Creative Strategist
Creative Strategist
- Pune | Full-time
Regular presence at brand locations required
- CTC: ₹6–9 LPA
- Experience: 2–5 years
- Reports to: Head of Marketing & Brand
About Together Hospitality
Together Hospitality is a multi-brand F&B and lifestyle company building culturally relevant, high-impact brands in the hospitality space. Our focus is on strong storytelling, distinctive brand identities, and consistently high-quality creative output across all platforms.
About the Role
The Creative Strategist is the idea engine of the marketing team—sitting between Brand Managers (inputs) and the production team (execution).
You will:
Turn on-ground insights into strong creative concepts and campaigns
Own the creative direction and narrative for 2–3 brands
Ensure each brand remains distinct, consistent, and culturally relevant
This is a role for someone who is a thinker, storyteller, and writer of ideas.
Requirements
1. Ideation & Creative Direction
Translate weekly brand inputs into campaign ideas, content formats, and stories
Define the creative direction for all content (hooks, formats, angles)
Build content pillars and recurring IPs unique to each brand
Stay on top of trends, culture, and platform behavior
Push back on generic briefs and elevate creative quality
2. Narrative & Copy Ownership
Build and maintain each brand’s core narrative and tone of voice
Write for high-impact moments: launches, campaigns, events, announcements
Develop editorial direction within briefs
Review copy strategically (alignment > just grammar)
3. Briefing & Production Handover
Create clear, detailed creative briefs (concept, format, visual + copy direction)
Collaborate with Copywriters, Designers, and Videographers for seamless execution
Review outputs against briefs and flag deviations early
Maintain a 2–3 week content pipeline across brands
What This Role Does NOT Own
Day-to-day captions (handled by Copywriter)
Design, shooting, or editing (handled by production team)
Ops, events, or collaborations (handled by Brand Managers)
Key Result Areas (KRAs)
Creative Quality (30%) – Original, distinct, high-quality concepts
Content Consistency (20%) – Planned, non-repetitive, always ahead
Brand Narrative (20%) – Strong, documented, evolving brand identity
Performance Contribution (15%) – Engagement-driven, insight-led improvements
Team Collaboration (15%) – Clear briefs, aligned execution, zero guesswork
What We’re Looking For
Experience
2–5 years in creative/content/brand strategy
Experience creating concepts and briefs (not just execution)
Ability to handle multiple brands simultaneously
Hospitality/F&B/lifestyle experience preferred
Skills
Strong brief-writing and conceptual thinking
Excellent writing and storytelling ability
Deep understanding of Instagram and content formats
Strong cultural awareness (food, nightlife, lifestyle)
Mindset
Curious and constantly exploring new ideas
Strong point of view on creative quality
Thinks in stories, not just posts
Comfortable working at pace
What Sets You Apart
Portfolio with both strategy + writing work
Ability to clearly differentiate brand identities
Experience building campaign narratives or content IPs
Personality Fit
Curious, opinionated, and culturally plugged-in
Strong sense of taste and storytelling
Comfortable switching between multiple brand voices
Collaborative and not overly attached to ideas