Senior Creative Strategist

We are hiring in London! Our EMEA Creative Strategy team at Snap Inc. is looking for a Senior Creative Strategist (12‑month fixed‑term contract) to cover maternity leave. We need a creative catalyst – someone who can inspire marketers, excite agencies, and unlock revenue through bold, strategically led ideas.

This role is for someone who:

• Has a social‑first mindset & genuinely understands Snapchat.
• Builds deep client relationships & leads strategic conversations that uncover real opportunities.
• Simplifies complex ideas through clear, visual storytelling that actually drives impact.
• Confidently pitches & presents to senior stakeholders.
• Grounds creative work in insights, data & a genuine understanding of media effectiveness.

You’ll work across multiple clients & verticals, partnering closely with Sales, agencies & cross‑functional teams to shape best‑in‑class Snapchat campaigns and push creative ambition forward. Bonus points if you have experience with AR, the Creator ecosystem, or leveraging AI tools to supercharge creative strategy.

What You’ll Do

• Develop ideas, strategies, initiatives, and associated presentation materials to address the marketing goals of top advertising clients through creative strategies and solutions on Snapchat.
• Work across multiple clients and verticals.
• Build strong relationships with senior partners across top clients and their agencies, leading strategic conversations to understand their business goals and uncover new opportunities.
• Influence, educate and inspire clients and agencies to think differently about Snapchat through presentations and pitches.
• Discuss and provide feedback on design aspects of campaign creative.
• Work closely with the Sales team to develop and implement long‑term creative strategy and partnership strategy against client’s and Snap’s business objectives.
• Build strong relationships with client partners, account managers, producers, sales leads, and managers.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to help drive new scalable client solutions.
• Collaborate with Research and Measurement teams to help prove the power of Snapchat advertising.
• Manage key creative agency partnerships.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• A social‑first mindset and understanding of how to build strategies that live on and offline.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and clients while maintaining strict attention to detail.
• Experience building innovative creative experiences and developing impact‑driving strategies.
• Ability to simplify complex ideas through clear, visual storytelling.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to ground creative work in key insights and data.
• Experience working in the Google suite (Slides, Sheets, Docs, etc.), Adobe suite, and Keynote.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, marketing, communications, business management, or related area of study, or equivalent years of experience.
• 7+ years of experience in creative strategy, marketing or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with how Snap works and intimate knowledge of platform advertising formats, including Augmented Reality.
• Experience navigating the Creator ecosystem including direct relationships with Creator/Influencer agencies.
• Experience leveraging AI tools and platforms (e.g., generative AI, image creation, storyboarding tools) to enhance creative ideation, streamline workflows, and scale strategic output.
• In‑depth knowledge of the competitor landscape.
• A self‑starting attitude and a love for collaborating with others.

We are committed to providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities or special needs. Please do not 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 is 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.