Strategist
C + K
Job Type: Full-time
We are looking for new team members in our Strategy department to help create and execute results-driven online advertising campaigns for our progressive political, non-profit and responsible corporate clients. These people will help our clients increase brand awareness, drive e-commerce sales and organization growth, engage and retain current members, and advance progressive causes.
NOTE: This position is for our corporate and non-electoral advocacy/non-profit clients. This job posting is for applicants who DO NOT to work on electoral clients in the 2026 election. If you are interested in working on C+K’s electoral clients, please apply for our 2026 cycle hire position here.
Specific Responsibilities
- Build, optimize, and run online ads across various different ad platforms (Facebook, Google, TTD, etc.).
- Plan, execute, and measure experiments and conversion and brand lift tests.
- Measure, analyze, and report on campaign and website performance to uncover actionable insights that will increase efficiency and performance of our digital marketing efforts.
- Monitor conversion points and optimize user funnels.
- Collaborate with other vendor partners.
- Communicate with clients about success and challenges in the campaigns you're running.
- Manage media budgets in excess of $1MM.
- Write copy and work with our designers and developers to produce online ad collateral and website assets.
- Create media plans for direct response and persuasion ad buying
- Meticulously Q/A creative, ad builds, and reports
- Be accountable to client goals
- Evaluate emerging technologies. Provide thought leadership and perspective for adoption where appropriate.
- Be a positive member of our collaborative and supportive team.
Minimum Qualifications
1-2 years of hands-on digital advertising experience in a performance-driven context.
OR
3-5 years in a related field (Communications/PR, Advocacy, Digital Media, etc.)
Compensation and Benefits
Salary: $75-$84k + annual bonus
C+K offers a full benefits package which includes: 100% subsidized Platinum-level healthcare insurance, options for dental and vision insurance, 401k with a guaranteed company 3% contribution, short term disability, flexible spending accounts, transportation benefits, bikeshare membership, high speed Internet reimbursement, paid parental leave, paid time off and several paid holidays. C+K is an equal opportunity employer.
C+K offers employees the opportunity to work remotely, work in the DC office full time, or work out a partial-week, in-office flex schedule. We do not force people to go into the office, it exists as a benefit for those who want an office to go to.