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Dr. squatch

Creative Strategist (Contract)

Marina del Rey, California, United States Full Time

Why We Exist and What We Do:

At Dr. Squatch (www.drsquatch.com), we’re raising the bar on men’s personal care with our line of natural, high-performance products. We’re on a high-growth, fast-moving ride, continually introducing new product categories, launching into retailers nationwide, and growing internationally. We have been recognized and certified by Great Place to Work® multiple times, and we achieved status as a certified B Corp in 2023. We are looking for passionate, talented people who want to join us in our mission to inspire and educate men to be happier and healthier!

About the Role:

We're looking for a contract Creative Strategist (Script Writer) that will be responsible for delivering compelling and well researched ad scripts for the Dr. Squatch creative team. They will see those scripts through to quality control and completion, providing clear instructional feedback for the team to improve the performance of the ads. The role will also include monitoring performance and occasionally providing reports on what’s working in the account and opportunities for improvement.

This role will be accountable to the Director of Creative Performance.

Ideally, this contractor should be in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area.

The contractor term is anticipated to be up to 20 hours per week for approximately 6 months.

What You'll Do:

Hard Skills:

  • Copywriting for DR content 
    • Speak in the Dr. Squatch brand voice to gain sales 
    • Optimize concepts for Meta, TikTok, Snap, Applovin, and others
    • Build concepts for target personas
    • Write clear briefs that are user friendly for the team who has to execute them
  • Performance analysis (via Ads Manager, Northbeam, TripleWhale or similar kind of analysis platform)
  • Competitor analysis and adaptation: Can look into what’s working on competitor ads and website and replicate for Dr. Squatch or provide directional insight for our team.
  • Knowledge of the video or ad production process to effectively communicate with fellow creative team members
  • Review and QC skills
    • Can quickly understand limitations on claims and provide feedback
    • Knowledge of watchability factors and can empathize with an end-user

Soft Skills:

  • Act with urgency and delivers fast
  • Act with minimal direction and conduct thorough research or ask the right questions to come up with an acceptable output.
  • Learn and adjust to directionally improve performance
  • Constantly inspired and has the ability to generate a lot of new ideas
  • Resource Aware – understands constraints, blockers, where emphasis needs to be placed and where it should be deprioritized

Ideal Backgrounds:

  • Worked in a performance agency or direct to consumer brand
  • Portfolio of winning concepts

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Who We Are:

Our core values come naturally and make us a better, more whole, and unique team. We are Bold & Innovative - we are creative, rethink how things are done, and find a way. We Play to Win - we have high standards, we encourage ownership of work, we are scrappy, we act with urgency, and we invest in the outcome of our work. We are Team Squatch - we are humble, help others outside our own wheelhouse, stay positive, have fun, and have approachable and transparent leadership.

We offer a competitive salary in a growth-focused & collaborative team environment. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with Squatch match, and PTO. We also have great perks like healthy snacks, frequent company events, and of course, free products!

For Applicants with Disabilities. Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified applicants with disabilities may participate in the application process. If you need any accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know when you submit your application and we'll do our very best to adjust as needed.

For Information regarding Data Privacy, please review https://privacy.drsquatch.com/. 

Unsolicited Resume Policy. Dr. Squatch (“DRSQ”) employs an internal Talent Acquisition department. Exceptionally, DRSQ may choose to supplement that internal team with support from temporary staffing agencies, placement services, and/or recruiting agencies ("Agency"). Agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact DRSQ employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. DRSQ’s Talent Acquisition team is responsible for all candidate presentations to our hiring managers.

To protect the interests of all parties, Dr. Squatch will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to DRSQ, including unsolicited resumes sent to a DRSQ email address or mailing address, directly to DRSQ employees, or to DRSQ’s resume database will be considered property of Dr. Squatch.

DRSQ will not pay a placement, service or other fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. This also includes partial resumes, LinkedIn profiles, general candidate profiles, and/or candidate details or information. DRSQ will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.

DRSQ’s Talent Acquisition team must provide advance written approval to an Agency to submit resumes and/or profiles for a specific job-opening, and the approval must be in conjunction with a valid fully executed staffing, placement or other service agreement. DRSQ will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have a fully executed agreement in place prior to submission, receipt and placement of candidates.