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Influencer Partnerships Manager (f/m/d)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Position Overview

The Influencer Partnerships Manager leads the strategy, performance, and execution of influencer and influencer-affiliate programs for enterprise and high-growth brands. You’ll guide influencer strategy, oversee program performance, and serve as a trusted partner to clients—ensuring influencer initiatives drive measurable business impact.

This role is ideal for an experienced influencer marketer who thrives in a strategic, client-facing environment and is confident leading client conversations, shaping long-term program direction, and mentoring team members to deliver scalable, high-performing programs.

Key Tasks

Strategy & Program Leadership

  • Own end-to-end strategy and execution for assigned influencer and influencer-affiliate programs.
  • Develop long-term roadmaps aligned with client goals and KPIs.
  • Lead optimization planning, forecasting, and performance accountability.

Client Leadership

  • Serve as the primary day-to-day client contact for assigned accounts.
  • Lead client calls, performance reviews, and QBRs.
  • Manage escalations and ensure a consistently high standard of service.

Execution & Quality Oversight

  • Oversee execution across programs, ensuring consistency, scalability, and quality.
  • Provide strategic guidance and feedback to Associate Managers and Specialists.
  • Ensure programs meet contractual obligations and performance benchmarks.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Collaborate closely with Affiliate Account Management to align influencer strategy with broader affiliate programs.
  • Partner with Operations and Product teams to improve workflows, tooling, and measurement.
  • Work with Marketing teams to support integrated brand initiatives.

Team Development

  • Mentor and coach Associate Managers and Specialists.
  • Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and performance development.
  • Help define and evolve team processes, standards, and best practices.

Experience & Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in influencer marketing, affiliate marketing, or brand partnerships.
  • Proven experience managing complex or enterprise-level programs.
  • Strong strategic, analytical, and presentation skills.
  • Experience with influencer platforms (CreatorIQ, Captiv8, Aspire) and sub-networks (LTK, ShopMy, MagicLinks).
  • Experience within an agency, affiliate network, or brand-side influencer team preferred.
Our Offer
  • Flexi-Week: We prioritize your mental health and wellbeing by offering you a four-day Flexi-Week (with one lighter or completely disconnected day per week) at full pay, with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance.
  • Flexi-Office: We offer an international culture and flexibility through our hybrid working model, designed to foster collaboration, trust, and autonomy.
  • Work Expense Contribution & Remote Working Furniture: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs, as well as a furniture package to support you in setting up a comfortable workspace at home.
  • Medical & Life Insurance: Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage, along with life insurance protection for you and your family. We offer comprehensive premiums for health (CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland), dental, and vision which are 100% covered for the employee and 50% for spouses with eligibility on the first of the month after hire date.
  • 401(k): We contribute regularly to support your long-term retirement savings.
  • Paid Vacation & Time Off: Competitive personal time off as well as sick days. We also offer a variety of different paid special leaves as well as various maternity/paternity for expecting parents
In addition, you’ll benefit from our global offering, including health and wellbeing initiatives, learning and development via Awin Academy, and peer-to-peer recognition programs.
 
Compensation Range: $70,000 - $80,000 USD

Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture.

Like all businesses, we’ve had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual ‘Life @ Awin’ hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities.

Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world’s leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Awin is part of the Axel Springer group. Learn more at axelspringer.com/en/, and explore the Axel Springer Essentials here: axelspringer.com/en/inside/the-essentials-what-we-have-adapted-and-why  

Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.

 

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