Sr. Manager, Creator Marketing

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$68K/yr – $96K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive creator marketing strategy for a national fashion client from planning to wrap, shaping campaigns around culture moments and product stories.

  • Lead creator plans and budgets with ROI focus
  • Collaborate across PR, paid media, and creative

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Day-to-day management of creator marketing strategy and execution for a major national fashion and retail client, from planning through launch and wrap.
  • Drive ongoing ideation and campaign development tied to key cultural moments, seasonal priorities, product stories, and retail activations.
  • Infuse creator strategy into broader integrated marketing efforts, collaborating closely with PR, creative, paid media, experiential, and external partners.
  • Build and manage robust creator plans and budgets, with a focus on ROI, quality engagement, and brand impact.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with creators, managers, and talent agents across all tiers, with particular fluency in fashion, lifestyle, and culture.
  • Manage multiple workstreams with an eye toward quality, timeliness, and stakeholder satisfaction.
  • Serve as a key client point of contact for workstreams, representing the team’s work with professionalism and strategic insight.
  • Manage and mentor junior team members, fostering creative thinking and professional development.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of relevant experience in creator marketing at an agency, brand, or talent management company.
  • Hands-on experience working with creators across tiers (nano to celebrity) and platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, etc.).
  • Strong contract negotiation and talent management experience.
  • Experience building strategic briefs, managing content calendars, and driving measurable results.
  • Ability to use data, audience insights, and platform trends to inform strategy and ongoing optimizations.
  • Familiarity with developing post-campaign reports and translating insights into actionable recommendations.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (e.g., PR, paid media, creative, experiential, analytics, etc.).
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive in managing multiple workstreams.
  • Experience with creator discovery and tracking platforms (e.g., Captiv8, CreatorIQ, etc.).

Preferred

  • Experience in fashion, retail, apparel, accessories, beauty, or adjacent lifestyle categories , with an understanding of how creators can inspire discovery, consideration, and shopping behavior.
  • Strong understanding of fashion, lifestyle, and retail trends, including the creators and communities shaping culture across social platforms.
  • Experience managing creator-led events, shopping moments, and in-person activations.
  • Strategic understanding of paid media amplification, including boosting, whitelisting, and platform-specific extensions, and how to collaborate with paid teams to optimize creator content performance.
  • Experience working in fast-moving, culturally responsive environments with frequent campaign and seasonal moments.
  • Comfort leading high-volume programs with minimal oversight.
  • Ability to lead strategic presentations to clients and stakeholders.
  • Empathy-driven leader who builds trust and develops talent.
  • Strong problem-solving instincts and ability to manage ambiguity with confidence.
  • Contributes to internal POVs, creator trend briefings, or cross-team thought leadership.

Benefits

  • medical and dental insurance
  • vision
  • 401K
  • life insurance
  • disability insurance
  • paid time off
  • travel assistance
  • wellness programing
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$68K/yr – $96K/yr

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Creator Marketing median pay in the United States

$96K/yr

Most pay falls between $75K and $125K. Based on 267 salaries.

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