapchat’s overall business

Ability to work with clients to understand their business priorities 

Unparalleled presentation skills

Track record of developing outstanding creative advertising for mobile

Track record of managing people in a high growth environment
 

Minimum Qualifications: 

BA in Marketing, communications, business management, a related area of study or equivalent experience

8+ years of experience in brand marketing/advertising or another related field

Preferred Qualifications:

Deep understanding of brand marketing and how to build brilliant strategies to solve for business needs

Experience in developing and empowering team members to deliver outstanding creative executions

Excellent presentation and communications skills 

A history presenting keynote seminar’s to large external audiences

Ability to command a room and succinctly articulating thought-leading advertising solutions 

Proven ability to juggle multiple projects at once and to inspire others by example

Experience working in Google suite of products (Google Slides, Sheets, Docs, etc.), Adobe suite, and Keynote

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

The base salary range for this position is $152,000-$228,000 annually.

 

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $144,000-$217,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $129,000-$194,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.