Influencer Manager

Liverpool, UK (Hybrid)

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Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the influencer strategy for a fashion retailer, shaping relationships from micro to macro levels, coordinating with social and PR to seed product, drive thought leadership, and optimize budget-driven ROI.

  • Influencer ecosystem ownership across talent, storytelling, and platform partnerships.
  • Cross-functional collaboration with Social, Product, and PR to fuel cultural relevance and events.
  • Budget, agency management, and performance metrics to prove impact and cost efficiency.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Create, lead and execute our influencers strategy - Lead the relationships for Matalan with influencers through proactive storytelling around our products and partnerships - Work hand in hand with our social & influencers team to identify key influencers/ambassadors, at the micro/mid and macro levels to tell the Matalan story - Build meaningful relationships with influencers and taste makers to create momentum for the brand as a style destination, including thought leadership platforms highlighting our new strategy of everyday style, quality and value - Develop and a execute a Influencers strategy that elevates Matalan’s position as a leading value fashion retailer - Build process working closely with our product teams to bring a consistent flow of product to relevant influencers to ensure we are part of the cultural conversation - Support the Senior manager in being a trusted advisor to the executive team, providing guidance on media engagement on thought leadership for influencers - Work closely with the PR manager on the strategy and execution of experiential marketing initiatives, ensuring brand activations, event and in-store experiences enhance customer engagement and strengthen our brand position, by bringing the right talent to them - Work closely with the PR manager to optimise the attendance of key influencers to our press events - Lead and inspire your team, fostering a culture of creativity, agility, and accountability - Ensure your team works closely and in full collaboration with the wider social and and PR team - Own, manage and optimise budgets, agency relationships, and performance metrics to deliver ROI-driven collaborations while maintaining cost efficiency
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Matalan

From humble beginnings to disruptive innovations in the retail industry, when we say there’s no other retailer like Matalan, we really mean it! There’s an honesty and energy here that allows our people to shine, which our colleagues, customers and suppliers love. With over 200 stores in the UK, a growing online presence and over 15,000 employees, we’re a thriving, omnichannel value retailer that’s going places and delivering year on year growth. If you want to work for a company that’s passionate about its people, helps you to grow and be the best you can be, then you’ve come to the right place. We work together to support our customers, suppliers and each other, and we’re excited by the possibility of our people helping us to shape the future of retail.We make sure every voice is heard, nurture the ambitions of our people and invest in their future. Our amazing and diverse people make us who we are and our values are the driving force behind everything we do: Think Customer, Think Family, Be Real, Be the Best.Talent is quickly spotted and nurtured, and there are lots of opportunities to tailor make your own career and learn with us.Right now, Matalan is stepping in to a new age and embracing the changing face of retail. We have some exciting opportunities across the business in Retail and Logistics, as well as Ecommerce, Marketing, Technology and Product at our Head Office in Liverpool and our new Creative Hub in London.

Founded in 1985
Kirkby, England, GBR
5.4K employees (186 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
35.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.3%
Direct
26%
Referral
41.7%
Social
6.6%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
186 (3% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$33.2M
Last Raise
$33.2M
Seed, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2025
    Seed • $33.2M

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