Junior Creative Strategist (Paid Social & Catalog Performance)
Genus AI
Posted: February 18, 2026
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Quick Summary
Develop creative strategies for paid social media and catalog performance
Required Skills
Job Description
About Genus AI
Genus AI is the operating layer for AI-native commerce.
We help leading D2C brands turn their product catalog into a performance engine — combining feed infrastructure, creative automation, and performance intelligence to unlock revenue from paid media.
We sit at the intersection of:
• Product data
• AI-driven creative generation
• Performance analytics
• Paid social infrastructure
Our platform powers catalog-driven advertising across Meta, TikTok, and beyond — for brands serious about scale.
We are a lean, high-caliber team.
We move fast.
We own outcomes.
We measure everything.
If you want to learn how creative actually drives revenue — not just engagement — this is where you do it.
Requirements:
The Role
We are hiring a Junior Creative Strategist — not just a designer.
This role blends:
• Performance creative
• Data interpretation
• Structured testing
• Catalog-driven advertising
• Client collaboration
You will work on paid social creative for fast-growing D2C brands — building and iterating catalog ads that directly impact revenue.
This is not a “make it look pretty” job.
This is a “make it convert” job.
You will:
• Build DPA templates that scale across product feeds
• Analyze performance data to identify creative winners
• Help structure testing frameworks
• Learn how creative decisions influence ROAS
• Collaborate directly with CSMs, strategists, and clients
You’ll see your work in market — and you’ll see the revenue it drives.
What You’ll Do
🎯 Creative Strategy & Execution
• Design high-performing catalog ads (Meta, TikTok, Google)
• Build scalable, feed-driven templates
• Develop structured creative variations for testing
• Create hooks, headlines, layouts, and visual hierarchies optimized for conversion
• Translate performance insights into new creative directions
• Support creative brief development based on data trends
You’ll learn how to think like a performance marketer — not just a designer.
📊 Performance & Data Fluency
• Review campaign data with Customer Success Managers
• Interpret CTR, CVR, ROAS, CPA, and engagement metrics
• Identify patterns across winning creatives
• Contribute insights into what’s working (and why)
• Help build creative reporting summaries for clients
You will become fluent in creative-performance feedback loops.
🚀 Catalog-Driven Commerce
• Work within dynamic product ad systems
• Understand how product feeds influence creative output
• Design for scalability across hundreds or thousands of SKUs
• Think in systems — not one-off assets
This is a rare opportunity to learn catalog infrastructure as creative leverage.
🤝 Client & Cross-Team Collaboration
• Participate in internal strategy discussions
• Contribute to creative presentations
• Iterate quickly based on client and performance feedback
• Work closely with product and growth teams
Your voice matters here — even as a junior.
What We’re Looking For
Core Skills
• Strong visual fundamentals (layout, typography, hierarchy)
• Mobile-first mindset
• Ability to design clean, bold, conversion-focused creative
• Attention to detail when working with dynamic data
• Structured thinker (you can explain why something should perform)
Performance Curiosity
You do not need 5+ years of experience.
But you must be:
• Curious about performance marketing
• Interested in consumer psychology
• Excited by testing and iteration
• Comfortable learning analytics platforms
• Motivated by measurable outcomes
Tools
• Figma (required)
• Canva (required)
• Adobe Suite (Photoshop / Illustrator)
• Basic motion skills a plus
• Interest in AI creative tools a strong plus
What Makes This Role Elite
At Genus AI:
You won’t:
• Resize banners endlessly
• Hand off work without seeing results
• Sit in a massive layered hierarchy
You will:
• See how creative impacts real revenue
• Learn paid social infrastructure deeply
• Develop performance-driven thinking early
• Build both creative and analytical muscles
• Work directly with founders and high-growth brands
This is training for future:
• Senior Creative Strategist
• Performance Creative Lead
• Head of Creative Strategy
• Growth Creative Operator
What Success Looks Like
Within 3–6 months:
• You confidently build high-performing DPA templates
• You understand what makes catalog creative convert
• You suggest ideas backed by data
• You can articulate why certain ads win
• You have measurable revenue impact tied to your work
Who Thrives Here
• Highly detail-oriented
• Competitive about outcomes
• Fast learner
• Ownership-driven
• Comfortable in startup velocity
• Energized by feedback loops
• Wants to build elite creative-performance skills early in career
Why Join Genus AI
• Work with leading D2C brands
• Immediate impact on revenue
• Direct exposure to founders
• High autonomy
• Rapid skill acceleration
• Clear growth path into creative strategy leadership
Compensation:
$50,000 – $65,000 per year depending on experience
Rapid growth potential for high performers
How to Apply
Submit:
• Resume
• Portfolio link (required)
• OR a Figma file showcasing performance-focused paid social work
We are especially interested in work that demonstrates:
• Structured thinking
• Conversion-focused design
• Strong hierarchy
• Scalable systems thinking
If you want to become elite at performance creative — not just graphic design — we’d love to hear from you.