Senior Creator Partnerships Manager

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$85K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 11 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and scale the creator partnerships division, managing budget, team, and end-to-end content production across beauty, wellness, lifestyle, and TikTok Shop categories.

  • Lead and grow the creator division and hiring
  • Negotiate partnerships and optimize performance
  • Ensure budget growth and profitability

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage 6-figure partnership budget
  • Lead and grow a creator division, including hiring and managing your own team
  • Build and maintain a roster of high-performing creators across beauty, wellness, lifestyle and other top TikTok Shop categories.
  • Oversee creator content production end-to-end: sourcing, briefing, quality control, and delivery
  • Negotiate creator partnerships and manage relationships at scale
  • Track performance and continuously improve content quality and efficiency
  • Collaborate with account management and sales to align content efforts with client goals
  • Own the division’s budget and be accountable for its growth and profitability

Requirements

  • Hands-on creator or content production experience- you’ve either been a content creator yourself or have worked directly with creators managing UGC and content production (this is non-negotiable). You enjoy building and fostering relationships with content creators.
  • Proven experience managing budgets- you’ve allocated spend across creators or campaigns, tracked performance against cost, and made data-informed investment decisions
  • A strong eye for content- you can tell the difference between content that converts and content that doesn’t, and you know how to coach creators to get there
  • 3+ years in creator partnerships, influencer marketing, or content operations- agency experience is a strong plus
  • 3+ years of management experience. You know how to build and manage a team
  • Strong knowledge of TikTok- you understand what makes content perform on the platform
  • Experience building and leading teams- you’ve hired, trained, and held people accountable
  • Entrepreneurial mindset- you think like a business owner, not just a manager
  • Strong negotiation and communication skills

Preferred

  • Experience with TikTok Shop and its creator/affiliate ecosystem
  • An existing network of creators in beauty, wellness, or lifestyle
  • Background in social commerce or e-commerce
  • Familiarity with spark ads, content licensing, and creator compensation models

Benefits

  • High autonomy and real ownership from day one—no micromanagement.
  • Direct exposure to top-tier brands and the fastest-growing corner of e-commerce.
  • A growth-first culture that rewards builders, not seat-warmers.
  • Competitive compensation, performance upside, and flexible/hybrid work (location dependent).
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Spotlight Media

All Marketing, One Partner. Spotlight is a full-stack marketing company based in Fargo, North Dakota. With powerful creative, branding, and video production, award-winning publications, including Fargo Monthly, Bison Illustrated, Fargo INC! and Design & Living Magazine, and results-driven marketing strategies, we are helping companies, of all sizes, compete and grow. We are more than a service. We are your dedicated creative and marketing team.

Founded in 2010
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
33 employees (9 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$16.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
57%
Direct
27.4%
Referral
6.3%
Social
8.1%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~33

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (21% of company)
Median Career Experience
7.5 years
Median Tenure
3.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4