Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day execution for our clients, including a large Korean retail client’s influencer campaigns and affiliate program;
• Act as a cultural and linguistic bridge between US-based teams and Korean stakeholders;
• Help create and localize campaign strategy, messaging, and creator briefs;
• Ensure timelines, deliverables, and campaign quality standards are met.
• Source, vet, and recommend Korean and other creators across platforms (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Naver, Kakao, etc.)
• Manage outreach, negotiations, onboarding, and ongoing communication with creators
• Guide creators to produce high-performing, on-brand content
• Stay on top of pricing norms, contracts, and local expectations
• Provide insights on influencer trends, platform shifts, and consumer behavior
• Advise internal teams on what will (and won’t) work culturally

Requirements

• Native Korean fluency + strong professional English
• 2–5 years experience in influencer marketing, social media, or creator partnerships
• Deep familiarity with the Korean retail and creator ecosystems and platforms
• Experience communicating directly with executives and creators/influencers
• Strong cultural intuition; understand tone, trends, and audience expectations in Korea
• Ability to work cross-functionally with global teams across time zone
• Experience working with retail, e-commerce, or consumer brands
• Experience in an agency, platform, or creator-focused company
• Familiarity with influencer marketing tools or SaaS platforms
• Experience negotiating contracts and managing campaign budgets

Preferred

• You don’t just follow trends; you spot them early
• You can tell when a campaign will fail culturally before it launches
• Creators actually enjoy working with you (this matters more than resumes)
• You’re comfortable pushing back on global teams when something won’t land locally
• You balance execution speed with attention to detail
• Able to operate independently in-market without heavy oversight
• Highly responsive and organized in a fast-moving environment
• Willing to build processes where none currently exist
• You’ll directly influence how we build in this market
• You’ll help define our creator strategy and standards locally
• You’ll have visibility with leadership and real ownership
• This is a ground-floor opportunity; not a maintenance role.

Benefits

• Performance-based incentives
• Opportunity for growth as we expand in Asia