Senior Creator Partnerships Manager (Influencer Marketing)

Location: Palo Alto, CA, United States

Base pay: $89,000–$133,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global provides end-to-end advertising technologies that help businesses reach, monetize, and grow global audiences. The role supports Gist, a new consumer social app built by hirify.global.

What you will do

• Recruit macro and mega/celebrity influencers across US lifestyle verticals to publish on Gist and amplify content elsewhere.
• Develop and own creator partnership strategy, including talent selection, custom deal negotiation, relationship management, and creator activation.
• Own and optimize the creator recruitment budget against platform growth, content quality, and ROI goals.
• Build a creator talent pipeline through existing relationships and proactive outreach to agencies, management companies, MCNs, and platforms.
• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams to structure deals and support creator onboarding.
• Track creator performance, partnership ROI, and content impact to inform strategy and product direction.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in influencer partnerships, creator talent, or influencer marketing, ideally at an agency working with brands and large-scale talent.
• Proven experience with macro influencers with 500K–1M followers and mega/celebrity influencers with 1M+ followers across lifestyle, beauty, wellness, food, or adjacent verticals.
• An existing network of talent managers, MCNs, and agency contacts that can be activated quickly.
• Deep fluency in custom deal negotiation, including market rates, deal structures, exclusivity windows, and reaching agreements without overpaying.
• Experience managing a creator recruitment budget and accountability for its ROI.
• Experience working with or inside a global organization while owning a domestic US remit.
• Strong communication skills for representing Gist with top-tier talent and their representatives.

Nice to have

• Existing relationships with influencers in the 500K–5M follower range who are open to emerging platform opportunities.
• Experience at a platform such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, or a similar service in partnerships or creator growth.
• Familiarity with lifestyle feed content dynamics, including daily engagement, retention, and shareability.

Culture & Benefits

• Startup-style autonomy and deal-making latitude backed by hirify.global's resources, technology, and scale.
• Lean, fast-moving environment focused on relationships, speed, and creative thinking.
• High visibility into creator strategy and product growth with direct access to leadership.
• Competitive total compensation with performance-based rewards; equity may be available.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan.
• Unlimited discretionary time off, 10 paid holidays, and 80 hours of paid sick leave.

Hiring process

• Apply online.
• The application window is expected to close within 30 days of the posting date.