• Join Influencer as Executive Director, Brand Partnerships, to drive UK growth, deepen senior client and partner relationships, and turn creator marketing opportunities into lasting business
• This role reports to Group Director, Brand Partnerships
• As Executive Director, Brand Partnerships, you will act as the commercial lead across a defined set of verticals within the UK business
• This role is responsible for driving commercial growth across your sectors through client retention, client growth, partner revenue, and new business acquisition
• You will own opportunities from initial relationship development and outreach through to pitching, negotiation, and commercial progression
• You will work closely with Client Services leadership and wider cross-functional teams to ensure opportunities are onboarded sustainably, scoped responsibly, and positioned for long-term success
• Own commercial growth across defined verticals, delivering against revenue targets through client retention, client growth, partner revenue, and new business acquisition
• Act as the commercial lead across your designated sectors, building Influencer’s visibility, reputation, and relationships within those markets
• Build and maintain strong senior relationships across clients, platforms, agencies, and partners within your sectors
• Develop and maintain clear commercial and relationship growth plans across all key clients and partners within your verticals, identifying opportunities for retention, expansion, upsell, and long-term strategic growth
• Identify, develop, and convert new business opportunities through proactive outreach, networking, relationship development, and strategic prospecting
• Lead commercial conversations, negotiations, pitches, and proposal development across opportunities within your verticals
• Maintain strong pipeline visibility, forecasting accuracy, and opportunity management across your sectors
• Work collaboratively with Client Services leadership to ensure opportunities are scoped responsibly and aligned with operational capability and delivery quality
• Partner closely with Strategy, Measurement, Media, Product, and Creative teams to develop compelling and commercially viable solutions for clients
• Support the growth and visibility of Influencer within your sectors through market knowledge, relationship-building, and external representation
• Maintain strong understanding of changes across creator marketing, platforms, media, technology, and the wider industry landscape
• Contribute positively to the wider commercial culture of the business through collaboration, mentorship, and leadership presence

Benefits

• Private Healthcare: We’ve got you covered for a range of healthcare needs
• Enhance Parental Leave: We support our people with big life changes
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): We provide confidential counselling for our people as well as financial and legal support
• Hybrid Working Model: We understand that your best work doesn’t need to be in our offices. That’s why we offer our people the option to work from home for two days a week
• Enhanced Annual Leave/Paid Time Off: So you can enjoy more time on personal interests and with family
• Flex National Holidays: We have a globally diverse team, so you have the choice of swapping national holidays to align with those that matter to you
• End of Year Closure: Enjoy our gift to you with paid time off at the end of the year, in addition to your annual leave
• Flexible Working: Start and finish times that can be flexed to support you
• Work from Anywhere Policy: Enjoy the freedom to work from where you want
• Dog Friendly Office: Your four-legged friends are always welcome in our office
• Influencer Tenure Programme: We appreciate the loyalty of our people by offering rewards based on the time spent working with us
• Regular Team Socials, Summer & End of Year Parties: To celebrate our success and all the amazing work our people do to achieve these
• Recognition Platform: A space for our people to celebrate each other and award points that can be converted to discounted purchases and experiences
• Learning & Development Budget: Development training to support all of our people to feel confident in their growth at any stage of their career

• This role is ideal for a highly commercial and entrepreneurial individual with strong growth instincts, excellent relationship management skills, and the ambition to progress into broader leadership responsibilities over time
• Highly motivated, collaborative, and commercially driven approach
• Strong understanding of influencer marketing, creator ecosystems, and platform trends
• Strong commercial experience within influencer marketing, media, advertising, social, technology, or integrated agency environments
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong commercial instincts and growth focus
• Ambition and capability to grow into broader leadership responsibilities over time
• Experience managing pipelines, forecasting, and opportunity progression
• Strong pitching, negotiation, and commercial storytelling skills
• Proven track record driving revenue growth and developing senior client relationships
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills