Head of Creators

New York, USA (On-site)

$180K/yr – $300K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive creator strategy and partnerships to scale global-to-local programs that boost brand relevance and business impact.

  • Must-have: 10-15+ years of experience leading creator strategy or influencer marketing.
  • Standout: Proven ability to design scalable global‑to‑local creator frameworks and deep platform fluency.
  • Strong analytic foundation for creator measurement and social listening to drive decisions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the strategic architect of creator partnerships, identifying creators who drive brand meaning, cultural relevance, and business outcomes.
  • Partner with creative, strategy, and client leadership to embed creators as early collaborators and co‑creators.
  • Bring a strong POV on how brands grow through creator ecosystems—balancing credibility, creativity, community, and commerce.
  • Build and lead scalable creator frameworks that flex across markets, platforms, and cultural moments.
  • Ensure global consistency while preserving local nuance and cultural authenticity.
  • Act as a culture and Gen Z expert with deep understanding of platform behaviors, subcultures, formats, and emerging creator economies.
  • Continuously scan for new formats, monetization models, and shifts in trust, fandom, and community behavior.
  • Proactively test and pilot new creator approaches.
  • Lead teams to develop creator strategy using performance signals, social listening, audience insights, and platform analytics.
  • Oversee the use of creator tech and AI‑enabled tools to build smarter, faster, more predictive creator systems.
  • Translate creator strategy into clear business outcomes tied to brand health, cultural impact, earned media, and performance metrics.
  • Inspire and mentor teams to think beyond transactional partnerships.
  • Champion relationship‑based, trust‑driven creator models that compound value over time.
  • Build a culture of innovation, experimentation, and creator‑led thinking across the Groupe.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience leading creator strategy, influence marketing, or creator‑driven brand building.
  • Deep fluency in social platforms, creator economies, subcultures, and emerging digital behaviors.
  • Proven ability to design scalable global‑to‑local creator frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of analytics, performance signals, and creator measurement.
  • Strategic, collaborative, and energized by the intersection of creators, culture, and creativity.
  • A natural connector who can speak the language of creators, strategists, creatives, and clients.
  • Forward‑looking, experimental, and comfortable piloting new creator models.
  • Passionate about building long‑term creator relationships that drive sustained brand impact.
  • 10-15+ years of experience

Benefits

  • Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive.
  • Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
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Publicis Groupe

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Founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, today Publicis Groupe is the second largest communications group in the world and a leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, led by Arthur Sadoun, the third CEO in its history. Publicis Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Publicis Groupe is a privileged partner in its clients’ transformation to enhance personalisation at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organisation, its clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals. Website: www.publicisgroupe.com X: @PublicisGroupe Instagram: @publicisgroupe YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/publicisgroupe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/publicisgroupe

Founded in 1926
Paris, Ile de France, FR
34K employees (11,817 in marketing)
75% recommend to a friend
84% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
526.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.4%
Direct
38.4%
Referral
11.8%
Social
15.8%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~40.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8,687 (22% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
3.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
103

Funding

Total Funding
$1.4B
Last Raise
$1.4B
Post IPO Debt, 10 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.4B

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