Manager, Influencer Marketing

About Ovative Group About Ovative Group: Ovative Group is an independent, full-funnel media, measurement, and creative firm transforming how brands grow. We partner with leading names like American Eagle, Best Buy, Domino’s, The Home Depot, Polaris, and UnitedHealth Group to build smarter media and measurement programs that drive real, profitable growth. We don’t just track performance—they redefine it. Powered by our proprietary intelligence platform, EMRge, and our holistic metric Enterprise Marketing Return (EMR), we help brands connect revenue, customer, and brand outcomes into one clear picture of success. Our approach to full-funnel strategy, buying, and measurement delivers results that matter—and it’s getting noticed. Our work has been recognized by Digiday, Google, USA Today, Inc. 5000, and Search Engine Land. Ovative Group is an independent, full-funnel media, measurement, and creative firm. Leveraging our deep industry expertise, we help brands like Best Buy, Domino’s, American Eagle, The Home Depot, Post, Disney, Tumi, Michael Kors, Boost Mobile, and UnitedHealth Group transform their media and measurement programs. The result? Profitable growth that speaks for itself. At Ovative, we don't just track data, we redefine success. About the Role The Influencer Team at Ovative Group oversees, develops, and implements Influencer strategy working along-side our client teams to create holistic strategy tailored to our clients’ goals. The Manager, Influencer Marketing will be the driving force behind influencer capabilities from development to execution of strategy; forming partnership with Influencers to promote brand exposure across a variety of platforms to building brand awareness and introducing new customers to our client’s brand. This integral role will focus on building brand love through creator efforts, while building trust with clients and partnering with internal teams to align strategy and measure performance against KPIs. Responsibilities of the Role Recognized by clients as a trusted day-to-day strategic leader on behalf of the influencer team, providing proactive guidance and a strong point of view across accounts. Anticipate client needs, guide through stakeholder meetings with confidence and minimal supervision, ensuring seamless support and strategic alignment. Work closely with internal partners and leadership to define and iterate on Ovative’s strategic channel roadmap for Influencer Marketing Develop campaign and long-term Influencer strategy for current Ovative clients applying solid understanding of client-specific information, from overarching business strategy to industry trends, key products, customer insights, and competitive landscape to inform all content and campaign interactions Source influencers, foster partnerships and opportunities and pitch relevant brand opportunities with full funnel impact aligning back to key KPI’s Educate influencers on brand and expectations of content and campaigns, exhibiting strong skills in writing, editing, and proofreading to produce brand safe high-quality, channel-appropriate content for both internal and external audiences Document, analyze, and provide meaningful insights on campaign performance Develop testing and roadmap priorities for clients to iterate, using a test and learn mindset Inform on influencer trends and partnership opportunities continuously monitoring cultural conversations, influencer trends, social platform evolutions and competitor activities to stay aligned with the evolving landscape Manage influencer campaign budgets and contracting, collaborating closely with legal, tax, finance, and corporate communication teams to ensure full alignment with brand standards and company policies Drive the strategic identification, nurturing, and management of multicultural influencer partnerships to elevate brand relevance and foster deep engagement across diverse communities leveraging cultural, community and audience insights Experience collaborating across key paid media channels to amplify influencer content through boosting and/or affiliate integration Provide thought-leadership and subject matter expertise to internal teams during pitch process to win new business Lead and inspire a team of direct reports, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment through hands-on training, mentoring, and coaching Qualifications and Skills Required Deep understanding of the Influencer ecosystem - social media channels, influencers, content, and creators 3-5 years in an Influencer Marketing role developing and executing strategy and campaigns in an agency or a non-agency setting 6+ years of experience within Marketing, Digital Marketing, Public Relations, or Social Media Strategy Expertise and success sourcing, recruiting, onboarding, and negotiating with Influencers Proven track record of developing and implementing influencer campaigns with experience collaborating across key paid media channels to amplify influencer content through boosting and/or affiliate integration Measurement-minded with a strong understanding of the performance metrics widely used and available data-driven mindset, strong analytical skills and experience in tracking relevant metrics Experience with a wide variety activating across social platforms (TikTok, Meta, YouTube, Pinterest, Snapchat, Twitch), 360 campaigns inclusive of experiential and/or alternative talent media touch points Utilization of Influencer tools and tech platforms (Google Analytics, Sprout Social, CreatorIQ or similar influencer sourcing platforms a plus) Pay Transparency At Ovative, we offer a transparent view into three core components of your total compensation package: Base Salary, Annual Bonus, and Benefits. The salary range for this position below is inclusive of an annual bonus. Actual offers are made with consideration for relevant experience and anticipated impact. Additional benefits information is provided below. For our Manager positions, our compensation ranges from $90,000 to $132,000, which is inclusive of a 20% bonus. Benefits Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI Frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events, team events, and in-person collaboration with teams Generous paid vacation policy 401k match program Top-notch health insurance options, inclusive of same sex partners Family formation benefits including reimbursement options for fertility, pregnancy, and parenting needs Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan Sabbatical program Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program Shenanigan’s Day Additional information can be found at Ovative's Career Page. The details of the benefits are covered by applicable plan documents for group benefits and by company policies where a plan document does not apply. EEO & Accessibility Ovative is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a respectful, inclusive workplace for all. Applicants receive consideration without regard to legally protected characteristics (e.g., color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity/, gender expression, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, marital/ status, familial status, military or veteran’s status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, and any other status protected under applicable law). We provide reasonable accommodations consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state law to qualified applicants and employees with disability, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If you need assistance or accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io. Application Details and Process Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer on a full-time basis, without current or future need for visa sponsorship. Ovative is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification documentation upon hire. Open Until Filled or Otherwise Withdrawn We encourage interested candidates to apply early. The position will remain open for at least 10 business days from the first day of posting. After this time, if the position has not been filled, the posting will remain open until the position is filled, or until the posting is otherwise closed or withdrawn for business reasons. How do we do it? Our proprietary MarTech platform, EMRge helps businesses transform marketing into a driver of sustainable growth. Powered by Enterprise Marketing Return (EMR), our differentiated approach to holistic media buying, planning, and measurement, EMRge is the first MarTech platform to measure businesses holistically. We’re all about raising the bar every day, and it shows. #J-18808-Ljbffr