Influencer & Creator Associate Partner

Influencer & Creator Associate Partner Location: Remote First / Hybrid (Manchester) Type: Full-Time (5 days per week) The Opportunity Are you a strategic social expert who can lead high-impact creator strategies and build industry-defining influencer campaigns? Open Partners is looking for an Influencer & Creator Associate Partner to drive and grow the creator proposition for our clients. Working at the intersection of culture, community, and commerce, you will sit within our Social & Influencer team and collaborate closely with creative, paid media, PR, and client leads to deliver integrated, performance-led work. You will own the end-to-end management of creator campaigns across multiple platforms, scaling creator-first strategies that drive brand fame, engagement, and measurable outcomes. Your Role & Responsibilities End-to-End Campaign Delivery: Lead the day-to-day management of influencer campaigns from initial strategy and sourcing through to approvals, content delivery, amplification, and reporting. Network & Relationship Building: Build and nurture strong relationships with creators and talent agents to maintain a high-quality, diverse, and relevant partner network. Commercial & Legal Management: Negotiate and manage creator contracts, budgets, licensing, usage rights, and approvals in collaboration with legal and client teams. Strategy & Pitching: Develop and pitch creator-first content strategies that align with client goals, brand tone, and campaign objectives. Audience-Led Talent Selection: Identify the right creators based on audience insights, cultural alignment, and performance history across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and emerging platforms. Cross-Functional Amplification: Collaborate with paid social and creative teams to integrate creator content into paid amplification strategies for performance-driven outcomes. Trend Spotting & Innovation: Stay on top of platform trends, internet culture, and viral moments to proactively surface creative opportunities and talent recommendations. Framework Development: Work with the Social & Influencer Partner to develop scalable creator-led campaign frameworks and reusable models across clients. Performance Reporting & Insights: Analyse campaign metrics across engagement, reach, conversions, and sentiment to inform future talent selection and creative iteration. What Success Looks Like in 6 Months Trusted Partnerships: You have built trusted client and talent relationships, establishing yourself as a knowledgeable leader in creator culture and influencer strategy. Centralised Operations: You have created scalable, consistent campaign frameworks and operational systems across the Social & Influencer team. Co-Intelligent Output: You deliver performance-led, culturally relevant campaigns that seamlessly integrate creator content across paid media, PR, and creative disciplines. Scalable Delivery: You have established efficient end-to-end workflows that manage content calendars, briefs, and brand safety guidelines seamlessly. What You’ll Bring Influencer Marketing Expertise: 4+ years of experience in influencer marketing, social media, or creator management, preferably within an agency or creative-led environment. Commercial & Legal Acuity: Strong working knowledge of creator contracts, licensing, usage rights, ASA/CAP compliance, and budget management. Cultural Immersion: Deep immersion in internet and creator culture, with a natural instinct for spotting emerging trends, formats, and talent. Integrated Thinking: Experience using data and audience insights to select talent, combined with the ability to collaborate across PR, social, paid media, and creative teams. Persuasive Communication: Confident, articulate presentation skills to pitch creator strategies to clients and give constructive creative feedback to creators. Platform & CX Tool Knowledge: Experience with influencer platforms (such as Tagger or CreatorIQ) and social listening or CX tools (such as Sprout, Sprinklr, or Brandwatch) is desirable. Our Values & Mindset At Open Partners, we hire mindset first. It is the single biggest factor of success in our business, and we believe you can grow that mindset in any walk of life and career background. If you do not have direct industry experience but possess a fierce growth mindset and transferable skills to excel, we want to hear from you. We hold ourselves to three simple standards: Smarter: Aim high, train hard, embrace next. Faster: Learn fast, adapt fast, act fast. Better: Think, say, and do what is best. Ready to shape the future of creator marketing? Apply today! Department Social Locations Manchester Remote status Hybrid About Open Partners Open Partners was founded in 2017 to be The Agency of Next . Designed to be constantly focussed on the future, we think ahead for our clients, quickly pivoting them to new areas of opportunity as they arise. Delivering marketing transformations for over 50 clients, Open Partners’ integrated Media, Data and Creative capabilities drive more accountable and effective returns for international performance advertisers. We strive to always be smarter, faster, and better - all the while upholding the very highest standards of commercial and operational integrity.