Account Executive, Creator Marketing (Finance)

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As an Account Executive, Creator Marketing, you will be responsible for supporting day-to-day execution of creator programs of all sizes for a major U.S. retail brand account. You will work with a team of experts on creator sourcing, vetting, creator relationship management, program development, and program execution of cross-platform creator brand integrations. You will support specialized areas of expertise, including digital, social, creative, and paid media.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, vet and manage creator partnerships from proposal to management and reporting through final invoice payment
• Assist in campaign execution from start to finish including creator identification, outreach and negotiation, management of deliverables, campaign reporting
• Lead executional tactics for offline / online activations with influencers
• Actively source opportunities for creator programming with existing clients and provide strategic recommendations on how influencers can amplify current and future initiatives
• Understands and participates in agency billing and invoicing procedures; records and submits time, expenses and POs to the right project codes on a timely basis
• Collaborate with a diverse team of varied specialists from account leads and planners to art directors and copywriters to analysts and earned-paid-and-social strategists
• Contribute to program recaps and reporting
• Support all creator contracts, payments and POs

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 1 year of experience in marketing communications or a related field
• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven understanding of creator marketing, digital and social media platforms, trends, and measurement approaches
• Experience managing multiple small and mid-sized influencer projects
• Experience managing multiple campaigns/workstreams simultaneously
• Familiarity with all stages of influencer programming (i.e. identifying creators, vetting creators, drafting offer letters, review process, program execution and wrap reports), in addition to an understanding of what steps lead to the next
• Passionate about the role creators can play in an integrated marketing plan
• Demonstrate an interest and expertise of trends (social, digital, tech, cultural) and relative best practices across organic and branded content
• Strong writing skills, as well as the ability to interact with internal teams professionally and maintain relationships with creators, agents and managers
• Experience working with multiple tiers of creators and supporting programs across multiple digital channels
• Experience executing social content that gets supported with various paid media tactics
• Solid understanding of best practices for all top social media platforms and FTC guidelines
• Ability to interpret creative briefs and drive influencer partnership negotiations that align brand objectives with creator needs
• Basic understanding of metrics, ability to gather/build metrics decks, and basic knowledge of additional measurement tactics to demonstrate success of programming
• Experience collaborating with integrated teams and approaching work with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
• Ability to identify and plan against KPIs and goals for each campaign
• Experience driving effective communications with internal teams and managers, proactively anticipating and communicating program needs
• Skilled at prioritizing and managing multiple deadlines under pressure
• Awareness of cultural trends and the ability to share relevant insights with internal teams
• Experience in the retail or fashion industry or a passion for fashion / thrifting a plus

$55,000 - $68,000 a year

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An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.

Edelman offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.

Edelman is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage racially and ethnically diverse people, members of the LGBTQ community, veterans, parents, individuals with disabilities and members of any and all protected classes to apply.