Creator Partnerships Manager

Aftershoot; New Delhi; On-site; INR 6,776,000 - 10,649,000; Full time

Job summary

Aftershoot is building a global community of photographers, leveraging AI tools to streamline post-processing. We are growing fast with a mission to become the default companion for photographers worldwide.

As a hands-on Partnerships role, you will source creators, negotiate deals, and shape long-term relationships across US time zones, contributing to the marketing engine with cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in influencer, creator, or partnerships marketing (agency or in-house).
• Hands-on experience managing a creator budget.
• Experience working with US or international creators across time zones.
• Excellent spoken and written English; strong negotiation via live calls.
• Real negotiation instincts: persistence and charm.
• Comfort with numbers and measuring campaign impact.
• Familiar with creator/affiliate tools (GRIN, CreatorIQ, Modash, Upfluence, Aspire, Impact.com, PartnerStack).

Responsibilities

• Source, outreach, recruit, and manage creators across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok (US primary).
• Move programs from one-off posts to recurring partnerships and long-term relationships.
• Negotiate rates, deliverables, exclusivity, and usage rights.
• Brief creators, manage timelines, and ensure content ships on schedule.
• Track performance and assess what delivers value to the brand.
• Collaborate with Growth, Content, Product Marketing, and Design.
• Run campaigns around major moments like Black Friday and product launches.

Skills

Influencer marketing

Creator partnerships

Budget management

English fluency

Negotiation skills

Numbers driven

Creator tools

Action oriented

Tools

GRIN

CreatorIQ

Modash

Upfluence

Aspire

Impact.com

PartnerStack

Job description

At Aftershoot, we’re building a global community of photographers who spend less time behind their screens and more time behind the lens. Every feature we create, every update we ship, is designed to make post-processing easier, faster, and smarter for photographers around the world.

From culling to editing to retouching. Our AI tools do all the heavy lifting, so photographers can focus on what they do best: capturing moments, telling stories, and creating magic.

We’re a fast-growing, passionate team backed over 100K+ active users globally. Double-digit ARR in less than 4 years, amazing investors and team who truly believe in our mission.

Our mission is clear: Become the default companion for every photographer in the world.

If you care deeply about building meaningful products, working with curious and driven teammates, and being part of a team that genuinely loves what they do, we’d love to meet you.

Let’s create the future of AI in photography, together.

About the Role

This is a hands-on, execution-first role. You'll spend your days sourcing creators, outreaching to them, negotiating deals, briefing content, and making sure it ships. You won't be handed a finished playbook, because we're writing it now. As one of the early members of this team, you'll see what works, say what doesn't, and help shape where the budget goes, which creators earn a renewal, and how we measure results.

Most of our creators are US-based, so you'll work across US time zones occasionally.

What you’ll do:

• Source, outeach, recruit, and manage creators across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. (US as the primary market)

• Move the program from one-off sponsored posts to recurring partnerships, ambassador structures, and long-term relationships

• Negotiate rates, deliverables, exclusivity, and usage rights, including whitelisting so top content can be repurposed in paid media

• Brief creators, hold timelines, and get content over the line when it slips

• Track performance and form a clear view on what's earning its keep and what isn't

• Partner with Growth, Content, Product Marketing, and Design so creator content feeds the wider marketing engine

• Run campaigns around key moments like Black Friday and major product launches

What You’ll Bring

• 3+ years in influencer, creator, or partnerships marketing (agency or in-house), including 2+ years running campaigns end to end

• Hands-on experience managing a meaningful creator budget, and the ability to walk us through what you spent and what you got back

• Experience working with US or international creators, and comfort across time zones

• Excellent spoken and written English. Much of the job is live video calls and negotiation, so you need to be clear, natural, and persuasive

• Real negotiation instincts: persistence and charm in equal measure. Paying a creator is the start of the relationship, not the end

• Comfort with numbers and a point of view on whether a campaign delivered

• Working knowledge of creator and affiliate tools (GRIN, CreatorIQ, Modash, Upfluence, Aspire, Impact.com, PartnerStack, or similar)

• A bias toward action. We test in the market, not in slide decks, and would rather fix a live campaign than perfect a plan

What happens after you apply?

1. Step 1: If your profile aligns with our vibe and requirements for the role, our people team will reach out to you for a brief phone call.

2. Step 2: If everything aligns, your next chat will be with one of your future team members to better understand the role and your experience.

3. Step 3: You will then be given a task - this helps us evaluate your thought process and help you showcase your expertise.

4. Step 4: If everything goes well, you will meet the leadership for a quick bar-raiser round.

5. Step 5: If you do manage to clear all rounds, this is the point we make an offer,shake hands, and welcome you to the team.

You will work with:

1. Captain: Kunal

2. Team Members: Lorena and the rest of the Aftershoot team.