Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

Recognized as Social Media/Influencer Agency of the Year and as the annual partner for Forbes Top Creators List Influential sits at the center of culture and the creator economy.

Through our platform Captiv8 the industrys #1 ranked influencer marketing platform we combine deep API integrations advanced AI and machine learning with human expertise to connect brands with a network of more than 15 million creators worldwide.

Our work powers award-winning campaigns across Meta Snap TikTok YouTube and more partnering with Fortune 500 companies and global organizations to deliver impact across retail foot traffic in-store sales online conversions and TV tune-in.

At Influential youll work with a fast-moving high-performance team solving complex problems and shaping the future of marketing. Youll build grow and make an impact alongside top talent leading brands and the worlds most influential creators.

Ready to join us

Influential is looking for an experienced VP Strategic Partnerships on the West Coast to help drive growth and become a champion of our product and offerings. The ideal candidate will have extensive client and agency relationships across various Fortune 500 brands. The candidate will have a proven track record who is trusted by their brand partners and respected as a leader in the industry. Youll report directly to our EVP Strategic Partnerships becoming an integral part of the sales team that will lead us into our next stage of growth.

• Drive the sales cycle: effectively conduct needs analysis succinctly communicate Influentials vision in the market and proactively negotiate deals to close.
• Own relationships and secure new partnerships with clients outside the Publicis Groupe umbrella.
• Collect insights into a clients organizational structure online and offline marketing strategy and ideal demographic.
• Participate in weekly meetings sales and product trainings
• Identify market opportunities process improvements and facilitate market feedback
• Closely track internal KPIs be mindful of team objectives and key results and follow best practices for automated performance reporting

• Bachelors degree

• 10 years of sales experience in selling managed service influencer marketing campaigns and/or relevant agency experience
• Strong client/industry relationships in the West Coast market
• Prior experience securing multi-year seven figure partnerships
• You have previously engaged with leaders at agencies and Fortune 500 companies
• Proven record of exceeding quarterly objectives and attention to key metrics
• Experience with Salesforce and other productivity related SaaS products
• Proficient in Google Suite and Microsoft Office
• Selling experience in the social/media space preferred

Bonus points if:

• Experienced at a marketing-tech or media start-up
• Youre passionate about social media and/or influencer marketing

Our Publicis Groupe motto Viva La Différence means were better together and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities across all facets of intersectionality and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage dental vision disability 401K as well as parental and family care leave family forming assistance tuition reimbursement and flexible time off.

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