2 weeks ago
Head of Talent & Influencer Strategy
KCD
New York City, NY (On-site)Temporary$150K/yr
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Head of Talent & Influencer Strategy
New York City, NY (On-site)
$150K/yrSenior Level10+ years expTemporary
Posted 2 weeks ago
Job Summary
Take ownership of end-to-end talent and influencer strategy for luxury brands, acting as a senior advisor to clients and leading partnerships, negotiations, and cross-disciplinary programs across earned, owned and social channels.
- Own long-term relationship programs with talent, managers, and partners
- Translate data, social insights and cultural signals into strategic recommendations for senior clients
- Lead multi-account delivery across talent, influencer, media relations, creative and production teams
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Develop talent, creator and influencer strategies aligned with each client’s positioning, audience and business goals.
- Advise senior clients on partnerships, ambassadors, seeding, earned engagement and key cultural opportunities.
- Identify established and emerging talent, creators, communities and moments with strong brand relevance.
- Evaluate opportunities using brand fit, audience quality, content potential, cultural value, risk and expected impact.
- Build and sustain trusted relationships with talent, managers, agents, publicists, stylists, creators and industry leaders.
- Lead outreach, negotiation and partnership development across paid and earned activity.
- Oversee contracts, approvals, budgets and deliverables with clients, legal teams and talent representatives.
- Create long-term relationship programs, not one-off transactions, wherever this better serves the brand.
- Turn talent and influencer partnerships into strong stories across earned, owned and social channels.
- Partner with media relations, digital, creative, production and events teams from concept through delivery.
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant experience in talent relations, influencer or entertainment marketing, public relations, cultural strategy or brand partnerships.
- Experience advising luxury, fashion, beauty, lifestyle or culture-led brands in an agency or in-house environment.
- A strong, current network across talent representation, entertainment, creators, fashion, beauty, media and culture.
- A record of leading integrated talent and influencer programs that deliver awareness, engagement and business value.
- Confident negotiation and commercial skills, including experience with contracts, budgets and complex stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of social platforms, creator partnerships, content, analytics and performance reporting.
- Clear, persuasive communication and the judgment to counsel senior clients in fast-moving situations.
- Proven people leadership, with the ability to set direction, develop talent and collaborate across specialist teams.
- Excellent organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and travel as required.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience. Relevant study in communications, public relations, marketing or journalism is helpful but not essential.
KCD
KCD is a global leader in brand experience with offices in New York, Paris, London, and Los Angeles. For more than 40 years, the agency has developed and applied its unparalleled fashion expertise while also servicing culture-driven industries across popular, luxury and community pillars. KCD’s teams work with brands that span emerging to established, amplifying new buzz, and maintaining legacy power alike. With customized creative strategies, comprehensive public relations campaigns, and world-class event solutions, KCD’s precision-focused execution makes an impact across today’s most relevant channels. Always at the frontier of innovation, KCD is dedicated to a continuum of experience: Catalyzing it, creating it, and ensuring that it lasts.
Salaries
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$150K/yr
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Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
127 (31% of company)
Median Career Experience
28 years
Median Tenure
29.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
5.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
25.1%
Direct
44.7%
Referral
5%
Social
23.5%
Paid
1.5%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~412
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