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Creative Strategist at applovin

ON-SITE MID
Posted 1 day ago
$71,000 - $107,000
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applovin

AppLovin is a leading mobile marketing platform that optimizes app monetization, empowers data-driven marketing, and ensures profitable growth for brands globally.

SAAS Mobile Technology B2B
HQ
Palo Alto, California, United States
Team size
1K-5K
Founded
2012
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Quick Summary

Role Overview

Gist is seeking a Creative Strategist to lead the creative engine for a new consumer social app focused on curiosity-driven content. You will own the end-to-end strategy for paid social advertising by bridging the gap between authentic storytelling and performance data.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify and manage relationships with creators aligned with Gists curiosity-driven voice
  • Brief creators to produce platform-native content that performs as effective paid social ads
  • Develop scripts and direct editors to produce over ten ad variants weekly across social channels
  • Execute a structured creative testing framework for hooks, formats, and audience angles
  • Analyze performance metrics like CVR and ROAS to iterate on creative hypotheses
  • Partner with performance marketing managers to link creative decisions to acquisition outcomes

Requirements Snapshot

  • Three to five years of experience in paid social creative strategy with Meta Ads focus
  • Proven track record of identifying and managing top-tier content creators
  • Strong quantitative skills with the ability to measure success through performance data
  • Proficiency in scriptwriting, directing shoots, or performing rough video edits
  • Experience with consumer apps or direct-to-consumer brands and AI productivity tools

Expected Impact

You will build the creative foundation driving early user growth and brand presence for a zero-to-one product. By establishing a scalable creator network and data-driven testing system, you will define how enriching advertising looks in a competitive digital environment.

A DesignJobs.World summary of the employer's posting, written to highlight scope, requirements, and fit (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

Compensation

$71,000 - $107,000

Job Description

About AppLovin

AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers. The company provides end-to-end advertising solutions for businesses to reach, monetize and grow their global audiences. For more information about AppLovin, visit: www.applovin.com.

To deliver on this mission, our global team is composed of team members with life experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that mirror our developers and customers around the world. At AppLovin, we are intentional about the team and culture we are building, seeking candidates who are outstanding in their own right and also demonstrate their support of others.

About the Role
Gist is a new consumer social app built by AppLovin, a handbook for the curious. We're building our creative engine from the ground up, and we're looking for a Creative Strategist who lives at the intersection of storytelling and performance data.

In this role, you'll own the creative strategy behind our paid social advertising. You'll concept, brief, and iterate on ads that are genuinely enriching, while staying deeply connected to the metrics that determine what scales.
Central to this is your ability to identify, brief, and collaborate with top creators to produce authentic content that resonates at scale.
 
This is a hands-on seat. You're not handing briefs to an agency and reviewing decks. You're in the work.

A Day in the Life
  • Identify, recruit, and manage relationships with strong creators whose audiences and content style align with Gist's voice — curiosity-driven, enriching, and  relevant
  • Brief creators to produce authentic, platform-native content that performs as paid social without feeling like an ad
  • Develop creative concepts, write scripts, and direct editors to produce 10+ ad variants weekly across Meta, TikTok, Google, and other paid social channels
  • Build and run a structured creative testing framework — hooks, formats, CTAs, audience angles — and translate performance signals into the next hypothesis
  • Analyze CVR, CPI, CPA, and ROAS data to identify what's working and brief the next round of creative accordingly
  • Partner with the performance marketing manager to connect creative decisions directly to acquisition outcomes
  • Stay ahead of content trends, platform formats, and creator behavior to keep our creative fresh and competitive


The Impact You'll Make
  • Build the creative foundation that drives Gist's early user growth and brand presence
  • Establish a scalable creator network and data-driven creative testing system from scratch
  • Influence how Gist shows up across paid social at a critical zero-to-one moment
  • Help define what enriching, curiosity-driven advertising looks like in a noisy feed environment


Who You Are
  • 3–5 years in paid social creative strategy, with Meta Ads as your primary channel
  • Proven track record working directly with top creators — you know how to identify the right talent, build the relationship, and get the best work out of them
  • Deep understanding of what makes creator content feel authentic versus forced, and how to translate that into high-performing paid social
  • Quantitative by nature: you measure creative success in CVR lifts, CPA deltas, and ROAS impact, not just aesthetics
  • A portfolio of creator-led campaigns that both performed and that you're proud of creatively
  • Able to write a script, direct a shoot, or cut a rough edit
  • Comfortable with AI tools like Claude Code or Cursor is strongly preferred
  • Consumer app or DTC brand background strongly preferred

AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach. Total compensation at AppLovin is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Depending on the position offered, equity, and other forms of incentive compensation (as applicable) may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to dental, vision, and other benefits.

Other Types of Pay: Equity eligible

Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off: Unlimited Discretionary Time Off

Paid Holidays: 10 paid holidays per year

Paid Sick Leave: 80 hours per year

Method of Application: Apply online

Application Window: The application window is expected to close within 30 days of the posting date.

All questions or concerns about this posting should be directed to peopleops@applovin.com.

USA Base Pay Range: CA, NY, WA States

$71,000 - $107,000 USD

USA Base Pay Range: all other States (excludes CA, NY, WA)

$58,000 - $88,000 USD

AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach. Total compensation at AppLovin is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Depending on the position offered, equity, and other forms of incentive compensation (as applicable) may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to dental, vision, and other benefits.

Other Types of Pay: Equity eligible

Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off: Unlimited Discretionary Time Off

Paid Holidays: 10 paid holidays per year

Paid Sick Leave: 80 hours per year

Method of Application: Apply online

Application Window: The application window is expected to close within 30 days of the posting date.

All questions or concerns about this posting should be directed to peopleops@applovin.com.

CA Base Pay Range

$71,000 - $107,000 USD

AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach. Total compensation at AppLovin is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Depending on the position offered, equity, and other forms of incentive compensation (as applicable) may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to dental, vision, and other benefits.

Other Types of Pay: Equity eligible

Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off: Unlimited Discretionary Time Off

Paid Holidays: 10 paid holidays per year

Paid Sick Leave: 80 hours per year

Method of Application: Apply online

Application Window: The application window is expected to close within 30 days of the posting date.

All questions or concerns about this posting should be directed to peopleops@applovin.com.

CA Base Pay Range

$71,000 - $107,000 USD

AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach. Total compensation at AppLovin is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Depending on the position offered, equity, and other forms of incentive compensation (as applicable) may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to dental, vision, and other benefits.

Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off: Unlimited Discretionary Time Off

Paid Holidays: 10 paid holidays per year

Paid Sick Leave: 80 hours per year

Method of Application: Apply online

Application Window: The application window is expected to close within 30 days of the posting date.

All questions or concerns about this posting should be directed to peopleops@applovin.com.

CA Base Pay Range

$71,000 - $107,000 USD

AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach. Total compensation at AppLovin is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Depending on the position offered, equity, and other forms of incentive compensation (as applicable) may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to dental, vision, and other benefits.

Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off: Unlimited Discretionary Time Off

Paid Holidays: 10 paid holidays per year

Paid Sick Leave: 80 hours per year

Method of Application: Apply online

Application Window: The application window is expected to close within 30 days of the posting date.

All questions or concerns about this posting should be directed to peopleops@applovin.com.

USA Base Pay Range: CA, NY, WA States

$71,000 - $107,000 USD

USA Base Pay Range: all other States (excludes CA, NY, WA)

$58,000 - $88,000 USD

AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach. Total compensation at AppLovin is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Depending on the position offered, equity, and other forms of incentive compensation (as applicable) may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to dental, vision, and other benefits.

Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off: Unlimited Discretionary Time Off

Paid Holidays: 10 paid holidays per year

Paid Sick Leave: 80 hours per year

Method of Application: Apply online

Application Window: The application window is expected to close within 30 days of the posting date.

All questions or concerns about this posting should be directed to peopleops@applovin.com.

CA Base Pay Range

$71,000 - $107,000 USD

AppLovin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about EEO rights as an applicant here.
 
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send us a request at jobs@applovin.com
 
AppLovin will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.  If you’re applying for a position in California, learn more here.
 
To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology-assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers.
Please read our Global Applicant Privacy Notice to learn more about how AppLovin processes your personal information. 
 
 
 
 
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