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Senior Creative Strategist, Growth

Jerry - New York, NY, USA - Hybrid - posted 2026-10-20

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Jerry is an AI-powered platform that simplifies car ownership through insurance, maintenance, diagnostics, and repair services. With 5M+ customers, $240M in funding, and 40X revenue growth in 4 years, the company is expanding into home, motorcycle, and RV management. You will own the full creative lifecycle for Jerry's growth marketing engine, concepting and producing high-performing ads across TikTok, Meta, YouTube, and CTV. This is a hands-on senior role where you'll drive creative strategy while executing production yourself—scripting, editing video, and iterating assets at speed. You'll be the connective tissue between creative idea and measurable impact, building a scalable system that blends craft, data, AI, and media strategy. Key responsibilities: - Concept and produce performance creative end-to-end: ideation, scripting, editing, and delivery across paid social, CTV, and emerging channels - Elevate visual quality, pacing, and storytelling while maintaining performance-driven results - Monitor platform trends, formats, and cultural shifts to keep Jerry's creative fresh and effective - Develop hooks, angles, and frameworks grounded in performance data, not just aesthetics - Translate performance signals into creative direction, partnering with media and growth teams - Manage and direct agency and production partners through briefs and quality checks - Edit video directly using industry tools; cut, iterate, and polish ads quickly without sacrificing quality - Leverage AI tools for ideation, scripting, editing, and asset generation to accelerate workflows You'll work with talented leaders from McKinsey, BCG, Nvidia, Better, SoFi, and other top companies in a talent-dense, fast-paced environment. The role offers a large canvas to shape Jerry's creative foundation and brand equity, with end-to-end ownership and the autonomy to raise the bar on craft while driving measurable results. REQUIREMENTS: - 5+ years in performance-driven creative production, ideally at a performance media agency and/or in-house growth creative team at a DTC or app-based company - Proven track record producing or directing high-performing creative for paid channels (Meta, TikTok, YouTube, CTV, etc.) - Strong performance creative intuition: understand hooks, pacing, CTAs, and what drives conversions - Elevated visual taste with an eye for design, composition, and brand quality - Video editing fluency: ability to cut and iterate ads quickly yourself, making them look premium - Collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset; thrives in fast-paced environments bridging creative, media, and analytics - AI fluency: actively experiment with generative tools to speed up production and improve output - Bonus: experience in both performance media and brand/design agencies, knowing how to make ads that perform and feel premium

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