Supervisor, Creative Strategy (Temp)
Full-time
New York, NY, US (Remote)
About the job
Job Description Part-time / Project-Based • Remote Blue Hour is looking for a Freelance Supervisor, Social Creative Strategist to support our New Business team with smart ideas, sharp insights, and social-first thinking. This role blends creativity, research, and strategic writing to help us pitch better, move faster, and show up as a culturally fluent agency. Formed in 2019, Blue Hour Studios is a social-first content agency and affiliate of Horizon Media. We build community and fandom by playing at the intersection of creators, culture, content and commerce. The company is headquartered in New York and Los Angeles. At Horizon and Blue Hour Studios, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe and empowered. We value you and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together. We hire talented people, challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow. What You’ll Do 35% - Creative Development & Concept Ideation 35% - Creative Strategy & Insight Development 15% - Content & Creative Production 15% - Brand Relations* Develop social-first creative concepts and campaign ideas for new business proposals and pitch decks
- Identify relevant creators and influencers for campaigns, partnerships, and pitch examples
- Conduct social media research across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, and emerging platforms
- Run social listening to surface audience insights, cultural shifts, and brand opportunities
- Analyze trends and spot moments we can turn into ideas, POVs, or content
- Produce social content for Blue Hour’s marketing channels (video, short-form concepts, scripts, captions)
- Write POVs, LinkedIn posts, and thought leadership pieces
- Build clear, compelling decks that turn strategy and ideas into tight, persuasive narratives
- Collaborate with new business leadership to elevate our pitches and sharpen our agency’s voice
As a Supervisor, Social Creative Strategist, you will…* Leverage robust knowledge of cultural insights and social trends to ideate and develop campaigns from a social-first perspective for the production of content, influencer content, media partnerships and beyond for organic and paid social.
- Lead development of engaging concept decks to sell through ideas to clients that translate brand objectives into culturally relevant creative concepts that fit brand tone and ensure alignment with client KPIs.
- Lead campaign creative from idea, to pitch and through delivery, ensuring the creative is in-line with the vision for the campaign, the client’s brand guidelines, and social media strategy
- Demonstrate the ability to independently lead and manage creative direction for multiple client accounts while collaborating effectively with the Creative Director and other leadership.
- Manage multiple client briefs and deliverables simultaneously to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Lead and actively contribute to brainstorms across clients and new business opportunities.
- Oversee creator and influencer briefing sessions that serve as detailed guidelines for other creators & influencers, then provide creative, actionable feedback on creator and influencer concepts and content.
- Production of social assets, inclusive of short-form and long-form videos, statics and photography with the willingness to feature yourself and others in content for platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and more.
- Possess a robust comprehension of social platforms (like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, Twitch, Snapchat, etc.), their constantly changing algorithms, the ways in which audiences are using or hacking them and creating online communities.
- Cultivate broad understanding of the ecosystem of brand marketing strategies beyond social and digital.
- Foster collaborative relationships with clients and internal teams while remaining empathetic and open to feedback, finding smart solutions to support your creative vision
- Comfortability completing and assigning basic administrative tasks with equal balance to creative executions
- Ditch the ego and lead with curiosity. Ask questions, demonstrate a constant desire to learn, remain open to new ways of thinking and unpopular opinions.
What We're Looking For* Strong experience in social media, creative strategy, influencer marketing, and/or content creation
- A sharp sense of culture, trends, platform behavior, and what makes ideas shareable
- Ability to turn loose thoughts into structured decks, stories, and sellable creative concepts
- Great writing skills — from insights to POVs to scripts to newsletter-style storytelling
- Comfortable working quickly, independently, and iterating as briefs evolve
- Bonus: experience presenting ideas or building pitch decks for agencies
Why This Role Matters This strategist will be critical in helping Blue Hour create standout new business work. Bringing the ideas, insights, and cultural chops that fuel our growth. You’ll help us pitch smarter, show up louder, and tell our story with clarity and consistency. Preferred Skills & Experience* 5+ years of experience in a creative role at a social advertising agency, brand or publisher
- Strong portfolio featuring a social-first approach to branded content creative inclusive of paid and influencer content
- Confident client presenter and storyteller with the ability to translate multi-format, social-first work to clients with ease and intelligibility
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects)
- Superior knowledge in presentation and slide design in Google Slides, PowerPoint and Keynote
- Fluency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel are preferred)
- Possess a superior attention to detail, multitasking capabilities and an incredibly collaborative nature
- Adaptable and proactive, able to pivot quickly and stay ahead of trends and social media shifts
Physical Activity and Work Environment* Position will involve light physical activity pertaining to photo and video production. This includes lifting tripods, gear, props or assistant producing.
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer. Salary Range: $1,827.00 to $2,500.00 a week. A successful applicant’s actual weekly or hourly rate may vary based upon, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure/certifications, and equity. Base Pay The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.Horizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.