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A remote Creative Strategist who combines customer research, competitor analysis and performance data into briefs your editors, designers and media buyers can win with.
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1,100+Placements made
40+Countries we recruit from
40+Roles we fill
Direct-Response Creative Hires
Teams Built Around Creative That Converts.
$50K
Saved per year
Compound Flows
Compound Flows hired a Copywriter from Colombia, then doubled her hours and pay because she was doing such a good job.
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Saved per year
Video Sales Expert
Steven Trister hired a full-time Video Editor for high-retention editing in about 2 working days.
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Qualified candidates
Epiphany Marketing
HireUA defined Tom Heideman’s unclear seat as an Executive Assistant role and found a hire with marketing and CRM experience.
The Problem
More Ads Isn’t a Strategy.
Most teams can produce creative. Few can say which angle to test next and why. A Creative Strategist is the brain behind the creative, not another pair of hands.
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Volume Without Direction
Editors ship 20 variations of the same idea. None of them answer the real objection.
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Guesswork Briefs
Briefs say “make it pop.” Nobody has read the reviews, the comments or the sales calls.
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Data Nobody Uses
Hook rates and ROAS sit in a dashboard instead of shaping next week’s concepts.
The Role
What a Strong Creative Strategist Owns
From research to the next round of winning concepts.
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Customer Research
Reviews, surveys, comments and sales calls turned into the words customers actually use.
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Competitor Analysis
What competitors run, how long it runs, and where the gaps are.
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Angles & Concepts
New messaging angles and concepts, prioritized by what’s most likely to move the numbers.
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Creative Briefs
Briefs editors, designers and creators can execute without a meeting.
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Performance Analysis
Hook, hold and conversion data read across tests, then turned into the next round.
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Team Direction
Works with media buyers, copywriters and editors so the whole team pulls the same way.
More Client Stories
Creative, Copy and Performance Teams.
Philip O’Flynn
Video Editor
“It was seamless and really quick. We were able to hire the talent we needed in less than a week.”
Eddie Cheng
Video Editor
About 50% lower cost than a comparable UK hire
Nick Verge
Video Editor
$48K saved per year on video editing
Wesley Woods
Web Designer
“Right away, we thought, ‘She’s the one.’”
Creatively Disruptive
Facebook Ads, social, email and design hires
“If you’re a good media buyer or a good graphic designer, then you’re a good media buyer or graphic designer. The quality of the work wasn’t influenced by the country where they lived.”
Optima Digital
3 hires
“We gave you our brief, and you guys did your work. When we needed more candidates, you went back out and found them.”
AM Plus Agency
Video Editor
“Everything was quick. They understood that we were trying to hire very quickly.”
Logan Fitz
Video Editor
“He adds creative things I’m not even scripting—sound effects, different B-roll, and graphics. It’s great.”
Ayman Arab
Video Editors
“I could tell you guys have done this hundreds of times.”
José Rosado
Spanish-speaking writer
“I got 6 candidates from you guys, all of them were great, and I didn’t have to filter through anyone.”
“HireUA has been a pleasure to work with. Less than a week in and I had multiple interviews lined up with some really solid candidates. Any issues that came up during the process were solved immediately by their team, allowing me to keep my focus on the business.”
“Used HireUA to hire my first employees for my company and they were absolutely fantastic. Helped pave the way for how I operate the business now. If you’re looking for extremely talented overseas employees, dont hesitate to reach of to HireUA. They make the process extremely simple and easy. They literally handle everything from sourcing, interview screening, managing, etc”
How We Screen
Insight You Can See in the Brief.
The portfolio shows the ads. Ask for the thinking behind them.
01
Define the Seat
Which channels? Who executes? Do they own testing or just concepts?
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Research Task
Give them a product and its reviews. Ask for 3 angles with the evidence behind each.
03
Write a Brief
One concept, one brief. Could your editor run with it today?
04
Read a Test
Share results from a past test. Ask what they’d do next and why.
Where We Recruit
Great Creative Strategists Aren’t Limited to One Market.
Our Pricing Guide names Eastern Europe as the best region for Creative Strategists. We start with the role, then pick the market.
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Eastern Europe
The Pricing Guide’s best region for Creative Strategists. We’ve placed people from 24 countries in the region.
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Latin America
We’ve placed people from 14 Latin American countries, including Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina. Strong US time-zone overlap for client-facing, creative and sales roles.
03
The Philippines
Deep remote-work experience. Strong value for support, admin and repeatable production work where reliability and consistency matter.
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South Africa
Excellent English and strong customer-facing talent, with natural overlap into the European workday and the US East Coast morning.
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Middle East
Specialists and cross-functional talent, including Lebanon, Egypt and Turkey, when the role calls for it.
There’s no best country to hire from. There’s a best market for the job: experience, communication, working hours and pay decide where we search.
Creative Strategist Salaries
What Does a Creative Strategist Cost?
Typical full-time monthly pay for the person you hire, from our 2026 Pricing Guide. That’s their pay, not HireUA’s fee.
| Role | Monthly pay | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Strategist | $5,500 to $7,000 | Pricing Guide → |
| Media Buyer | $2,500 to $4,500, depending on seniority | Media Buyer guide → |
| Copywriter | $2,000 to $2,500 | Copywriter guide → |
| UGC / Short-form Video Editor | $2,000 to $3,000 | Video Editor guide → |
Get the 2026 hiring guide
Roles, typical pay ranges and the best regions to hire from, all in one free PDF.
Process
From Open Seat to Qualified Candidates
01
Tell Us About the Seat
What the strategist owns, the tools you run, the hours you need and how you’ll measure it. Not sure which role? We’ll help you figure it out.
02
We Define the Search
We write the requirements from the actual work, then choose the talent markets that fit the role.
03
Meet Qualified Candidates
We source and screen candidates and present qualified professionals within 5 days of kickoff.
04
Choose Your Hire
You interview the finalists and decide who joins your team. Total hiring time depends on how fast you interview and decide.
Industries
Industries We Hire Creative Strategists For
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Marketing Agencies
The strategy layer between clients, media buyers and editors.
See agency hiring →
Ready when you are
Meet vetted Creative Strategists in 5 days.
Book a call, tell us the channels and the team, and we’ll show you vetted candidates within 5 days of kickoff.
Vetted candidates · Monthly Hire or Direct Hire
Questions
Creative Strategist Hiring FAQs
How much does it cost to hire a Creative Strategist?
Creative Strategists typically earn $5,500–$7,000 a month full-time, according to our 2026 Pricing Guide. That’s what the person earns, not HireUA’s fee.
Creative Strategist or Media Buyer?
A Media Buyer runs the account and the budget. A Creative Strategist decides what the ads say and why. Many teams hire the media buyer first, then add a strategist when creative becomes the bottleneck.
Do they write copy or edit video?
Some do, but that isn’t the job. They brief your Copywriter and Video Editor.
How quickly can I interview candidates?
Qualified candidates are presented within 5 days of kickoff. Total time to hire depends on how quickly you interview and decide.
How does HireUA charge?
Monthly Hire includes HireUA administering and paying the hire. Direct Hire costs 15% of annual salary, subject to a $3,000 minimum, and you employ the person directly.
How much can I save compared with hiring locally?
Clients save up to 82% compared with hiring locally. The exact number depends on the role, the seniority and the market we recruit from.
Related Guides
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The Right Strategist. The Right Seat. The Right Cost.
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