Influencer Manager

We Are Social; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Work From Anywhere scheme

WAS Passport

Job summary

Join a dynamic and creative global agency as an Influencer Manager! In this exciting role, you will lead influencer campaigns, manage relationships, and collaborate with talented teams to deliver innovative marketing solutions. Your expertise will drive engagement and success for global clients. With a focus on equity and inclusion, this agency offers a vibrant culture where your contributions matter. Enjoy benefits like 25 days of holiday and the flexibility to work from anywhere. If you're passionate about influencer marketing and ready to make an impact, this is the opportunity for you!

Qualifications

• Managed end-to-end influencer campaigns, ensuring timely payments.
• Strong knowledge of social media platforms and influencer trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead influencer relationship management from identification to payment.
• Manage projects from insights to implementation and reporting.

Skills

Influencer Relationship Management

Client Management

Social Media Knowledge

Negotiation Skills

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Data-Driven Insights

Tools

Social Media Platforms

Social Insights Tools

Job description

Who We Are

We are a global socially-led creative agency, with unrivalled social media and influencer marketing expertise. With over 1,200 people in four continents, we deliver a global perspective to our clients in a time when social media is shaping culture.

We're proud to be a multi award-winning agency, with Cannes Lions, One Show, Webby and Shorty Awards, to name but a few. Our most recent work has seen us help Amazon Music, Activision and Adidas deliver some of their biggest and most innovative campaigns to date.

As well as creating for clients, we help educate the wider industry. Our Instagram publication The Feed tracks culture at the speed of social. 6,500 people registered or tuned into our events last year, and our reports garnered more than 20 million views.

The Opportunity

Are you passionate about building strong relationships with influencers?

Do you thrive in a dynamic, creative environment where you can manage end-to-end influencer campaigns?

Are you looking to work with global clients and a talented team in a fast-growing social agency?

We are looking for an Influencer Manager to join our team. You will be responsible for leading influencer relationship management, from identification to outreach, management and payment processing. You will manage influencer projects from the insights stage through to the implementation and final reporting stages. You will nurture and grow influencer and talent agency relationships, acting as the main point of contact. You will help spearhead the influencer offering within WAS, being a thought leader and go-to expert in this space.

Requirements
What You'll Have Delivered Elsewhere

• Managed influencer relationships end-to-end, from outreach to payment processing, reducing payment delays.
• Led influencer projects from insights to implementation and reporting, delivering successful campaigns with budgets between £30k-£300k.
• Executed influencer campaigns with data-driven insights, increasing engagement rates.
• Coordinated influencer payment terms and schedules with finance, ensuring 100% on-time payments.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with Research & Insights, Cultural Insights, Strategy, Creative, Editorial, and CS teams, driving improvement in campaign efficiency.
• Delivered end-to-end influencer campaigns with a 90% success rate, as measured by engagement and ROI benchmarks.

What Else Are We Looking For?

• Strong knowledge of social media platforms (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X, Facebook, Twitch, Snapchat, LinkedIn). Agency experience within influencer, PR, creative, digital partnerships, or project management.
• Client management experience, including working with global and local UK clients.
• Existing relationships and a personal network of contacts within the influencer industry.
• Experience with influencers, social insights, and listening tools is a plus.
• Understanding and ability to exploit social and influencer trends.
• Negotiating experience.
• Relationship builder with strong communication and attention to detail.

Benefits
Our Culture and the Nice Stuff

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion runs in the water here at We Are Social. We are transparent about the changes that are needed, we are focused on making real strides, both internally and within the industry and we strive to truly be a workplace that represents, supports and advocates for ALL. Our Charter for Change in the UK can be found here which details our focus areas across People, Work and Culture in 2025.

If you require any support, adjustments or accommodations for any reason whatsoever during the recruitment process, please let us know via [e-mail]

So let's get to the good stuff, we offer all those things you would naturally expect; 25 days holiday, pension scheme & life assurance. But what we love most is connection, so we have our WAS Passport and Work From Anywhere schemes which allow you to truly connect to colleagues all over the world!

About

But what's life around here really like day-to-day? Well, we ask our people regularly what they think about us/their role and here are some of the most common things they say:

• I value my manager we have a good relationship
• We love to ‘get social' with the people I work with
• Trusted to get on with the job, without ‘micro-management'!

If this all sounds like the place you have been waiting to find then apply now! What are you waiting for?

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other
• Industries
• Advertising Services