Manager, Social & Influencer Strategy

USA (On-site)

$72K/yr – $83K/yrManager2+ years expFull time

Posted 6 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and grow influencer strategy programs for healthcare and pharmaceutical brands, leading planning, execution, and performance reporting across client accounts.

  • Lead creator strategy and campaign development
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams for integrated digital campaigns

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop influencer strategies and creator-led programs for healthcare and pharmaceutical brands, integrating organic, paid, and earned tactics supported by data-driven insights
  • Serve as an influencer and creator strategy lead across client accounts, developing recommendations that align to audience behavior, campaign objectives, platform best practices, and brand goals
  • Lead influencer campaign planning and execution, including creator identification, issues vetting, briefing, contracting support, content development, approvals, posting coordination, and performance reporting
  • Guide the development of branded and unbranded influencer-first content, including creator briefs, messaging guidance, platform-native concepts, content guardrails, and recommendations tailored to audience behavior and channel best practices
  • Bring an understanding of the regulatory landscape to create compliant, yet innovative, content
  • Partner with account leads, creative, paid media, analytics, social strategy, and healthcare communications team members to ensure influencer programs are integrated across broader digital and communications campaigns
  • Serve as a client contact and influencer strategy expert, helping clients strengthen their understanding of creator trends, platform dynamics, influencer best practices, and digital opportunities
  • Support influencer talent relationships, including communication with creators, agents, managers, and external vendors to ensure smooth execution and high-quality deliverables
  • Support the operational performance of accounts, ensuring high-quality work, adherence to deadlines, budget tracking, and thoughtful campaign management
  • Deliver superior client service by aligning influencer and digital objectives with senior management direction, providing clear updates on project timelines, and ensuring seamless coordination across internal teams and external stakeholders

Requirements

  • A minimum of 2+ years of experience in influencer marketing, creator strategy, social media, digital, or content strategy, with experience in healthcare or pharmaceutical communications preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing, or a related field preferred
  • Demonstrated experience developing and executing influencer or creator-led campaigns, including creator identification, vetting, briefing, content review, approvals, and performance reporting
  • Strong understanding of the influencer and creator landscape, including platform trends, creator partnerships, audience behavior, disclosure requirements, and content best practices
  • Experience working with creators, talent managers, agents, influencer platforms, or external vendors to support campaign execution
  • Strong passion for influencer marketing, social media, digital storytelling, and creator-led content, with the curiosity to identify and apply emerging platform trends, formats, and best practices
  • Expertise in influencer strategy, social-first content development, social listening, data analysis, insights reporting, and performance optimization
  • Paid social or paid amplification experience preferred, including familiarity with boosting creator content, paid content recommendations, and performance considerations
  • Strong understanding of how influencer, paid, organic, earned, and owned channels work together within the broader brand social ecosystem
  • A firm understanding of the creative process, including experience partnering with creative and production teams to deliver high-impact influencer and social content for clients

Benefits

  • You will receive a competitive base salary and bonus opportunity
  • You will also be able to enroll in our Health, Dental, Vision, company paid Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, as well as 401k (match) plan.
  • Monthly allowance for cell phone, office equipment, etc.
  • Generous PTO policy with paid maternity/paternity leave
  • Transit benefits
  • Professional learning and development opportunities
  • Workplace flexibility
  • On-site and off-site social gatherings
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Ruder Finn is one of the world’s largest independent global communications and creative agencies. Founded in 1948, Ruder Finn has defined and redefined PR for 75 years, shaping communications that move industry-defining brands, companies, and leaders from what’s now to what’s next. Ruder Finn provides clients with bold communications strategies based on a global perspective and localized market knowledge that redefine leadership, reimagine the marketplace, and rethink customer experiences. The agency is organized around five core areas of expertise—Healthcare, Technology, Commerce, Leadership and Workplace—with AI-powered creative hub RF Studio53 and tech incubator RF TechLab providing cutting-edge predictive analytics, breakthrough creative, and customer-focused digital engagement. Ruder Finn has offices across 3 continents including the U.S., Asia and Europe. Wholly owned agencies within Ruder Finn Group include: Ruder Finn Inc., RF Studio53, RF Engage, Touchdown, Peppercomm, RF Comunicad, Mantis, jacobstahl, RF Bloom. For more information visit www.ruderfinn.com.+++At Ruder Finn we value integrity and transparency in our recruitment process. We have become aware of fraudulent actors impersonating our company on platforms like Telegram and similar communication platforms, falsely claiming to conduct job interviews. We want to clarify unequivocally: We Never Charge for Job Interviews or Ask for Your Financial Information: Our recruitment process does not involve any form of payment from candidates at any stage. If you’re being asked for payment or your financial information, it is not us! All our job-related communications come exclusively from our official email addresses (ending with @ruderfinn.com). If you are contacted for an interview or a job offer and have doubts about its legitimacy, or if you have any other questions, please contact us via our official website or official LinkedIn channel.

Founded in 1948
New York, New York, USA
920 employees (158 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
8.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.6%
Direct
49.2%
Referral
7.7%
Social
7%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~920

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
130 (14% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
29