Manager, Social & Influencer Marketing

USA (Hybrid)

$80K/yr – $100K/yrManager4+ years expFull time

Posted 5 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the organic social strategy across multiple platforms and build an influencer program from the ground up, delivering a creator-driven content engine that scales and improves engagement and reach.

  • Own organic social strategy across platforms
  • Build and manage influencer program and creator-driven content
  • Measure performance and optimize with data

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the organic social strategy and content calendar across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn
  • Develop a distinct, platform-native content voice for WorldStrides — adapting tone, format, and cadence for educators, students, and parents on each platform
  • Produce and coordinate social content including short-form video, student takeovers, real-time trip content, and educator spotlights
  • Build a social SEO strategy — optimizing content for discovery on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Search
  • Monitor community engagement, respond to the brand's online community, and build an active and authentic presence
  • Build the WorldStrides influencer program from the ground up — strategy, creator identification, contracting, briefing, and performance measurement
  • Identify and activate teacher creators, student travel influencers, and performing arts communities across TikTok and Instagram
  • Develop micro-influencer and student ambassador programs that generate authentic content at scale and cost-efficiently
  • Negotiate partnerships, manage contracts, and ensure all influencer content meets brand safety and FTC compliance standards
  • Build a creator content repurposing strategy — turning influencer content into paid media assets, email content, and website social proof

Requirements

  • 4–6 years of social media marketing and/or influencer marketing experience
  • Content creator instincts — you write compelling captions, can brief photographers, and edit short-form video
  • Deep platform fluency: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn
  • Proven experience building or managing an influencer marketing program with measurable outcomes
  • Strong analytics skills — you measure performance and optimize based on data, not instinct alone

Preferred

  • Experience with youth brands, education, travel, or mission-driven consumer organizations
  • Existing relationships with the teacher creator or student travel influencer community
  • Experience with influencer platforms such as AspireIQ, CreatorIQ, or Later
  • Video production or editing skills (Premiere, CapCut, or similar)
  • UGC strategy experience — building programs that generate student-created content at scale

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, accident, critical illness, disability insurance, FSA/HSA options with employer HSA contributions, and a generous 401(k) match.
  • Generous paid time off including 11 paid company holidays, 25 PTO days the first year (prorated), 1 paid volunteer day, 4 mental health days, and bereavement
  • Professional development support, including up to $5,250 annually for tuition reimbursement and up to $1,000 for certifications annually
  • Opportunities for paid and discounted travel
  • Flexible work schedule providing on-site, remote, and hybrid office opportunities
  • Encouraged participation in a wide variety of Employee Resource Groups
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellness resources, including fitness centers at select locations
  • Paid parental, caregiver, and disability leave
  • Team Member Discount Program
  • Engaging, collaborative, and fun work environment
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WorldStrides

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WorldStrides provides educational travel and experiences to more than 530,000 students a year. Founded in 1967 by a middle school social studies teacher from Chicago, the company has since grown to become a leader in experiential learning for students of all ages throughout their lifetime learning journey. In addition to domestic and international travel and study abroad programs, WorldStrides offerings include performing arts, sports, language immersion, career exploration, and service-learning. Each of these experiences helps students to see beyond the classroom and to see the world – and themselves – in new ways. Our global team is 1,500+ strong, united by a passion for what we do. We work with students, parents, and teachers, and behind the scenes too, to deliver experiences that transform lives. Let's get out there - together!Community Guidelines We are happy to address questions you may have, but in order to foster a vibrant and useful online community, we’ve outlined a few guidelines to be followed when posting on the WorldStrides and affiliated brands' social channels . Any comments that are in violation of the guidelines will be removed, and repeat offenders may be blocked. Comments will be removed if they contain:•Profane, inappropriate, threatening or offensive language;•Violations of copyright or intellectual property rights;•Purposefully untrue or misleading statements;•Comments that are meant to derail or hijack constructive conversations;•Personal information of community members or WorldStrides employees; •Posts that link to potentially harmful sites.

Founded in 1967
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
2.1K employees (107 in marketing)
44% recommend to a friend
47% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$80K/yr – $100K/yr

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Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 8 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2017
    Private Equity
  • Jan 1998
    Private Equity

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
300.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$19.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.9%
Direct
49.4%
Referral
6%
Social
1.2%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.1K

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Manager, Social & Influencer Marketing

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