Creative Marketing Lead
Location: Waltham, MA (Hybrid)
NEXT’s mission is to help entrepreneurs thrive. We’re doing that by building the only technology-led, full-stack provider of small business insurance in the industry, taking on the entire value chain and transforming the customer experience.
Simply put, wherever you find small businesses, you’ll find NEXT.
Since 2016, we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of small business customers across the United States get fast, customized and affordable coverage. We’re backed by industry leaders in insurance and tech, and we still have room to grow — that’s where you come in.
We’re looking for a creative leader who has passion for digital advertising trends, social media and content, and advanced skills in managing vendors and analyzing performance to deliver industry-leading marketing assets.
The creative lead is responsible for creating and executing NEXT’s strategy for best-in-class performance creatives that convert prospects into customers. This full-stack creative role spans strategy and hands-on execution with our network of creatives and agency partners. You’ll work across Meta, YouTube, TikTok, Google Display Network and connected TV in, partnering closely with our media buyers to continuously create, produce, test, and iterate digital ad creative. This role requires an eagerness to experiment with emerging tools and trends to drive growth & reports to NEXT’s Head of Content & Community.
Key Focus Areas:
- Leverage learnings from past digital campaigns to optimize creative approaches and iterate rapidly.
- Analyze competitor ad strategies and identify gaps and opportunities in the current landscape.
- Integrate the latest content marketing trends, such as AI video creation, short-form content virality and platform-specific storytelling techniques into the ad creative roadmap.
- Advocate for performance-informed creativity, ensuring every concept is rooted in achieving business outcomes.
- Partner with media and analytics teams to translate campaign data into actionable creative insights.
- Experiment with new ad formats, technologies and production styles to keep creative fresh and effective.
- Contribute to the evolution of NEXT’s creative tone and visual language in the context of paid media.
What You’ll Do:
- Create marketing assets to support digital ad campaigns (display, youtube, meta, tiktok, ctv) using outsourced vendors.
- Manage the end-to-end process of working with influencers, editors and other contributors, including creating briefs, pre-production, editing and final approval.
- Manage agency and contractor relationships.
- Ensure a comprehensive visual experience across all digital ad platforms.
- Monitor creative performance and constantly iterate to improve KPIs.
- Collaborate with media team to meet and exceed KPIs.
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders across the marketing team and company.
What We Need:
- 5+ years of experience in a relevant position at an advertising agency, ad tech agency, creative studio, production company or leading brand serving small businesses.
- Experience running the full production process from pre-production through post-production.
- Experience in creative for performance (not only brand creative) - a must.
- Experience in editing with adobe premiere cc, and/or knowledge in after effects and photoshop - an advantage.
- Hands-on campaign management - an advantage.
- Social media savviness.
- An established network of creative professionals/agencies we can collaborate with on future projects.
- Analytical and experienced in using performance data to inform creative decisions.
- Detail-oriented, goal-oriented and results-driven.
- Excellent at prioritizing based on impact and managing projects end-to-end.
- Excited about the latest trends in advertising and social media.
Please note, we do not ask for sensitive information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @nextinsurance.com. Additionally, Next Insurance will never ask for payment, fees, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via the careers page on our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.
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Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some underrepresented people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At NEXT, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
One of our core values is 'Play as a Team'; this means making sure everyone has an equal chance to participate and make a difference. We win by playing together. Next Insurance is an equal opportunity employer and prioritizes building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants of any type and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state, and local laws. Next's policy is to comply with all applicable laws related to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Casual Dress
- Happy Hours
- Snacks
- Some Meals Provided
- Company Outings
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Company Equity
- Performance Bonus
Professional Development
- Learning and Development Stipend
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program