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Senior Creator Partnerships Manager

Applovin


Job Location:

Palo Alto, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 89000 - 133000
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About AppLovin

AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers. The company provides end-to-end advertising solutions for businesses to reach monetize and grow their global audiences. For more information about AppLovin visit: .

To deliver on this mission our global team is composed of team members with life experiences backgrounds and perspectives that mirror our developers and customers around the world. At AppLovin we are intentional about the team and culture we are building seeking candidates who are outstanding in their own right and also demonstrate their support of others.

About Gist
Gist is a new consumer social app built by AppLovin a handbook for the curious. Were building our creative engine from the ground up and were looking for a Creative Strategist who lives at the intersection of storytelling and performance data.
In this role youll own the creative strategy behind our paid social advertising. Youll concept brief and iterate on ads that are genuinely enriching while staying deeply connected to the metrics that determine what scales.
Central to this is your ability to identify brief and collaborate with top creators to produce authentic content that resonates at scale.
This is a hands-on seat. Youre not handing briefs to an agency and reviewing decks. Youre in the work.

About the Role
We are launching a new social platform dedicated to the relatable actionable content that people use to navigate their daily lives.
We are looking for a Senior Creator Partnerships Manager to be the connective tissue between our platform and the macro and mega influencer talent that will define it.
This is a dealmaker role we want someone who knows the influencer landscape cold has relationships with talent management companies and can negotiate custom agreements that make top creators want to build on a new platform.
You will own a budget set recruitment strategy and be the reason our best creators show up.

A Day in the Life

  • Recruit macro and mega/celebrity influencers across US lifestyle verticals to post on our platform and amplify their content elsewhere.
  • Develop and own creator partnership strategy identifying the right talent mix negotiating custom deals and managing relationships with influencers and their management companies.
  • Own and optimize a creator recruitment budget balancing deal value against platform growth and content quality goals.
  • Build and maintain a strong pipeline of creator talent through your existing network and proactive outreach across agencies management firms and platforms.
  • Collaborate with global cross-functional teams to structure deals and ensure smooth creator onboarding and activation.
  • Track and report on creator performance partnership ROI and content impact to inform ongoing strategy.
The Impact Youll Make
  • Define the creator roster that shapes our platforms identity and drives daily active use from launch.
  • Establish Gists credibility in the influencer ecosystem becoming the go-to contact for talent looking to expand to new platforms.
  • Build scalable partnership frameworks and deal structures that can grow with the platform across markets.
  • Directly influence product direction with ground-level insight into what creators need to succeed on a feed-based platform.
Who You Are
  • 5 years of experience in influencer partnerships creator talent or influencer marketing ideally at an agency that works with brands and manages or brokers relationships with large-scale talent.
  • Proven track record working with macro (500K1M followers) and mega/celebrity (1M) influencers across lifestyle beauty wellness food or adjacent verticals.
  • A strong existing Rolodex relationships with talent managers MCNs and agency contacts that you can activate quickly.
  • Deep fluency in custom deal negotiation: you know market rates deal structures exclusivity windows and how to get to yes without overpaying.
  • Comfortable working with a creator recruitment budget and being accountable for the ROI it generates.
  • Experience working with or inside a global organization while owning a domestic US remit.
  • Strong communicator who can represent Gist credibly in rooms with top-tier talent and their representatives.
Nice to Have
  • Existing relationships with influencers in the 500K5M follower range who are open to emerging platform opportunities.
  • Experience at a platform (TikTok Instagram YouTube Snapchat or similar) in a partnerships or creator growth capacity.
  • Familiarity with lifestyle feed content dynamics what drives daily engagement retention and shareability.
Why Join This Venture
  • This is more than a partnerships role its a chance to define the creator ecosystem of a new global product inside an industry leader.
  • Enjoy the autonomy and deal-making latitude of a startup backed by AppLovins resources technology and scale.
  • Work with a lean fast-moving team that values relationships speed and creative thinking.
  • High visibility into how creator strategy drives product growth with a direct line to leadership from day one.

AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach. Total compensation at AppLovin is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Depending on the position offered equity and other forms of incentive compensation (as applicable) may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to dental vision and other benefits.

Other Types of Pay: Equity eligible

Health Insurance: Medical Dental Vision Life Disability

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off: Unlimited Discretionary Time Off

Paid Holidays: 10 paid holidays per year

Paid Sick Leave: 80 hours per year

Method of Application: Apply online

Application Window: The application window is expected to close within 30 days of the posting date.

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CA Base Pay Range

$89000 - $133000 USD

AppLovin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about EEO rights as an applicanthere.
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AppLovin will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. If youre applying for a position in California learn morehere.
To support an efficient and fair hiring process we may use technology-assisted tools including artificial intelligence (AI) to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers.

Required Experience:

Manager


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