Overview
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box — we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
About Our Team The Studio at Okta is a growing group within Marketing, composed of creatives, strategists, producers, and marketing managers alike. Our team’s focus is to lead the brand, tell powerful stories and inspire creative excellence. We partner with cross‑functional teams across Okta, tying our goals to key initiatives and driving towards shared KPIs, strategies and processes to unify and push the brand and business forward.
About The Role
We’re looking for a Creative Strategist to be a great writer and ideator for our teams. Your main job is to raise our creative bar so our brands stand out in a crowded market. You’ll connect our business goals with fresh thinking, creating new stories that get people talking and deliver real results. You’ll be a visionary and a hands‑on leader, guiding top creative agencies and our internal team with high‑level strategy and practical advice. We need someone with strong creative instincts and a focus on performance who can motivate a team to consistently produce work that gets noticed.
What You’ll Do
- Drive the Creative: Collaborate on the creative strategy for our biggest projects—events, sponsorships, and campaigns—to attract new audiences and help our brand grow.
- Write Inspiring Briefs: Build powerful creative briefs based on audience, industry, and culture insights to spark ideas and deliver impactful work.
- Set the Standard: Ensure all creative work is bold, on‑brand, and effective across touchpoints; champion great design and messaging.
- Tell Our Story: Turn complex ideas into simple, clear, and compelling brand narratives that excite customers and inspire partners and executives.
- Connect the Dots: Collaborate with marketing, media, and product teams to ensure alignment and outcomes from creative assets.
- Sell Your Ideas: Present concepts confidently to senior leaders.
- Learn from the Data: Analyze performance to inform smarter decisions for future projects.
- Keep Innovating: Continuously seek new ideas that have meaningful business impact.
What You’ll Bring
- Experience: At least 7+ years in a creative or brand strategy role, working with creative teams in‑house or at an agency.
- Strategic Skills: Big‑picture thinker who translates business goals into compelling creative work.
- Exceptional Writing: Clear, sharp writing that avoids corporate speak; ability to rally a team around new thinking.
- Bias for Action: Fast, decisive, and collaborative leader with a positive, can‑do attitude.
- Strong Portfolio: Demonstrated work showing original thinking, execution, and audience connection; case studies with cultural and consumer insights.
- Data Savvy: Experience using data and feedback to guide decisions and improve outcomes.
Compensation, Benefits and Location
The annual base salary range for this position varies by location, with additional compensation including equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits such as health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending accounts, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with applicable plans and policies. Total rewards details are available at the Okta rewards site.
For candidates in specific U.S. locations (California, Colorado, New York, Washington) and Canada, base salary ranges are provided in separate notices. Salary is determined by factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Some roles may require travel to an office for in‑person onboarding.
What you can look forward to as a Full‑Time Okta employee
- Amazing Benefits
- Making Social Impact
- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta
Equal Opportunity and Privacy
Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding, please request an accommodation.
Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy at https://www.okta.com/legal/personnel-policy/.