Senior paid social creative strategy.

Freelance creative strategy for DTC brands and agencies. 300+ brands.

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I’m a freelance creative strategist based in Leeds. I make paid social ads, the ads you see on Meta and TikTok, and I’ve done this for 6 years.

I look at what a brand already knows about its customers. Then I turn that into ads that get more clicks and more sales. Every idea comes from real research and real numbers, not a guess.

I work with DTC brands, ecommerce brands, and the agencies that support them. DTC means a brand that sells straight to its customers online, with no shop in between. I write the brief, plan the creative direction, and stay hands-on until the ad is done.

I started in 2020. Back then, I made UGC, ads that look like they were made by a real person, not a big studio. Since then, I’ve moved through content strategy and paid social strategy into the senior creative strategy work I do now. What makes me different is that I understand paid ads, organic social, creative, and brand strategy, not just one of these. That gives your ads a clear sense of who your brand really is.

Trusted by 300+ ecom brands

& growth agencies

Creative Strategy Paid Social Logos UK

✷ Hybrid expertise across organic, paid and strategy

✷ Experience with 300+ brands

✷ Deep DTC and B2C understanding

✷ Creative is the growth lever

✷ Ad ideas guided by how customers think and behave

✷ Iteration turns creative into performance

✷ Performance comes from continuous testing and learning

✷ Creative drives CPM, CTR and ROAS

✷ Fast cycles create results

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Congratulations message for 2026 Women in Business Awards with logos of TikTok, Shopify, Meta, and awards organizer.

→ 139% ROI and 48% ROI for insurance broker I Got Cover

→ CTR 50% above average for fintech education platform Female Invest

→ Led creative direction for Juniper’s weight loss pill (GLP1), backed by a 50 page deck competitor study

→ Directed paid creative for Mixtiles’ UK launch with Journey Further, including UGC sourcing

→ 5.65 ROAS for ecom jewellery brand Louise Carter

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Services 

How we can work together

Creative built to scale ✔️ Thought led creative direction ✔️ Fast testing cycles

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✔️ Clear & consistent communication ✔️ Organised workflows that keep our projects smooth ✔️

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Why brands work with me

01. I bring together organic content, paid ads and strategy in one skill set. Most people only do one of these.

02. I look at the big picture and the fine detail at the same time. That mix is what makes my ideas different from what’s already out there.

03. I understand your customer before I write a single ad. I do this with an ICP, a clear picture of who your ideal customer is and what makes them buy.

04. I solve creative problems fast. I test an idea, look at what happened, and make it better straight away.

05. I began in UGC, adverts that look like they were made by a real person, not a studio. That’s why I know how to make ads that feel real, not staged.

Results I deliver

✔️ I make ads you can test, learn from and scale up.

✔️ I create a high volume of ideas. Each one comes from how real customers think, and I use AI tools to help me move faster.

✔️ Every message and angle comes from your ICP, a clear picture of your ideal customer.

✔️ I aim every ad at 3 numbers: CPM, what it costs to reach 1,000 people, CTR, how many people click, and ROAS, how much you earn back for every pound you spend.

✔️ I research your competitors and customers to find new opportunities you haven’t tried yet.

✔️ I use psychology to make your brand story stronger.

✔️ I test and improve quickly, so performance keeps moving in the right direction.

✔️ I have a trusted UGC creator ready to go when you need one.

Nice words from nice people…

  • "Kate was brilliant to work with and is clearly very passionate about her craft, l'd 100% recommend her!"

    - Jamal Ayton Brown

    Co Founder @ JRNY

  • "Kate is very professional to work with and always looks at how the brief can be stretched to garner more outputs for the client. Would definitely recommend Kate for future work"

    - Sarah Cave

    Account Director @ Creative Race Agency

  • "I was always impressed by the quality of her content and how well it performed"

    - Sally Hunt

    Managing Partner & Co-Founder |

    florescomedia.com | Ex Female Invest Advertising Lead

  • "Love this! Great work Kate and exactly what I'm after."

    Oliver - Juniper DE