Kikoff · 9 hours ago
Senior Creative Strategist
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expKikoff is a high growth consumer fintech startup offering credit-building solutions that are affordable, accessible, and educational. They are seeking a Senior Creative Strategist to lead the creative process for performance-driven advertising, focusing on innovative storytelling and collaboration across teams.
CreditFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechPersonal Finance
Responsibilities
Lead the ideation, scripting, and creative development of high-performing creatives across digital and paid channels
Translate growth goals and audience insights into compelling creative strategies and test plans
Monitor creative performance, analyze results, and iterate quickly based on learnings to surface insights and optimize creative direction
Drive testing and experimentation, moving fast to uncover insights and scale what works
Build AI-native and human-led workflows for content creation leveraging tools for ideation, scripting, video generation, and editing
Partner closely with production and post-production teams to bring concepts to life, ensuring creative excellence and efficiency across both AI-assisted and traditional productions
Collaborate cross-functionally with Growth, Brand, and Product Marketing to align creative testing with business objectives
Stay ahead of industry and platform trends, acting as a thought leader in AI-driven creativity, emerging formats, and performance storytelling
Qualification
Required
6–9 years of experience in creative strategy, advertising, social media or content marketing. Ideally both agency and in-house experience
Strong creative writing skills and a passion for storytelling, the creative process, and solving puzzles
Proven track record of concepting, writing, and producing ads that convert
Fluent in AI tools for creative production (e.g., VEO 3, Sora 2, Higgsfield, Midjourney, etc.). Deep understanding of social and performance marketing channels, from TikTok and YouTube to Meta and CTV
Creative and analytical in equal measure—you can identify what works and why, then scale it
Comfortable leading brainstorms, managing timelines, and collaborating across creative and growth functions
Obsessed with culture, trends, and storytelling that connects with real people
Preferred
Experience with direct response creative, user acquisition campaigns, or B2C brands
Familiarity with editing software (Premiere, CapCut, Final Cut Pro or similar)
Strong presentation skills and ability to sell creative ideas internally
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage - Kikoff covers the full cost of health insurance for the employee!
Meaningful equity in the form of RSU's
Flexible vacation policy to help you recharge
Competitive pay based on experience consisting of base + equity + benefits
Company
Kikoff
Kikoff provides credit building services through secured cards and rent reporting.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Kikoff has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (16)
2024 (8)
2023 (5)
2022 (2)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$42.5MKey Investors
Portage VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners
2021-06-10Series B· $30M
2020-07-01Series A· $10M
2019-11-18Seed· $2.5M
Leadership Team
Kevin Otsuka
VP of Growth
Patrick Glover
Head of Operations
Recent News
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