Senior Director, New Business & Growth

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$100K/yr – $140K/yrSenior Level9+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Support the full cycle of complex, high-impact pitches and growth initiatives by owning Tier 2 and Tier 1 workstreams, shaping creator-channel strategy, and guiding executive-ready presentations.

  • Lead cross-functional governance and milestones
  • Partner with agency leaders to translate priorities into Influential support

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead complex Tier 2 pursuits and major Tier 1 workstreams from intake through submission, presentation, decision, and handoff.
  • Shape the creator-channel strategy, positioning, audience approach, creator roles, channel integration, and measurement narrative.
  • Establish pitch governance, decision rights, milestones, review points, and escalation paths across cross-functional teams.
  • Serve as the day-to-day strategic partner to agency growth leaders and translate their priorities into the right Influential support.
  • Lead executive-ready pitch presentations, working sessions, and rehearsals with clarity and confidence.
  • Maintain portfolio visibility across pipeline, resourcing, pitch quality, and win/loss learning.
  • Design and deliver agency education sessions that improve creator-channel fluency and generate future demand.
  • Develop proactive growth ideas for priority agencies and clients.
  • Identify, shape, and activate platform or third-party partnerships that strengthen pitch solutions and market differentiation.

Requirements

  • 9+ years of experience in advertising, marketing, influencer marketing, social, media, strategy, business development, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated success leading complex RFI/RFP responses, integrated pitches, and senior stakeholder workstreams.
  • Strong knowledge of creator marketing and its intersection with media, audience intelligence, commerce, culture, and measurement.
  • Excellent executive storytelling, facilitation, problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership skills.
  • Ability to influence outcomes in a matrixed environment without direct reports.
  • Experience with Salesforce and pipeline reporting preferred.

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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Influential

2.8 Glassdoor

Influential is the global leader in influencer marketing, founded in 2013, and is the only influencer company that is a preferred partner of all major social media platforms. Influential uses the industry’s richest data, powered by the smartest AI and human intelligence, to precisely match audiences with creators delivering ROI and measurable business outcomes for brands. Our obsession with brand safety and commitment to inclusion underpins everything we do, and we are trusted by over 60% of Fortune 500 brands.

Founded in 2013
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
483 employees (119 in marketing)
28% recommend to a friend
43% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$100K/yr – $140K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$51.5M
Last Raise
$15M
Convertible Note, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2021
    Convertible Note • $15M
  • Jun 2018
    Series B • $12M
  • Sep 2017
    Series Unknown • $14.5M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
18.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.3%
Direct
55.3%
Referral
5.5%
Social
3.4%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~484
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Senior Director, New Business & Growth

Influential · Los Angeles, CA · On-site