New Business Manager - Influencer Marketing

Summary

Collectively is an influencer marketing agency that combines strategy, creative, and technology to deliver social activation programs for brands. The New Business Manager leads RFP and proposal development, supports client onboarding, collaborates on reporting and analytics, and builds client relationships for new business pitches.

Responsibilities

• Lead RFP & proposal development — Digest client briefs, synthesize trends and data, and project-manage responses cross-functionally: shaping influencer campaign strategies, curating agency offerings, building budgets, and presenting partnership approaches
• Support client onboarding — Guide Client Strategy teams through net-new account set-up and hand-off, including campaign kick-offs, partnership contracting, administrative workflows, and ensuring a smooth transition to day-to-day account leads
• Reporting & analytics collaboration — Partner with Analytics on performance hypotheses, translating learnings into strategic insights and sale enablement materials that drive further revenue growth
• Build client relationships — Manage regular touch-points, model strong client service, surface friction points to leadership, and stay fluent in trends, competitors, and industry landscape

Skills

• Our ideal candidate is organized and is equally comfortable getting into the weeds of research as they are being on a client call
• They have 2-3 years of experience working at an influencer agency, PR firm or advertising agency coordinating RFP responses
• 3 or more years of experience in influencer marketing at an agency or PR firm
• Both left and right brain thinker, equally comfortable with data and creative thinking
• Independent, critical thinker; comfortable putting ideas backed by rationale and V1s out there, then getting steers from colleagues and clients to refine the work
• Exceptional client servicing skills and instincts; loves to develop strong relationships with clients
• Strong organization skills with attention to detail and excellent follow-through
• Great communication skills—both internally and externally, written and verbal
• Ability to work efficiently across a variety of tasks and manage time appropriately for projects
• Thrives in the “undefined” and enjoys fast-changing, fast-paced working environments
• Collaborative working style with positive attitude and enthusiasm for making great work happen!
• BA or equivalent

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Our ideal candidate is organized and is equally comfortable getting into the weeds of research as they are being on a client call
• They have 2-3 years of experience working at an influencer agency, PR firm or advertising agency coordinating RFP responses
• 3 or more years of experience in influencer marketing at an agency or PR firm
• Both left and right brain thinker, equally comfortable with data and creative thinking
• Independent, critical thinker; comfortable putting ideas backed by rationale and V1s out there, then getting steers from colleagues and clients to refine the work
• Exceptional client servicing skills and instincts; loves to develop strong relationships with clients
• Strong organization skills with attention to detail and excellent follow-through
• Great communication skills—both internally and externally, written and verbal
• Ability to work efficiently across a variety of tasks and manage time appropriately for projects
• Thrives in the “undefined” and enjoys fast-changing, fast-paced working environments
• Collaborative working style with positive attitude and enthusiasm for making great work happen!
• BA or equivalent

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Supplemental Insurances (Life Insurance, Commuter Benefits & Pet Insurance)
• 401k Matching
• Monthly Work From Home Stipend
• Remote-First
• Step Up Recognition Program
• Collectively Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Virtual & In-Person Events
• Generous Allotment of Sick Days
• Birthday PTO