Creative Operator

AppLovin is seeking a Creative Operator in Shanghai to drive mobile app and e-commerce advertising. This role involves end-to-end creative production, partnering with vendors, and utilizing AI tools to deliver high-quality ads across various formats. The operator will develop creative strategies, manage vendor relationships, analyze campaign data, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure client success and creative excellence in a fast-paced industry.

Must Have

• Develop and execute creative strategies to support client campaign success.
• Own end-to-end creative production, including videos, HTMLs, and statics.
• Build and manage vendor partnerships for creative innovation and quality.
• Leverage AI tools to streamline content, design, and workflows.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams (Sales, Product, R&D, Data, Engineering).
• Track creative performance, analyze campaign data, and share learnings.
• Comfortable translating complex concepts into simple, clear narratives or visuals.
• Strong creative thinking with the ability to consistently generate innovative ideas.
• Recent grad to 2 years of experience in e-commerce or gaming.
• Ability to proactively identify pain points, propose solutions, and optimize processes.
• Data-analytical, with the ability to turn insights into innovative creative ideas.
• Strong written and verbal communication, project management, and multitasking skills.
• Self-driven with a can-do attitude; quick to learn, adaptable to change, and eager to take on new challenges.
• Team-oriented and collaborative, with a growth mindset.

Good to Have

• Basic design skills: quick sketch, illustrations, image & video editing.
• Proficiency with AI-powered creative tools.
• Experience with Asana or similar project management tools.
• Familiarity with social media and emerging trends (fashion, gaming, shopping, makeovers, digital culture).
• Multi-language skills.

About AppLovin

AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers. The company provides end-to-end software and AI solutions for businesses to reach, monetize and grow their global audiences. For more information about AppLovin, visit: www.applovin.com

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To deliver on this mission, our global team is composed of team members with life experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that mirror our developers and customers around the world. At AppLovin, we are intentional about the team and culture we are building, seeking candidates who are outstanding in their own right and also demonstrate their support of others.

Fortune recognizes AppLovin as one of the Best Workplaces in the Bay Area, and the company has been a Certified Great Place to Work for the last four years (2021-2024). Check out the rest of our awards HERE

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We are seeking a Creative Operator to shape the future of mobile app and e-commerce advertising. In this role, you’ll own end-to-end creative production by partnering with vendors, leveraging AI-powered tools, and delivering high-quality ads across multiple ad formats. It’s a unique opportunity to blend creativity with hands-on execution, driving both creative excellence and client campaign success in a fast-paced industry.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute creative strategies to support clients campaign success and align their business goals. Take full ownership of end-to-end creative production, by working with vendors to deliver high-quality creative assets, including videos, HTMLs and statics
• Build and manage vendor partnerships, providing guidance to keep them at the forefront of creative innovation and ensuring ads resonate with audiences while meeting brand, quality, and performance goals
• Leverage AI tools to streamline content, design, and workflows, driving fresh ideas and innovative creative solutions
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams, including Sales, Product, R&D, Data and Engineering, to drive client success and shape go-to-market strategies
• Track creative performance, analyze campaign data and industry trends, document successes, and share learnings across teams to guide future strategies while improving efficiency, consistency, and scalability.

Basic Qualifications:

• Comfortable working with technical, business and creative teams, translating complex concepts into simple, clear narratives or visuals.
• Strong creative thinker with the ability to consistently generate innovative and effective ideas
• Recent grad to 2 years of experience in e-commerce or gaming
• Ability to proactively identify pain points, propose solutions, and optimize processes to improve creative efficiency and quality
• Data-analytical, with the ability to turn insights into innovative creative ideas and unlock new opportunities
• Strong written and verbal communication, project management, and multitasking skills
• Self-driven with a can-do attitude; quick to learn, adaptable to change, and eager to take on new challenges outside the comfort zone
• Team-oriented and collaborative, with a growth mindset; values sharing knowledge, learning from others, and contributing to collective success

Additional Strengths//Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic design skills: quick sketch, illustrations, image & video editing
• Proficiency with AI-powered creative tools
• Experience with Asana or similar project management tools preferred
• Familiar with social media and emerging trends, enjoys fashion, gaming, shopping, makeovers, and fun digital culture
• Multi-language skills

AppLovin has become aware of a scam targeting jobseekers with fake “app optimization” and similar roles. We do not ask our candidates to download apps or make any form of payment(s). AppLovin works with applicants through our Careers page and applovin.com email addresses. If you are contacted through other unofficial channels (such as WhatsApp or Telegram) or asked to download an app or make a payment, these contacts are not legitimate. Confirm the information here and contact us directly with any questions.

AppLovin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about EEO rights as an applicant here.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send us a request at accommodations@applovin.com.

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To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology-assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers.

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