Soar With Us

London, England

Graduate Creative Strategist

FULL TIME ON-SITE MID

Posted 2 months ago

Role Overview

The Graduate Creative Strategist is an entry-level role for high-potential creative thinkers in performance marketing and creative strategy. This position supports the development, execution, and optimisation of performance creative for D2C brands across Meta and TikTok. It combines creative thinking with commercial performance, utilising psychology, data, scriptwriting, and storytelling.

Key Responsibilities

Support the development and execution of performance creative strategies aligned with client objectives.
Ideate performance creative across UGC, high-production video, motion graphics, and static design ads.
Write and edit ad copy and scripts across multiple formats.
Create clear, structured, and detailed briefs for designers, editors, and UGC creators.
Analyse creative performance data across Meta and TikTok.
Contribute to creative reports, iteration tickets, and optimisation recommendations.

Requirements Snapshot

Candidates should be at a Graduate / University Level.
A demonstrated interest in social media marketing or D2C/E-commerce advertising is required.
Strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis and reporting are essential.
Excellent communication and presentation skills are necessary.
A self-motivated and enthusiastic learning attitude is expected.

Expected Impact

This role offers an initial 9-month MBA style progression framework designed for rapid development. Over time, the successful candidate will transition from supported execution to increasing ownership of creative strategy and client work. The expectation is to grow into full Creative Strategist responsibility, significantly contributing to client success.

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Graduate Creative Strategist

Function: | Meta Ads | Performance Creative | Data Optimisation
Responsibility: Drive performance creative for D2C brands
Reports to: Head of Performance
Location: Central London
Working Pattern: Full Time, on-site (opportunity to request hybrid after 6+ months)
Compensation: Starting from £27,000 with a rise to £29,000 after 3 months and then a further £35,000 after completion of the course.
Suitability: Graduate / University Level

Overview

Hambi Media Ltd, part of the Soar Group, is one of the UK’s fastest-growing performance creative agencies for e-commerce brands, powered by a team of 40+ A-Players. With over £100M in ad spend behind our creatives on Meta and TikTok, we’ve helped scale brands like Heights, 47 Skin, Surreal, Nutrition Geeks, and Mindful Chef. We're one of the few D2C creative agencies with design, production, strategy, and UGC all under one roof. In 2025, we were named the #1 independent Meta agency and were recently nominated for Meta’s Creative Diversity Award.

The Role

The Graduate Creative Strategist is an entry-level role for high-potential creative thinkers looking to start their career in performance marketing and creative strategy.

Working closely with our Creative Strategy, Media Buying, Design, and Production teams, you will support the development, execution, and optimisation of performance creative for D2C brands across Meta and TikTok. This role sits at the intersection of creative thinking and commercial performance, combining psychology, data, scriptwriting, and storytelling to drive measurable results.

This role is supported by an initial 9-month MBA style progression framework designed to support rapid development. Over time, you will move from supported execution into increasing ownership of creative strategy and client work, with the expectation that you grow into full Creative Strategist responsibility. You can read more details about the programme here.

This role is suited to someone in the early stages of their performance marketing career who is highly curious, commercially minded, and motivated by fast-paced learning and accountability.

*Please submit a valid introductory video introducing yourself and your skillset*

As you learn and progress, you’ll become responsible for:

Supporting the development and execution of performance creative strategies aligned with client objectives.
Ideating performance creative across UGC, High-production video, Motion graphics and Static design ads
Learning what makes creative convert and applying this thinking to continuous creative iteration and optimisation.

Writing and editing ad copy and scripts across multiple formats.
Creating clear, structured, and increasingly detailed briefs for designers, editors, and UGC creators.
Briefing UGC creators and internal teams with strategic clarity.

Analysing creative performance data across Meta and TikTok.
Learning to interpret both soft and hard metrics.
Contributing to creative reports, iteration tickets, and optimisation recommendations.
Supporting and later participating in client discussions around creative performance and recommendations.

Working closely with other Creative Strategists as well as Account Managers, Media Buyers, Designers, and Production teams.

Ability: You,

have a demonstrated interest in social media marketing, performance creative, media buying or D2C/ E-commerce advertising.
have strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis and reporting.
have Excellent communication and presentation skills.
you have strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks at once.
you have some office based work experience is desirable though not essential.

Attitude: You,

are a self motivated and enthusiastic learner.
will take complete ownership of your successes and failures.
are entrepreneurial with the ability to see the bigger picture.
have a proactive approach.
are able to self-manage and prioritise tasks efficiently.
are an enthusiastic and positive team player.
go above and beyond, under-promise and overdeliver.
thrive in a fast paced startup environment.

Our incredible client base. We work with a wide range of D2C companies, spanning multiple niches and Continents.
You will be part of a world-class team, made up of high-performing, motivated individuals.
Private health scheme
Birthday off
Opportunities to quickly progress
Company pension scheme
Structured training and development
Team building activities
Hybrid working
Ability to work abroad for 30 days at a time
And a fun and happiness driven culture!

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