You turn big campaign ideas into performance ads that actually convert.

We’re looking for a Performance Creative Lead who creates, directs, and delivers mid- and low-funnel advertising. Someone who can take a strong awareness idea and turn it into product-driven ads that are ready to run, from script to final asset.

You won’t push media live yourself.

You will deliver performance-ready creative to our media partners and work closely with them to optimize, iterate, and improve.

🧠 You enjoy turning brand ideas into clear product stories

🚀 You’re comfortable owning ads end-to-end until handover💡 You care about structure, pacing, clarity, and why every element exists

Aufgaben

• Personally create mid- and low-funnel ad concepts and scripts
• Understand platform mechanics, ad delivery logic, and tracking requirements to design assets that perform
• Build animation decks and detailed shot lists for production teams
• Create digital campaign assets, banners, newsletters, SoMe assets, landing pages
• Shape pacing, structure, and storytelling through post-production
• Adapt and version ads for different platforms and placements
• Deliver finalized ads to the media house in performance-ready form
• Work closely with media partners on optimization and iteration
• Ensure all performance creatives stay unmistakably on brand
• Support strategy and creative leads in preparing killer presentations
• Collaborate closely with designers, developers, and creative leads

Qualifikation

• 7+ years experience creating digital performance advertising
• Proven track record of personally building ads that run and convert
• Strong conceptual and design skills across platforms
• Strong scripting and narrative structuring skills
• Hands-on experience with motion, animation, and editing workflows
• Solid skills in Figma, After Effects, Premiere Pro
• Experience in motion design, editing and storytelling for digital formats
• Basic understanding of modern tech stacks
• Clear understanding of performance funnels and digital platforms
• Experience using AI tools in creative production is a must
• Confident communicator who works well with external partners
• German and English fluent is mandatory not optional

Creative Authorship – You personally script and structure ads. You design narratives that move users from interest to action across mid and low funnel stages

Hands-on Production – You create ads yourself — writing scripts, building animation decks, defining shot lists, and shaping rough cuts when needed

Production Direction – You work closely with designers, animators, and editors, giving clear guidance and feedback to bring work to a high, performance-ready level

Platform-Native Thinking – You understand how ads behave on YouTube, Meta, TikTok, including interactive formats and under-player product integrations

Performance Collaboration – You collaborate tightly with our media house, follow live performance, interpret feedback, and adapt creative accordingly

Benefits

• An exciting and diverse, international team with many exciting projects and international customers
• High creative ownership without media-buying overhead
• Close collaboration with senior creative leadership
• Direct influence on how performance creative is built and evolved
• A very young company opportunity package, including leading and building your own team
• Dog friendly office environment, with quite a gang
• We celebrate the power of inspiration and encourage it with a selection of training opportunities, both in-house and externally.
• A relaxed work environment, short decision-making processes, and a skilled team

oktopods is a multi-disciplinary digital age creative wonder house.

We take brands to the next level, with smart marketing, cutting-edge tech. Creating experiences that excite people and help brands grow. With the right mix of strategy, technology and ideas, we make communication impactful.

Wanna make waves with us? Send us your portfolio, reel or latest creative experiments. We can’t wait to see what you got.

Join us to transform client visions into stunning, functional web experiences.