Senior Consultant, Influencer

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More about the role:

Burson is looking for a Consultant or Senior Consultant with specialization in Influencer Marketing to work across iconic beauty retail and CPG brands. As a part of WPP Onefluence youll be joining a a full-service network with the most sophisticated influencer expertise around the globe to meet client scale.

Influencer marketing is a core piece of our business and we are seeking someone who is as passionate about this world as we are. Were looking for candidates that are social first tapped in and passionate about consumer brands.

Heres what youd be doing:

• Overseeing and conducting identification vetting and outreach of on-brand and campaign relevant influencers for paid collaborations and long-term partnerships based on strategic plan development from senior team & clients
• Manage all negotiation project management and measurement of influencer programs with a focus on paid collaborations and long-term partnerships based on strategic plan development from senior team & clients
• Establish and maintain relationships with key contacts within the influencer space
• Lead day-to-day client relationships by becoming a trusted go-to collaborator
• Thoughtful and strategic approach to executing multi-platform influencer programs by leveraging trends and data driven insights to integrate with wider PR objectives
• Collaborate with team on monitoring and compliance across all activities
• Account depending responsible for developing and/or providing input into campaign reports by tracking and optimizing organic and paid influencer content along with analyzing to provide actionable insights and opportunities
• Keeping on top of emerging social trends platforms technologies and influencers in the Canadian market
• Carrying out social media listening and research to identify trends in online conversations and to pinpoint relevant influencers
• In partnership with senior leads educates and shares knowledge with teams on trends and best practices

What youll need to get here:

• A minimum of5-7years experience in end-to-end influencer relations and project management with a background in PR Social or Digital agencies
• Existing relationships Canadian influencers and agencies with a proven ability to develop meaningful influencer relationships that result in authentic story-telling that drive impact
• Ability to utilize metrics and insights from various social platforms including Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Pinterest and other emerging channels for optimization and future plan recommendations
• Clear understanding of the influencer marketing landscape the importance and role of influencer marketing and best practices
• Experience negotiating partnership agreements
• Experience utilizing influencer identification and vetting systems like CreatorIQ Traackr or in-platform tools
• Ability to effectively communicate information and ideas in written and verbal format
• Flawless organizational skills and keen attention to detail to maintain client service excellence
• Ability to prioritize and manage high volumes of requests
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Creative thinker and problem solver
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop Illustrator) is a plus

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