Senior Creative Strategist

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Senior Creative Strategist Jobs in Spokane-Coeur d’Alene Area at Propaganda Creative

Title: Senior Creative Strategist

Company: Propaganda Creative

Location: Spokane-Coeur d’Alene Area

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Senior Creative Strategist – Spokane, WA | Full-Time | In-House

• We don't hire designers.
• We hire problem solvers.
• At Propaganda Creative, we believe great design begins well before opening software. It starts with strategy, curiosity, and a deep understanding of the problem we're solving.
• It starts with asking better questions.
• Listening carefully.
• Finding the opportunity hidden inside a client's challenge. Then creating work that's so thoughtful, strategic, and well executed that our own team has a genuine "wow" reaction the first time they see it, and our clients leave thinking, "That's exactly what we wanted, we just couldn't have articulated it ourselves."
• That's the kind of work we strive to create every day.
• We're looking for a Senior Creative Strategist who can lead that process.
• This is a senior strategic role, but no task is beneath anyone at Propaganda. Whether you're presenting a brand strategy to a client or preparing final production files for launch, we believe great leaders lead by example and do whatever it takes to deliver exceptional work.
• This is not a position for someone who waits for direction.
• We're looking for someone who owns projects from discovery, through presentation, to final deliverables. Someone who combines exceptional design ability with strategic thinking, confident communication, and a relentless commitment to doing great work.
• If you're simply looking for another graphic design position, this probably isn't the right fit.
• If you're looking to do the best work of your career, keep reading.

About Propaganda:

Propaganda Creative is a boutique branding, advertising, and digital agency based in Spokane, Washington.

We partner with companies and organizations of every size, from local businesses and nonprofits to regional organizations, municipalities, tourism destinations, healthcare systems, financial institutions, and national brands.

Our work spans branding, advertising, digital experiences, campaigns, environments, and everything in between. Every project is different, and every challenge demands thoughtful strategy paired with exceptional creative execution.

No two projects are the same. No two weeks look alike.

We're intentionally small because we believe exceptional work comes from talented people who care deeply about what they create.

What You'll Do:

You'll lead creative projects from strategy through execution while helping raise the quality of everything we produce.

That includes:

• Leading discovery sessions and uncovering the real challenge behind a client's request.
• Turning conversations, research, and project briefs into thoughtful strategic direction.
• Developing creative concepts that solve business problems, not just design problems.
• Building complete brand identity systems that extend well beyond the logo.
• Creating cohesive visual languages through typography, color, messaging, photography direction, graphics, layout systems, and real-world applications.
• Designing across branding, advertising campaigns, presentations, print, digital marketing, environmental graphics, social media, and whatever else lands on your desk.
• Presenting and confidently defending your work to clients.
• Explaining the strategic thinking behind every recommendation.
• Collaborating closely with designers, developers, digital marketers, copywriters, account managers, and leadership.
• Mentoring and elevating the creative team through thoughtful feedback and high standards.
• Managing projects with minimal oversight while proactively communicating progress, challenges, and opportunities.

What We're Looking For:

This role is just as much about how you think as how you design.

We're looking for someone who:

• Thinks strategically before opening design software.
• Can transform messy conversations into clear creative direction.
• Understands branding as a complete experience, not just a logo.
• Has exceptional visual taste and attention to detail.
• Designs with purpose rather than trends.
• Is confident presenting creative work and explaining the thinking behind it.
• Can confidently challenge assumptions when there's a better solution.
• Is comfortable wearing multiple hats across branding, advertising, messaging, strategy, and campaign development.
• Takes ownership instead of waiting for direction.
• Is exceptionally organized, manages priorities independently, and consistently delivers high-quality work on time without needing reminders or constant follow-up.
• Brings ideas to the table before being asked.
• Holds themselves and others to a high creative standard.

What Success Looks Like:

• You're the person clients trust.
• You're the person teammates rely on.
• You hear a client's challenge and immediately begin thinking beyond what they asked for.
• You don't simply execute briefs, you improve them.
• Your work consistently feels intentional, strategic, polished, and presentation-ready.
• Internal reviews aren't about fixing your work. They're about refining already strong ideas.
• Clients leave presentations feeling confident and excited, because you've helped them understand not only what you're recommending, but why it's the right solution.
• Your work surprises people. Not because it's flashy. Because it's smarter than expected.

This Probably Isn't the Right Role If…

• You need detailed direction every step of the way.
• You struggle presenting or explaining your work.
• You rely heavily on trends or templates.
• You prefer staying within one visual style.
• You enjoy production work more than strategic problem solving.
• You're uncomfortable receiving thoughtful critique or defending your ideas.
• You're looking for someone else to lead the creative thinking.

What We Care About:

• We don't care whether your portfolio is filled with Fortune 500 companies or small local businesses.
• We don't care about degrees, certifications, or where you learned your craft. We care about exceptional thinking, outstanding work, and the ability to clearly articulate the strategy behind it.
• Great thinking is great thinking. Beautiful work is beautiful work.
• We're interested in your ability to solve problems creatively, build meaningful brand systems, and communicate your thinking clearly.
• We care far more about how you think than who you've worked for or where you went to school.

Show us work that demonstrates:

• Strategic thinking.
• Strong creative concepts.
• Complete brand identity systems.
• Campaign thinking.
• Real-world applications.
• Exceptional typography and layout principles
• Clear creative rationale.
• Diverse work across multiple aesthetics, with solutions driven by strategy rather than a personal style.
• One beautiful logo isn't enough.
• We want to see the thinking that transformed it into a complete experience.
• Good enough is NOT good enough.

Our Expectations:

• This is a senior position.
• We're looking for someone who can make an immediate impact.
• Someone who owns their work.
• Communicates proactively.
• Raises the creative standard.
• Makes the people around them better.
• And consistently brings ideas that exceed expectations.
• We're not looking for perfection. We're looking for someone who genuinely cares about producing exceptional work and has the experience and confidence to back it up.

Benefits:

We believe great people deserve flexibility, trust, and respect.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Unlimited paid time off, subject to manager approval and reasonable scheduling to support client commitments, deadlines, and workloads.
• SIMPLE IRA retirement plan with company matching.
• Paid parking.
• A flexible, collaborative work environment.
• Direct access to ownership with the ability to help shape the future of the agency.
• Meaningful work across a wide variety of industries and project types.

Most importantly, you'll work alongside owners and a crew who genuinely respect their team.

Both owners, Kyle and Jason, have worked for leadership who inspired and respected their teams, as well as those who didn't. We know the difference, and we've built Propaganda with those experiences in mind.

We believe the best work comes from people who feel trusted, challenged, supported, and appreciated.

Our Core Values:

Everything we do is guided by five core values:

• Humble – We believe the best ideas can come from anyone. We stay curious, welcome feedback, and leave our egos at the door in pursuit of the strongest possible solution.
• Honest – We communicate openly, give thoughtful and direct feedback, take ownership of our work, and always do what's right for our clients and our team.
• Passionate – We genuinely care about the work we create. We sweat the details, push beyond expectations, and never settle for "good enough" when we know something can be better.No two clients or projects are the same. We embrace change, think on our feet, and adjust our approach to create the right solution for every challenge.We move with purpose. We work quickly, stay focused, and deliver exceptional work without unnecessary complexity, wasted effort, or missed deadlines.
• Adaptable – Every client is different. Every challenge is different. We embrace change, stay flexible, and find creative solutions no matter the circumstances.Present a beautiful body of work and walk us through your strategic thinking from project to project.
• Efficient – We move with purpose. We work efficiently, stay focused, and deliver exceptional work without unnecessary complexity, wasted effort, or missed deadlines.

We know this role sets a high bar. That's intentional.

We're looking for someone who is excited by that challenge, takes pride in their craft, and wants to create exceptional work alongside a team that feels the same way.

If that sounds like you, let's talk.