Manager, Creator Partnerships

LE001 The.Team: SME, LLC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The TEAM, based in Toronto, seeks a Manager with influencer experience to oversee influencer campaigns, manage project leads and build strong client relationships. You will work with internal teams to ensure smooth execution within schedule and budget.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in influencer marketing, excellent communication, and a proven track record of delivering measurable results. This is a full-time, hybrid role with 3 days in-office at our Toronto offices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience managing influencer campaigns and clients.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work across multiple projects with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute influencer campaigns across multiple clients and verticals.
• Lead kickoff and weekly status calls with clients.
• Source, vet and contract influencer talent and negotiate with agents.
• Provide strategic and creative solutions to drive results against client goals.
• Ensure campaigns meet KPIs and manage timelines and budgets.
• Prepare project reporting and actionable recommendations.

Skills

Influencer marketing

Campaign management

Client relations

Budget management

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

THE TEAM is proud to provide representation and marketing services to talent, brands and properties across 28 countries and more than 70 cities worldwide. Our brands and properties group partners with iconic brands and rights holders to turn relevance into revenue through integrated strategy and consulting, creative, live experiences and commercialization. We help clients understand, connect to and inspire global audiences by bringing together brands, properties and talent/creators to build meaningful relationships that drive measurable business outcomes. In Canada, we’ve proudly been recognized as the Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada’s "Agency of the Year" for 5 of the past 6 years. As THE TEAM supports hybrid working environments and also acknowledges the benefits of in-office collaboration, our global policy is 3-days per week in-office. Shaped by our belief in the unifying power of sports, music and entertainment, THE TEAM leads with intelligence, ideas and influence. For more information, please visit the.team.

THE TEAM seeks a Manager with influencer experience that truly understands the social landscape and has a passion for influencers. The right candidate will oversee influencer campaigns, manage project leads and build meaningful client relationships. They will work closely with internal teams and clients to ensure a streamlined and effective execution of projects. They will use their experience and understanding of the digital space to deliver impactful influencer campaigns, in line with schedule and budget.

What you'll do:

• This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is extremely organized, process oriented, and self-starting.
• Successful candidates will lead campaigns and act as a trusted resource for clients and internal team members.
• They should be passionate about the evolution of the brand-customer relationship and enthusiastic about all things digital and social.
• They should have a high-level ability to communicate effectively, creatively solve problems, and make decisions.
• Most importantly, they should be curious to learn and willing to put themselves in uncomfortable positions, constantly striving to push the boundaries of what is possible.

This is a full-time permanent role, hybrid 3x week from our Toronto offices.

• Execute successful influencer campaigns across a number of clients and verticals
• Serve as client primary contact, leading kick-off calls and weekly status calls
• Provide strategic and creative solutions to drive impactful results against client goals
• Source, vet and contract influencer talent
• Demonstrate the ability to negotiate with talent and agents
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure all client KPIs are met
• Should have experience managing paid media process and reporting
• Efficiently manage deliverables timelines and budgets
• Prepare and present project reporting, analyzing performance relative to the campaign objectives and providing actionable recommendations

Who you are:

• 5+ years experience with managing clients and executing influencer campaigns
• Strong organizational and execution skills with the ability to work across multiple projects
• Strong attention to detail and creative problem-solving abilities
• Well versed in influencer marketing space with knowledge of all social platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch and Snapchat)
• Successfully understands how to work with cross-functional teams to execute successful campaigns
• Management experience of internal teams
• Confident communication skills - both verbal and written
• Must be self-motivated, driven and able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills and comfortable with client facing role
• Passionate about the influencer and talent space
• Proven track record of successfully meeting and exceeding client expectations and goals

Base salary range: $60-75k CAD plus bonus potential if applicable for role.

Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc. The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role.

THE TEAM does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

THE TEAM is proudly an equal opportunity employer. We are always searching for the most passionate and talented people from all backgrounds and experiences to join us.

More than 20 years into our evolution, we continue to expand our global reach and capabilities to serve clients across sports, music and entertainment. We are committed to making a meaningful impact across key areas of inclusion, community service and sustainability - not only for our employees, but for clients and the industry at large. THE TEAM is a leading global sports, music and entertainment company. Led by intelligence, ideas and influence, we provide representation and marketing services to talent, brands and properties.