Influencer Marketing Specialist

Poppy Ai; Remote; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic AI startup is seeking an Influencer Marketing Specialist to support creator partnerships and drive growth. The ideal candidate will be curious, possess strong communication skills, and have a hunter mentality towards closing deals. Responsibilities include building target lists, sending outreach messages, and following up with creators. This full-time role offers a salary range of ZAR 15,000 to ZAR 25,000 per month in a remote work environment.

Qualifications

• Hungry to learn and absorb information from the team.
• Genuinely interested in building relationships with creators.
• Eager to close partnership deals.

Responsibilities

• Build target lists of content creators aligned with our product.
• Send outreach messages per day, utilizing automation tools.
• Follow up relentlessly with creators who do not respond.
• Take outreach calls and close deals.

Skills

Natural curiosity

Strong communication

Hunter mentality

Job description

Influencer Marketing Specialist – Poppy AI

Hi, I'm Amaanath, Head of Creator Partnerships at Poppy AI.

Poppy AI is an AI tool that helps content creators, marketers & business owners work visually with AI to create content, ads, write copy and save hours per month.

We currently have over 7 paying customers and generate $5 million in annual revenue.

In

• my small team of two produced $1.5 million through creator partnerships, accounting for 30% of company revenue.

Our aim for

• is to scale this team to generate $5 million from creator partnerships.

Ideal Candidate

• Natural curiosity: hungry to learn, absorb information from the team, and independently discover new creators and partnership tactics.
• What‑ever‑it‑takes mindset: persistently pursue the right creators, using creative outreach and leveraging any advantage.
• Strong communication: not required to be an extrovert, but genuinely interested in building conversation and relationships with creators.
• Hunter mentality: eager to close partnership deals and drive growth.

Culture

We are a team of “savages” obsessed with building something huge.

We value fast decision‑making, brutal honesty, and relentless grinding.

We celebrate wins but keep moving at lightning speed.

You’ll be part of a tribe of killers who push each other to be better every single day.

Daily Responsibilities

• Build target lists of content creators aligned with our product.
• Send + outreach messages per day, utilizing automation tools.
• Follow up relentlessly with creators who do not respond.
• Eventually take outreach calls yourself and close deals.
• Receive training and support on how to refine outreach and close partnerships.

We’re not looking for the following

• Someone desiring traditional work‑life balance.
• Someone afraid of getting on calls with creators.

We would love to hear from you if you

• Are obsessed with growth and hitting aggressive targets.
• Can build systems and processes from scratch.

Want to grow with a fast‑moving startup.

Are excited by the prospect of helping us hit our $5 million creator partnership goal in

Disclaimer

I've never built a team before and much of what we do today lives purely in my head.

I am learning, systemising, onboarding, and creating success plans for new hires, but the role will not be a breezy ride.

If you are ready to join in from the ground up and help us dominate the creator economy, this could be a good fit for you.

Job Details

• Title: Influencer Marketing Specialist
• Location: Remote (South Africa)
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Seniority: Entry level
• Industry: Software Development
• Salary: ZAR 15,–ZAR 25, per month