Vice President, Influencer Strategy, DIG, Ruder Finn

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$120K/yr – $145K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead senior influencer strategy for healthcare clients, turning complex challenges into multi-channel creator programs, and guiding stakeholders through governance, measurement, and optimization.

  • Provide strategic counsel and senior client leadership across assigned relationships
  • Define success measures, KPIs and translate campaign results into actionable insights

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a senior client contact, consistently providing excellent client/stakeholder management
  • Provide senior level influencer strategy counsel across assigned client relationships
  • Develop and oversee strategic influencer and creator programs that connect client priorities to audience needs, communities, brand narratives and measurable business objectives
  • Translate complex client challenges into clear social and influencer strategies, providing a strong point of view on the role creators and communities can play within broader integrated communications programs
  • Lead the development of branded and unbranded influencer strategies involving HCPs, KOLs, patients, caregivers, advocates, experts and relevant health communities, and provide senior oversight for campaign-based, always-on and ambassador-style creator programs
  • Demonstrate a deep understanding of clients' businesses, audiences, competitive landscapes, industries and key stakeholders in order to provide proactive and relevant counsel
  • Lead senior-level client meetings, confidently presenting and defending recommendations while influencing decisions and guiding clients through complex or changing situations
  • Partner closely with MLR and communication stakeholders to guide influencer programs through appropriate review and approval processes
  • Maintain working knowledge of relevant FDA, FTC, adverse event reporting, privacy and platform considerations as they relate to influencer programs
  • Help establish client program goals, success measures and strategic frameworks and manage teams against those expectations

Requirements

  • A minimum of 8+ years working in the influencer strategy space with significant experience in the healthcare and pharma industries
  • Bachelor’s degree in advertising, communications, public relations, marketing, or a related field preferred
  • Deep expertise in influencer and creator strategy, with a strong understanding of the creator ecosystem, social platforms, audience behavior, cultural trends, creator identification, brand safety, content strategy, amplification, and measurement, and the unique considerations of healthcare and regulated communications
  • Proven ability to serve as a strategic counselor to clients, translating complex business and communications objectives into clear, integrated influencer strategies and confidently presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders
  • Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-channel influencer programs for healthcare, pharmaceutical, consumer health, or related clients, with the ability to connect creator marketing to earned media, social, paid, digital, experiential, partnerships, and broader integrated communications
  • Commercial and entrepreneurial mindset, with a track record of identifying opportunities to grow existing business, contributing to new business development, shaping compelling proposals, and balancing creative ambition with scope, budget, and profitability
  • Proven ability to navigate healthcare and pharmaceutical content review processes in partnership with medical, legal, regulatory, compliance, and communication stakeholders.

Benefits

  • a range of medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available by the company.
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Ruder Finn is one of the world’s largest independent global communications and creative agencies. Founded in 1948, Ruder Finn has defined and redefined PR for 75 years, shaping communications that move industry-defining brands, companies, and leaders from what’s now to what’s next. Ruder Finn provides clients with bold communications strategies based on a global perspective and localized market knowledge that redefine leadership, reimagine the marketplace, and rethink customer experiences. The agency is organized around five core areas of expertise—Healthcare, Technology, Commerce, Leadership and Workplace—with AI-powered creative hub RF Studio53 and tech incubator RF TechLab providing cutting-edge predictive analytics, breakthrough creative, and customer-focused digital engagement. Ruder Finn has offices across 3 continents including the U.S., Asia and Europe. Wholly owned agencies within Ruder Finn Group include: Ruder Finn Inc., RF Studio53, RF Engage, Touchdown, Peppercomm, RF Comunicad, Mantis, jacobstahl, RF Bloom. For more information visit www.ruderfinn.com.+++At Ruder Finn we value integrity and transparency in our recruitment process. We have become aware of fraudulent actors impersonating our company on platforms like Telegram and similar communication platforms, falsely claiming to conduct job interviews. We want to clarify unequivocally: We Never Charge for Job Interviews or Ask for Your Financial Information: Our recruitment process does not involve any form of payment from candidates at any stage. If you’re being asked for payment or your financial information, it is not us! All our job-related communications come exclusively from our official email addresses (ending with @ruderfinn.com). If you are contacted for an interview or a job offer and have doubts about its legitimacy, or if you have any other questions, please contact us via our official website or official LinkedIn channel.

Founded in 1948
New York, New York, USA
920 employees (158 in marketing)

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