Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Crunchyroll’s global influencer marketing strategy, ensuring it aligns with brand goals and focuses on partnerships with influencers and other key talent that will help grow awareness and brand affinity.
• Lead the development of influencer activations for designated campaigns, including IP-specific support, conventions and live events, ecomm promotions, product partnerships and more.
• Work closely with other internal teams (PR, Partner Relations & Content Marketing, etc.) to integrate influencer partnerships into broader campaigns and business objectives.
• Analyze the success of influencer initiatives via identified key metrics, and optimize future campaigns to improve engagement and ROI. Provide regular reporting on campaign performance and learnings.
• Manage relationships with influencer partners and agency contacts, ensuring consistency with contracts and rates across the business. Serve as the primary point of contact for influencer partners and their teams.
• Educate internal teams on influencer marketing best practices, and advocate for Crunchyroll’s influencer strategy.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in influencer marketing, celebrity partnerships or talent management, with a focus on entertainment or fandom industries.
• A strong network of influencer and content creator contacts, with proven success in building relationships that drive engagement and loyalty.
• A deep understanding of social media platforms, content trends and the nuances of community-driven content.
• A strong understanding of anime and entertainment fandoms, and understand how to engage both core fans and general audiences through authentic creator partnerships.
• Ability to quickly identify emerging trends and strategize on how they can be utilized in a promotional yet fan-focused way.
• Confident in managing influencer marketing contractors and agency partners, identifying their strengths and distributing campaign assignments accordingly.

Preferred

Benefits

• Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually.
• Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self.
• Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
• Health Saving Account HSA program
• Health care and dependent care FSA
• 401(k) plan, with employer match
• Employer paid commuter benefit
• Support program for new parents
• Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!