Associate Director, Creator Strategy

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$85K/yr – $135K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

The role centers on leading influencer campaigns, from strategy through reporting, while managing a small team and budgets. You’ll oversee talent casting, audience analysis, and creator relationships, with a focus on timely delivery and high-quality output. The position emphasizes data-driven insights, strategic reporting, and staying ahead of trends to inform future activations, along with a strong emphasis on client relationships and business growth.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Drive strategy development, campaign concepting, execution, and reporting.
  • Negotiate fair deal terms while managing an associated project budget.
  • Ability to manage timelines and prioritize day-to-day tasks to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality content.
  • Oversee talent casting and audience analysis to ensure brand safety and alignment.
  • Cultivate and nurture relationships with creators, influencers, and talent.
  • Keep up to date with trending social content themes, new talent on the rise, and potential areas of activation opportunity, sharing weekly updates and opportunities with the larger team
  • Direct Management: Lead and mentor a team of 2–3 Campaign Managers and Coordinators. Ensure the team effectively directs talent and production crews to deliver high-quality, on-brief, and impactful content.
  • Process Standardization: Take ownership of the end-to-end client campaign process, ensuring consistency, deadline management, high-quality output, and rigorous attention to detail across all accounts.
  • Workload Management: Oversee team capacity to ensure campaign completion is on schedule and within budget.
  • Insight Synthesis: Analyze campaign data across platforms to identify key trends and performance insights that inform future creator selections and creative strategies.

Requirements

  • 6-8+ years of experience in social influencer campaigns, content strategy, on-site production, or relevant marketing roles.
  • Expert-level ability to interpret social media analytics and translate them into client-ready insights.
  • Proven experience managing a small team and a track record of managing up to founders and/or agency leads.
  • Passion for holistic digital media, inclusive of influencer and talent activation, on-site activation, and strategic activation of tentpole marketing moments.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
  • Proven ability to work independently and effectively within a collaborative team environment.
  • Strong attention to detail with a creative and innovative mindset.
  • Mastery of Google Slides/Keynote (for presentations) and advanced Excel/Sheets (for data analysis). Familiarity with creator-tracking tools (e.g., Captiv8, CreatorIQ, Tagger, Traackr, or similar).

Preferred

  • Bonus: Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite or video editing software (Premiere Pro, Final Cut).

Benefits

  • A rewarding role: Competitive compensation and the potential for long-term growth and leadership within the agency.
  • Exposure to a dynamic and fast-paced environment: Collaborate on high-profile campaigns for leading brands across various industries.
  • Career development: Gain invaluable experience working with the agency founders, renowned brands, and industry leaders
  • Networking opportunities: Connect with top professionals in the influencer marketing and event space.
  • Health Benefits: Competitive benefits packages, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k): Plans with company matching available.
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Exploring the creator space.A team of brand strategists navigating, exploring and building in the creator space.Our core offerings include Influencer Campaigns, Content Production, as well as Creative Solutions designed to help brands create attention-grabbing activations.

Founded in 2023