Senior Creative Strategist

About the job

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses.

Snapchat is a camera and messaging app that connects people to their friends and the world. Every day around the globe, millions of people use Snapchat to communicate with friends, build relationships, play, and learn. No matter where you are or how you express yourself, it’s always the fastest way to share a moment!

We’re looking for a Senior Creative Strategist to join Team Snapchat! Working from our Dubai office as part of our MENA Creative Strategy Team, you’ll become a key player in driving the creative ambition of the business across some of our largest advertisers. As a Senior Creative Strategist, the successful candidate will be a creative catalyst with the ability to unlock revenue through ideas.

Day-to-day, you’ll work with the Snapchat Sales team, key brand partners, and their agencies to create and implement best-in-class creative advertising campaigns on Snapchat.

You will need a curious and creative mind, the ability to inspire and persuade, and a passion for thinking outside the box. You will have worked in digital and mobile advertising and content - and have a clear and coherent opinion on the ways mobile technology can fundamentally impact the relationship between brand and consumer. We expect you to become a leading voice in the MENA market, specifically when it comes to Augmented Reality (AR) and mobile storytelling on Snapchat.

The pace of change and innovation at Snap is rapid and relentless. If you prefer structure and predictability, this may not be the right opportunity for you.

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
• Communicate and build strong relationships with partners across clients and agencies to understand their business goals
• Influence, educate, and inspire clients and agencies to think differently about Snapchat through presentations and pitches
• Keep up-to-date with cultural/social trends and customers’ views and attitudes
• Discuss and provide feedback on campaign design
• Work closely with the Sales team to develop and implement long-term brand strategy and partnership strategy against client’s and Snap’s business objectives
• Work across multiple clients and verticals
• Build strong relationships with account executives, account managers, producers, sales leads, and managers
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to help drive new scalable client solutions
• Collaborate with other Creative Strategy team members, locally and globally, to ensure best practices are being shared and cross-sell opportunities identified

Knowledge, skills, & abilities:

• Excellent presentation and communications skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and clients while maintaining strict attention to details
• Understanding of digital and mobile marketing and how to build strategies for social platforms leveraging different formats
• Experience building innovative creative experiences and developing impact-driving strategies

Minimum qualifications:

• Fluent in Arabic and English - written and spoken
• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, or related area of study or equivalent years of experience
• 5+ years of experience in brand marketing/advertising or another related field
• Deep understanding of the cultural norms and nuances of the region, particularly of Saudi Arabia - from both a brand and audience perspective

Preferred qualifications:

• Track record of developing outstanding creative ideas and solutions applied in digital and offline mediums
• Deep understanding of brand marketing and how to build brilliant strategies to solve for business needs across a range clients
• Exceptional ability to understand and solve for any advertiser challenge
• Ability to command a room and succinctly articulate thought-leading advertising solutions
• Experience working in Google suite of products (Google Slides, Sheets, Docs, etc.), Adobe suite, and Keynote

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.

Snap is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of various classifications. We value diversity and inclusion.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. provides comprehensive benefits for you and your loved ones, including paid maternity & paternity leave, medical coverage, mental health support programs, and compensation packages that share in Snap’s long-term success.