Influencer Manager / CAIT Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Influencer Manager / CAIT Manager based in Germany.

As an Influencer Manager / CAIT Manager, you’ll help shape creator and talent strategies for major brands across Germany and wider European markets.

You’ll take campaigns from the initial creative idea through talent sourcing, engagement, production, and delivery of high-quality assets.

Working at the intersection of creators, culture, social media, strategy, and creative production, you’ll turn brand briefs into relevant and authentic campaigns.

You’ll manage key accounts and collaborate with cross-functional teams to connect cultural signals with impactful content and business results.

The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on project management, requiring strong creative judgment alongside operational and commercial discipline.

You’ll help evolve creator marketing from an executional service into a strategic growth partner for clients and their brands.

This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where experimentation, collaboration, inclusivity, and creative excellence are highly valued.

Accountabilities:

• Collaborate with Client Partnerships, Strategy, Creative, and other internal teams to develop and deliver creator- and talent-led campaigns.
• Translate brand concepts and campaign briefs into effective casting strategies, considering diversity, volume, authenticity, relevance, and campaign objectives.
• Manage campaigns from initial brainstorming and talent sourcing through external creator engagement, production, and final asset delivery.
• Develop and present creator-led campaign concepts that support client objectives and demonstrate the commercial value of influencer and talent partnerships.
• Build and maintain relationships with relevant creators, influencers, talent, and external partners to support a strong and diverse talent pipeline.
• Ensure creator content meets established standards for creative excellence, brand relevance, quality, and commercial safety.
• Manage campaign operations, including contracts, negotiations, payment processes, project timelines, and compliance requirements.
• Monitor project budgets, margins, and operational efficiency, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and reduce unnecessary production revisions.
• Manage specific key accounts and proactively identify solutions to challenges affecting campaign delivery, efficiency, or quality.
• Connect creator activity with wider social media, production, live shopping, experiential, and other integrated marketing initiatives.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of creator operations, systems, processes, and ways of working.
• Work autonomously when required while actively supporting colleagues and contributing to a collaborative, high-energy team environment.

Requirements:

• 3-7 years of experience in social media, creative advertising, brand marketing, talent management, influencer marketing, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of creators, influencers, talent, social platforms, and the cultural dynamics that drive audience attention and engagement.
• A creative and operational mindset, combining strong creative judgment with the ability to manage budgets, timelines, processes, and production requirements.
• Experience translating creative or brand concepts into effective creator casting and campaign strategies.
• Strong client-facing and presentation skills, with the confidence to articulate the business value of creator partnerships and advocate for creative decisions.
• Practical understanding of content production and the challenges involved in creating social-first content.
• A strong social-first perspective and the ability to evaluate work through the lens of relevance, authenticity, audience behavior, and platform dynamics.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of budgets, margins, efficiency, contracts, and campaign operations.
• Excellent communication and persuasion skills, with the ability to lead complex conversations and gain stakeholder alignment.
• A proactive, accountable approach, taking ownership of decisions and outcomes while focusing on solutions rather than blame.
• Ability to provide clear, direct, constructive, and empathetic feedback and to use feedback as a tool for continuous improvement.
• Comfortable navigating challenging conversations and changing priorities with a positive, pragmatic mindset.
• Collaborative attitude and an inclusive approach that values diverse perspectives and encourages new ideas.
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where experimentation and adaptability are important.
• Authorization to work in Germany is required.

Benefits:

• Unlimited holiday entitlement plus one additional day of leave for your birthday.
• €200 home-working allowance.
• €300 social travel allowance to support team connection and collaboration.
• Access to flexible co-working spaces for remote employees and team collaboration days.
• ClassPass benefits, including 15% additional credits and €30 off a monthly membership to support physical and mental wellbeing.
• After two years, an annual €150 personal development and curiosity budget.
• Opportunity to work with major international brands and high-profile creator and talent projects.
• Fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a strong focus on experimentation and innovation.
• Collaborative culture that values creativity, inclusion, ownership, empathy, and continuous learning.
• Opportunity to help shape modern creator marketing and social-first brand building.