Creative Strategist

We're looking for a talented Creative Strategist with 3–5 years of experience to translate brand and product campaigns into meaningful, culture-led experiences across retail, social, and activation channels.

This role is designed for a creative thinker who thrives at the intersection of sports, retail, and youth culture, translating trends into action, generating breakthrough ideas, and engaging consumers online and off.

Responsibilities

Creative & Cultural Strategy

• Lead the translation of brand and product campaigns into consumer-first experiences that drive both brand love and sales.
• Explore innovative ways to connect with retail associates, consumers, and sports communities, ensuring ideas resonate across touchpoints.
• Stay plugged into cultural trends, retail innovation, and sports marketing moments, leveraging them to build fresh, relevant strategies.
  
  

Ideation & Concept Development

• Ideate and develop creative tactics that span retail, digital, social, grassroots, and IRL activations, ensuring scalability and impact.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams ranging from producers, designers, and community managers to create toolkits to bring your ideas to life.
• Contribute to the development of visually strong, narrative-driven presentations and client decks.
  
  

Client & Stakeholder Influence

• Confidently present concepts to clients, earning buy-in and excitement around creative solutions.
• Partner with clients and internal teams to align creative thinking with business objectives, ensuring work is both inspiring and effective.
• Build trust and credibility as a go-to partner for retail and activation strategies.
  
  

Project Stewardship

• Guide projects from idea through execution, upholding creative excellence at every stage.
• Define creative asset needs (copy, video, design) and communicate them clearly to ensure successful delivery.
• Partner with team members to track progress, manage timelines, and ensure projects stay on budget and on brief.
• Travel occasionally to support activations, events, or trainings.
  
  

Agency & Culture Contribution

• Champion curiosity, craft, and collaboration within the team, contributing to Archrival's creative culture.
• Mentor and inspire colleagues by sharing fresh thinking, creative perspectives, and storytelling craft.
• Bring your passion for youth and sports culture to the agency, helping shape innovative programs and agency initiatives.
  
  

What You Need To Succeed

• Strong understanding of marketing at retail with social and digital extensions.
• An affinity for creative ideation and love contributing unique ideas to brainstorms.
• Curious, energetic self-starter with an appetite for fresh, new approaches and ideas.
• Exceptional communicator who interacts with clients and colleagues in a positive and inspiring manner.
• Obsessed with details and creative excellence; experience in copywriting or art direction a plus.
• Desire to be a part of and add to the culture of Archrival.
• Undying passion for youth and consumer culture, with an affinity for sports culture.
  
  

You At Archrival

• Desire to go against the grain and take on challenges that may have never been done before.
• Team first, remain humble, and never leave another Archrivaler hanging.
• Driven to excellence, committed to grinding out great work mixed with a playful point of view.
• Contribute to a community of belonging, our collective differences to make Archrival f'n awesome.
  
  

Human-Powered Marketing At Archrival

Archrival powers Field + Influence movements for the best companies in the world. Archrival believes in the transformative power of putting the right people, in the right place, at the right moment. The people behind brands are what truly make them human, and thus creating an authentic connection between company and consumer. This is Human-Powered Marketing.

Diverse Representation In Youth Culture

Archrival stands to positively affect the diversity, equity, and inclusion of youth culture creatively. We are committed to fostering a place of belonging for underrepresented and marginalized communities. We are intentional of creating equal employment opportunities to all applicants and teammates in regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.