Unfortunately, It’s Easy to Get Hired as a Creative Strategist

The Copywriting Podcast · Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 18m

Copywriter Talent Sourcing:

https://talent.copywriting.org

[Masterclass] How I close Creative Strategy clients:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0CIwvQnVqg

In this episode with Stephan vd Merwe, my business partner at Copywriting.org, we go over what actually separates a top 1% creative strategist application from the ones that instantly get rejected.

You’ll discover…

The CV mistake that gets applicants filtered out

The compensation structure top brands use to poach 1% talent from smaller accounts

How one copywriter re-negotiated his way to 5% of ad spend with a nine-figure brand

And much…