Associate Director of Creator

USA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 6 days ago

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Job Summary

Own influencer partnerships strategy and day-to-day execution, focusing on sourcing creators, managing relationships, and optimizing content for performance.

  • Lead creator sourcing and relationship management
  • Drive data-informed content optimization through testing and analysis
  • Collaborate across marketing and product teams to align creator initiatives

Job Description

Requirements

  • 4+ years of relevant experience in content strategy, influencer marketing, creator partnerships, or social commerce.
  • Proven track record building and managing influencer/creator relationships and sourcing partners who deliver high-performing content.
  • Strong content instincts paired with a performance mindset — you can write a hook, read the data behind it, and know what to change.
  • Comfortable working with performance data to inform creative decisions; you treat content as something to test, measure, and improve.
  • Deep fluency in social platforms (TikTok, Instagram, and emerging channels), current formats, and creator behavior.
  • Proficient with influencer/creator sourcing and tracking tools (e.g., TikTok Creator Marketplace, UpPromote, or similar CRM platforms).
  • Excellent communicator and collaborator who works well across departments and directly with creators.
  • Highly self-directed — this is an individual-contributor role that owns outcomes without a team underneath it.

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO + US holidays: Rebooting is part of the work. Take the time you need to stay sharp.
  • Remote-First Culture: Many roles are fully remote. Employees based in or near our New York or Lisbon HQs are expected to work hybrid with weekly in-office time. Hub locations include the Brazil and Spain.
  • Health & Wellness: Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Finances, growth, and retirement: Darkroom offers a robust 401(k) program with company match and profit-sharing opportunities to help you save and grow as the company grows.
  • Parental Leave: Flexible parental leave to support new parents during this important transition.
  • Growth: Our interdisciplinary model gives every Darkroomer exposure far beyond their core role. Grow your skills, expand your influence, and stay at the forefront of the industry.
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Darkroom

Darkroom is a technology-driven growth marketing firm focused on growth-stage consumer companies. We were founded in 2017 out of a conviction that the iconic ad agencies of tomorrow would look very different. Darkroom is a human services firm built on a universal AI commerce layer called Matter. Our model deploys a unique blend of senior, human resources enriched by an agentic technology stack that enhances output, efficiency, and revenue generation for our clients. Our team has been responsible for billions of dollars in trackable revenue across the various e-commerce marketplace, direct-to-consumer, and social commerce programs under management. Using research aggregated across these engagements, we accelerate results for our portfolio by developing high-impact digital strategies that unlock gateways to revenue growth, transform marketing operations, and prioritize profitability.What started as a boutique design agency evolved into one of the fastest-growing private companies in America (Inc. 5000), one of the most successful results-driven performance media agencies of the 2020s (Varos), and esteemed recognition by Forbes 30 Under 30 for our founders’ contribution in Marketing & Advertising (Forbes).SERVICES:Darkroom strictly focuses on developing the next-generation of digital services. We choose to add impact in the areas where brands presently need them most and over-index on e-commerce marketplace, direct-to-consumer, and social commerce services that deliver trackable revenue. Core Darkroom service verticals include E-commerce Marketplace Management, Retail Media, Paid Media Management, Performance Creative, Social Commerce, and Customer Retention, among others. We are the only performance agency with a design-grade creative team and a certified Chief Creative Officer. These creative sensibilities are infused into our growth marketing.Darkroom is sister to Matter, our commerce technology layer.

Founded in 2017
New York, New York, USA
125 employees (59 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
23.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.6%
Direct
47.4%
Referral
9.6%
Social
7.2%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~125

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
33 (26% of company)
Median Career Experience
8 years
Median Tenure
5.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2