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About the Role

This senior-level creative strategy role focuses on delivering exceptional, insight-driven creative work for Highwire's clients. The ideal candidate has experience overseeing strategy on large-scale, multi-channel engagements for top-tier clients, translating complex challenges into bold, compelling solutions. This client-facing, execution-oriented position requires a sharp strategic mind, a strong point of view, and the ability to work fluidly across accounts, concepting, directing, and delivering work that earns attention and drives results.

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior creative strategy lead across a portfolio of client accounts.
Develop insight-driven creative strategies aligned with client business objectives and communications goals.
Translate client briefs, audience insights, and market research into clear, compelling creative platforms.
Lead creative strategy sessions with clients, presenting ideas and recommendations.
Act as a trusted creative partner to senior client stakeholders, providing strategic counsel.
Ensure creative strategies are grounded in data and audience understanding, allowing for originality.
Lead the conceptual development of integrated campaigns across paid, earned, shared, and owned channels.
Collaborate with Highwire's creative, digital, content, and communications teams to execute campaign ideas.
Direct the development of creative deliverables, including visual concepts, messaging frameworks, campaign narratives, and content.
Oversee multiple campaign workstreams simultaneously, maintaining creative integrity and strategic alignment.
Ensure all client work is polished, on-brief, and ready to perform.
Develop and present creative strategy concepts for new business pitches.
Collaborate with strategy and business development teams to align pitch creative with prospective client goals.
Articulate a clear creative vision in pitch presentations to inspire confidence and win business.
Provide senior-level creative direction and feedback across the agency's client portfolio.
Partner with account leads to align creative strategy with broader campaign and communications planning.
Bring fresh thinking, cultural awareness, and creative ambition to every brief.
Stay attuned to trends across industries, platforms, and culture, applying relevant insights to client work.

Requirements

12+ years of creative strategy experience, with significant time in senior creative roles within a top-tier agency or in-house environment.
Exceptional portfolio demonstrating strategic, cross-channel creative thinking with proven business impact across multiple industries.
Deep experience developing and presenting creative strategy to senior and C-suite client stakeholders.
Strong conceptual skills with the ability to generate bold, original ideas rooted in insight and strategy.
Proven track record of leading integrated, multi-channel campaign development from concept through execution.
Fluency across digital, social, content, and brand creative, understanding each channel's role in a connected campaign.
Excellent presentation and communication skills, articulating creative vision to diverse audiences.
Experience supporting new business pitches, from concept development through live presentation.
Genuine, active commitment to DIBs, ensuring creative work is inclusive, culturally resonant, and representative of diverse audiences.
Ability to hit the ground running, deliver immediate value, and operate with confidence across multiple accounts in a fast-paced agency environment.

Skills

Creative strategy
Strategic thinking
Conceptual skills
Presentation skills
Communication skills
Digital creative
Social creative
Content creative
Brand creative
DIBs commitment
Cultural awareness
Market research
Audience insights
Campaign development
Creative direction

Location

New York, NY (Hybrid)
San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)
California (Remote)
Colorado (Remote)
Connecticut (Remote)
Florida (Remote)
Georgia (Remote)
Illinois (Remote)
Iowa (Remote)
Kansas (Remote)
Maryland (Remote)
Massachusetts (Remote)
Michigan (Remote)
New Hampshire (Remote)
New Jersey (Remote)
New York (Remote)
North Carolina (Remote)
Ohio (Remote)
Oregon (Remote)
Pennsylvania (Remote)
Rhode Island (Remote)
South Carolina (Remote)
Tennessee (Remote)
Texas (Remote)
Utah (Remote)
Virginia (Remote)
Washington (Remote)
Washington, D.C. (Remote)

Work Type

6-month contract engagement
Hybrid
Remote

Experience Level

Senior-level
12+ years of creative strategy experience

Salary/Compensations

$175,000 to $249,000

Benefits

Competitive salary with merit-based opportunities for growth
Flexible hybrid work model
Generous vacation policy, including extended summer and winter breaks
Early log-off on Fridays through Empower Hours program
401(k) plan with employer matching
Comprehensive medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
FSA options
Paid parental leave benefits
Commuter benefits
Annual Growth Mindset stipend for books, events, or learning experiences
Monthly technology reimbursement
Wellness benefit program for mental and physical health
501c3 donation matching program
Mentorship opportunities
Ongoing professional development opportunities
Monthly recognition and team celebrations
Employee referral bonuses
New business referral bonuses
Quarterly Highwire events and team gatherings
Dog-friendly office environment
Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative workplace

About the Company

Highwire is a strategic marketing communications agency at the intersection of innovation and industry.
We partner with ambitious companies and established brands to navigate complexity, lead markets, and grow with purpose.
Integrated expertise in strategic marketing and communications, corporate reputation, creative, and insights.
Deliver bold ideas and measurable impact across B2B technology, healthcare, cybersecurity, energy, professional and financial services, and more.
We believe that storytelling fuels transformation, with impactful stories representing all voices and perspectives.
As a values-driven agency, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone can feel safe, celebrated and worthy.
Our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging is foundational and embedded in our business and culture.
We aspire to change our industry and build a better future for all.
Our people-first culture is driven by four core values: Team Empowerment, Growth Mindset, Inclusion Always, Fierce Distinction.
We are an award-winning culture looking for individuals with big ideas, strong opinions, and the energy to bring them to life.

Equal Opportunity

As a values-driven agency, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone—regardless of age, race/ethnicity, size, shape, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and different abilities—can feel safe, celebrated and worthy.
Our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging is foundational and embedded in our business and culture.
We aspire to change our industry and build a better future for all.
We ensure creative work is inclusive, culturally resonant, and representative of diverse audiences.