Influencer Account Manager (Influencer Marketing)

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Company

hirify.global is WPP’s AI-driven media operating unit, combining media, data, partnerships, and WPP Open to deliver personalised marketing at scale.

What you will do

• Translate brand objectives and client briefs into influencer campaign strategies, creative concepts, talent approaches, and activation plans.
• Manage the full campaign lifecycle from final brief through execution, approvals, delivery, and post-campaign reporting.
• Identify, vet, contact, negotiate with, and contract influencers and other creator talent.
• Coordinate talent briefings, content creation, internal and client approvals, campaign logistics, and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with Paid Media, Social, PR, and Creative teams to integrate influencer activity into the wider marketing mix.
• Lead client status calls, provide campaign updates, and report performance against KPIs.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience in influencer marketing focused on campaign execution and project management.
• Experience managing multiple influencer campaigns simultaneously from start to finish.
• Strong process and project management skills, with the ability to manage complex campaigns from intake to completion.
• Practical problem-solving skills and the ability to anticipate risks, resolve bottlenecks, and maintain delivery timelines.
• Proficiency with influencer marketing platforms such as Creator IQ, workflow management systems, financial tools, and Microsoft Office.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail, resilience, accountability, and stakeholder communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role within an AI-driven media operating unit.
• Cross-functional collaboration across media, data, partnerships, Paid Media, Social, PR, and Creative teams.
• Performance goals are reviewed annually through a collaborative development framework.