Director, Influencer & Creator Strategy

Confidential; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Director, Influencer & Creator Strategy to lead influencer and creator work for a client at our agency. This temp-to-perm contract position offers a path to a full-time role based on performance.

The role requires an experienced influencer marketer who can independently lead client workstreams and partner with senior influencers on broader strategy. The Director will oversee programs from planning through execution and measurement, mentoring junior staff, and helping

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of experience in influencer marketing, creator strategy, social media, digital marketing, or integrated communications.
• Agency experience preferred, with experience managing multiple clients, programs, and priorities.
• Ability to independently lead influencer and creator workstreams while collaborating with senior leadership.
• Strong understanding of the influencer/creator program lifecycle from strategy to measurement.
• Proven ability to translate objectives, audience insights, and trends into actionable recommendations.
• Experience leading client conversations and presenting strategies and results.
• Strong project and program management skills for overseeing timelines and budgets.
• Experience mentoring junior team members and providing clear direction.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead assigned influencer and creator workstreams, developing strategies and recommendations aligned with client objectives.
• Translate client briefs, audience insights, cultural trends, and platform behaviors into creator strategies and program approaches.
• Partner with senior Influencer, Digital, and PR leadership on development of integrated influencer and creator programs.
• Help apply and evolve agency frameworks, processes, playbooks, and best practices across client work.
• Bring forward emerging creator trends, platforms, partnership models, and opportunities to strengthen client programs.
• Collaborate with PR, social, paid media, creative, and other teams to integrate influencer into broader communications programs.
• Serve as a day-to-day lead for assigned influencer and creator programs, building relationships with clients and internal teams.
• Lead client conversations, presentations, and recommendations related to influencer strategy and program execution.
• Oversee programs from planning and creator identification through outreach, content development, activation, and reporting.
• Provide strategic guidance throughout program lifecycles and escalate to senior leadership when needed.
• Ensure work is strategically sound, creatively strong, and aligned with client objectives and expectations.
• Use performance insights to identify optimization opportunities and inform future recommendations.

Skills

Influencer Marketing

Creator Strategy

Social Media

Digital Marketing

Integrated Communications

Program Leadership

Job description

This position begins as a temporary contract engagement, with a clear path and intent to convert to a full-time role for the right candidate. Conversion will be based on performance, mutual fit, and business need.

We are seeking a Director, Influencer & Creator Strategy to support and help lead influencer and creator work for a client at our agency.

This is a temp-to-perm contract position, with the intent to transition to a full-time role based on mutual fit and performance.

This role is ideal for an experienced influencer marketer who is ready to take on a meaningful leadership role—independently leading client workstreams and programs while partnering with senior Influencer, Digital, and PR leadership on broader strategy and agency initiatives.

The Director will play a key role in bringing influencer and creator strategies to life, overseeing programs from planning through execution and measurement, and helping ensure consistently strong work across clients. They will serve as a trusted partner to account teams and clients, manage and mentor junior team members, and contribute to the continued growth and evolution of our influencer and creator capabilities.

Here’s What You’ll Be Doing

• Independently lead assigned influencer and creator workstreams, developing strategies and recommendations aligned with client objectives
• Translate client briefs, audience insights, cultural trends, and platform behaviors into thoughtful creator strategies and program approaches
• Partner with senior Influencer, Digital, and PR leadership on the development of integrated influencer and creator programs
• Help apply and evolve agency frameworks, processes, playbooks, and best practices across client work
• Bring forward emerging creator trends, platforms, partnership models, and opportunities that can strengthen client programs
• Collaborate with PR, social, paid media, creative, and other teams to ensure influencer is effectively integrated into broader communications programs
• Serve as a day-to-day lead for assigned influencer and creator programs, building strong relationships with clients and internal account teams
• Lead client conversations, presentations, and recommendations related to influencer strategy and program execution
• Oversee programs from planning and creator identification through outreach, negotiation, content development, activation, and reporting
• Provide strategic guidance and solutions throughout the lifecycle of a program, escalating to senior leadership when appropriate
• Ensure work is strategically sound, creatively strong and aligned with client objectives and expectations
• Use program performance and insights to identify opportunities for optimization and inform future recommendations

Team & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Manage and mentor junior and mid-level team members, providing clear direction, feedback, and support
• Delegate effectively while maintaining accountability for the quality and timely delivery of assigned workstreams
• Support the development of team members across creator relations, program management, strategy, measurement and client service
• Act as a knowledgeable resource for PR account teams, helping them navigate influencer and creator opportunities and program needs
• Contribute to a collaborative, solutions-oriented team culture

Operational Excellence

• Oversee the day-to-day management of assigned programs, ensuring work is delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with agency standards
• Maintain strong oversight of program details, timelines, deliverables, creator relationships, and internal workflows
• Help ensure consistent use of agency processes, tools, and measurement approaches across assigned accounts
• Proactively identify challenges and solve problems, bringing in senior leadership when additional guidance or escalation is needed
• Stay current on industry shifts, platform updates, creator trends and evolving best practices

Here’s What You Have

• 6-8+ years of experience in influencer marketing, creator strategy, social media, digital marketing, or integrated communications, with meaningful hands-on influencer experience
• Agency experience preferred, with experience managing multiple clients, programs, and priorities
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead influencer and creator workstreams while collaborating effectively with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
• Strong understanding of the influencer and creator program lifecycle, including strategy, creator identification and vetting, outreach, negotiation, contracting, content development, activation and measurement
• Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to translate client objectives, audience insights, and cultural trends into actionable recommendations
• Experience leading client conversations and presenting strategies, recommendations, and results
• Strong project and program management skills, with the ability to oversee complex workstreams, timelines, budgets, and multiple stakeholders
• Experience managing or mentoring junior team members and providing clear direction and feedback
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution and attention to detail
• Experience supporting new business pitches and developing influencer or creator recommendations
• Working knowledge of influencer measurement, reporting and how to translate program performance into meaningful insights