DTC E-commerce Creative Strategist

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Creative Strategist

Aplo Group is an e-commerce growth firm specializing in scaling direct to consumer brands.

We focus on driving positive business wide outcomes by bringing a holistic approach to scaling. Merging marketing and financial expertise to develop and implement a sustainable and profitable e-commerce growth strategy.

Our areas of expertise:

• Email & SMS Marketing

We’re always on the lookout for talented individuals with media buying and creative experience who want to work in an agency environment to help businesses scale. This role is not a media buying role but is focused on working with clients, creators, and media buyers to ideate, develop, and source creative assets primarily for media buying initiatives.

While we’re not actively hiring for this role at the moment, we’re establishing a pool of top-tier talent for upcoming opportunities as our team grows. If you’re interested in joining Aplo Group in a future Creative Strategist position, we encourage you to apply to be considered as future roles open up.

As a Creative Strategist your day to day responsibilities will include:

• Working alongside media buyers and brands to determine net new ad creative ideas
• Collaborating with client’s customer bases, 3rd party content creators, and influencers to create content
• Writing briefs and scripts for creators and graphic designers
• Corresponding with creators to give feedback and send product(s)
• Communicating with clients over slack, email, and google meet/zoom

• Proficient with Meta Ads Manager
• 2+ years experience as Creative Strategist or in a similar role.
• Background in Design or Copywriting.
• Skilled at writing creative briefs and scripts, and ensuring they are translated into impactful creative output.
• Responsible for overseeing ad quality control ensuring deliverables meet brand and performance standards.
• Experienced in conducting competitor research to inform creative strategy.
• Comfortable in client-facing roles, including presenting and pitching creative strategies.
• Hands‑on experience on set for photo or video shoots — from pre‑production planning to post‑production coordination.
• Preferred:
  Experience in an agency or other fast‑paced environment.
• Preferred:
  Familiar with Slack and Asana.

To learn more about this role, feel free to watch this video from our Co-Founder, Liam Veregin:

Location:

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Job Type: Full Time (Monday-Friday)

Salary: $72,000 - $96,000+ (based on experience)

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Marketing and Sales

• Advertising Services