Creative Lead

This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.
Who we are Creative Milkshake is a remote-first performance creative agency. We make scroll-stopping short-form ads for some of the world’s most exciting DTC brands on Meta and TikTok
- high-volume, fast-moving, and built to convert. We’re a close-knit team of \~34 people spread across the Netherlands, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain, and beyond. We’ve recently joined the Fieldtrip group alongside inBeat, which means we’re growing
- in ambition, in capability, and in the complexity of clients we work with.
Our Amsterdam studio is the creative heart of our production operation. Over the next 1–2 years, we’re expanding from UGC-first content toward elevated branded formats, this role is central to holding the quality bar as we scale.
What you’ll doHold the creative quality barReview storyboards, raw footage when necessary, and final edits before they go to clientsBe the quality gate: if something isn’t ready, you say so clearly, and you explain exactly what needs to change and whyBuild and maintain the ad example library, creative checklists, and “what good looks like” guides that codify your instinct into something the whole team can learn fromSpot recurring patterns: editing habits that aren't working, storyboard mistakes that keep appearing, hooks that aren't landing. Address them at the root, not ad by adGive hands‑on creative direction in post Review raw footage after shoots and provide clear direction on what’s usable, what’s not, and what to do differently next timeGive precise editing feedback to our video editors: pacing, cut points, text overlays, sound design, the craft layer that turns a decent edit into something that performsUnderstand design fundamentals well enough to give direction on static assets, thumbnail frames, and text treatments: what reads on a phone screen and what doesn'tKnow what a 9:16 UGC ad needs to do in the first 2 seconds, and be able to articulate it in a way an editor can act on immediatelySupport production with a creative eye Review storyboards before shoots and flag what isn’t shootable as written, what talent or set requirements are missing, and where the brief and the concept have driftedGive production the creative context they need to go into a shoot prepared: what angles matter, what the edit is going to need, what “good” looks like for this format and this brandPeriodically join shoots at the Amsterdam studio (+-3 times a year) when creative stakes are high or a new format is being testedOver time, help build a visual reference library for the studio: what set styles, lighting setups, and shooting approaches produce the most versatile footageDrive platform and content intelligence Maintain a genuine, current relationship with TikTok, Meta, and emerging short‑form platforms: scrolling with a critical eye, not just awarenessCurate a regular inspiration feed for the team: specific content examples with notes on why they work, what the craft decisions are, and how we could produce something similar in our studioKnow the difference between a format worth adopting and a trend worth skipping, and be able to make the case either wayBring fresh creative references when the team’s output starts feeling formulaic or datedBuild the team’s creative instinct Give Creative Strategists feedback on CSPs and scripts that builds their creative eye over time, not just fixes the brief in front of themRun regular creative review sessions and inspiration shares that create a shared language for what “good” means at Creative MilkshakeBe the person the team brings work to when they're not sure if it's there yet, and give them an answer they can trustOwn CM’s creative identity externally Approve CM's own social content and website portfolio: what we put out about ourselves should reflect the standard we hold for clientsHelp define and document CM’s creative POV over time: the format instincts, the aesthetic signatures, the things that make our content recognizably oursWho you areWe’re not filtering on titles. We're looking for a specific type of person: someone with a sharp creative eye for what works on social, who wants to use that experience to raise the quality of an entire studio's output. 3–7 years of hands‑on experience in video production, editing, content creation, or a creative role at a social‑first agency or DTC brand. You've made things, not just briefed them A genuine, current feel for short‑form social content: you scroll TikTok and Meta with a critical eye, you notice what’s working before it’s obvious, and you can describe the craft decisions behind it in specific terms Ability to understand paid media and performance marketing reports to inform creative decisions Real editing experience, or close enough collaboration with editors, that you speak the language of the edit Enough on‑set or production experience to spot when a storyboard isn’t going to translate, and know what to do about it The a