Influencer Marketing & Creator Outreach Manager

This role is open to candidates based in LATAM, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Please note that as this role supports U.S.-based clients, candidates must be available to work during U.S. business hours aligned with the client’s time zone.

 

Our client is a fast-growing, Chicago-based footwear and accessories brand known for its bold, fashion-forward aesthetic. As the brand continues to expand its social media presence, they are looking for an Influencer Marketing & Creator Outreach Manager to build and manage relationships with content creators who authentically represent the brand and help drive awareness, engagement, and sales.

ROLE OVERVIEW

As the Influencer Marketing & Creator Outreach Manager, you will be responsible for identifying, recruiting, and managing influencer partnerships that align with the brand. You will own creator outreach and partnership execution, helping build a strong network of creators who consistently produce high-quality content featuring the company's products.

You will also coordinate gifting and paid partnerships, manage campaign budgets, track creator performance, and oversee multiple influencer initiatives simultaneously. This is an execution-focused role for someone who understands influencer marketing, communicates exceptionally well, enjoys developing genuine creator relationships, and can maintain a high level of organization in a fast-paced environment.

LOCATION

Fully Remote | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Influencer Discovery & Outreach

• Identify and source creators across Instagram and TikTok who align with the brand's aesthetic, audience, and marketing objectives.

• Evaluate prospective creators based on content quality, engagement, audience fit, and overall brand alignment.

• Conduct creator outreach and develop a consistent pipeline of potential influencer partnerships.

• Identify emerging creators and new partnership opportunities that can expand brand awareness and customer acquisition.

Influencer Campaign Management

• Coordinate influencer gifting campaigns and paid partnerships from concept through execution.

• Manage campaign timelines, deliverables, approvals, product shipments, and content schedules.

• Coordinate with Marketing, Creative, E-commerce, and Operations teams to ensure campaigns launch on time.

• Ensure creators meet campaign expectations, partnership requirements, and content deliverables.

• Manage multiple influencer campaigns simultaneously while maintaining accuracy and consistent follow-through.

Campaign Budget & ROI Management

• Own influencer campaign budgets across gifting, paid partnerships, and related campaign expenses.

• Track campaign spend and ensure initiatives remain within approved budgets.

• Monitor campaign ROI by evaluating engagement, conversions, affiliate sales, revenue, and return on influencer investment.

• Analyze campaign performance against spend and recommend opportunities to improve budget efficiency and overall results.

Creator Relationship Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for creators throughout each partnership.

• Maintain consistent communication and build genuine, long-term creator relationships.

• Negotiate collaboration terms within established guidelines.

• Identify high-performing creators for recurring collaborations and longer-term partnerships.

• Ensure creators receive products, information, feedback, and other campaign requirements on schedule.

Performance Tracking & Reporting

• Track campaign performance across engagement, reach, impressions, conversions, affiliate sales, revenue, and content delivery.

• Maintain organized records of creator partnerships, budgets, deliverables, deadlines, and campaign results.

• Evaluate creator performance to identify high-performing partnerships and opportunities for improvement.

• Use campaign insights to recommend future creators, collaborations, and optimization opportunities.

Market Research & Trend Monitoring

• Stay current on influencer marketing trends, creator behavior, and emerging opportunities across Instagram and TikTok.

• Monitor competitor influencer campaigns and partnership activity.

• Identify emerging creators who align with the brand's positioning.

• Recommend new creator partnerships and campaign concepts based on trends and performance insights.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

• 2+ years of experience in influencer marketing, creator partnerships, affiliate marketing, PR, or social media.

• Experience managing influencer gifting and/or paid partnership campaigns.

• Experience sourcing and recruiting creators across Instagram and TikTok.

• Experience managing multiple influencer campaigns and partnerships simultaneously.

• Experience working with fashion, beauty, lifestyle, or DTC consumer brands is strongly preferred.

Skills

• Demonstrates excellent written communication and relationship-building abilities when conducting creator outreach, managing partnerships, and maintaining ongoing influencer relationships.

• Has strong organizational and project management skills and can successfully coordinate multiple campaigns, deadlines, deliverables, approvals, and product shipments simultaneously.

• Can evaluate prospective creators based on content quality, audience alignment, engagement, and overall brand fit.

• Has a strong understanding of the Instagram and TikTok creator ecosystems and can identify relevant creators and emerging influencer trends.

• Has experience managing influencer campaign budgets and can evaluate performance using engagement, conversions, affiliate sales, revenue, and ROI.

• Has hands-on experience using influencer marketing platforms such as GRIN, Aspire, CreatorIQ, Upfluence, or similar platforms to support creator discovery and campaign management.

• Is comfortable using Google Workspace and AI-powered productivity tools to maintain organized campaign workflows and improve efficiency.

• Familiarity with Shopify is considered a plus.

MINDSET & ATTRIBUTES

• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.

• Able to prioritize and successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.

• Outgoing, personable, and confident communicating with creators and brand partners.

• Passionate about fashion, social media, and influencer culture.

• Proactive and resourceful with excellent follow-through.

• Creative thinker who enjoys identifying new partnership opportunities.

• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-growing environment.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• A consistent pipeline of high-quality creators aligned with the brand is developed and maintained.

• Influencer collaborations expand brand awareness and contribute to customer acquisition.

• Gifting and paid partnership campaigns launch on time, within budget, and with strong execution.

• Campaign budgets are effectively managed while maximizing return on influencer investment.

• Creator performance is consistently evaluated using measurable KPIs, including engagement, conversions, affiliate sales, revenue, and ROI.

• High-performing creator relationships develop into recurring partnerships.

• Multiple campaigns and creator relationships are managed effectively without sacrificing organization or quality.

• Leadership can rely on consistent, well-executed influencer initiatives that contribute to measurable growth.

OPPORTUNITY

This is an opportunity to take ownership of influencer marketing and creator outreach for a fast-growing footwear and accessories brand. You will play a hands-on role in identifying creators, developing partnerships, coordinating campaigns, managing budgets, and measuring performance while helping expand the brand's presence across Instagram and TikTok.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE THESE STEPS NEED TO BE FOLLOWED:

• Fill in the application form

• Record a video showcasing your skill sets