Sr. Account Director

New York City

About Aspire

Aspire is the influencer marketing platform empowering e-commerce brands to build and cultivate influential communities of influencers, ambassadors, affiliates, customers, and more. Brands using Aspire can discover authentic partners, streamline relationships, scale their programs, and measure true business impact — regardless of where they are in their influencer marketing journey. 

Aspire is trusted by Glossier, Dyson, Newell, Outer, Brooklinen, and over 400 additional customers. Investors include Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Pear.vc, and more. For more information, visit www.aspire.io.

We’re growing across the board - and we're looking for a New York-based Senior Account Director to join our distributed remote Agency Services team! With a strong focus on growth and personal development, Aspire is the perfect place to develop your skills in a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment. 

The Role

Aspire is looking for an experienced Senior Account Director to join our Agency Services Team. This role is responsible for providing influencer and social strategy, leadership, and support to our L’Oreal brands. The ideal candidate is extremely organized, proactive, and confident in providing outstanding client service on a variety of complex accounts. This role is only open to New York City-based candidates.

What you'll be working on:

• Report to the Group Director and help evolve the agency’s influencer and paid media offerings, as well as train and develop team members to ensure our team’s capabilities align with industry trends and standards 
• Manage the overall quality of work on multiple accounts by demonstrating professionalism and team leadership as a day-to-day client contact; assist in successfully growing existing accounts in meaningful areas
• Take a lead in new business opportunities by partnering with our sales team on proposals, building relationships, and developing pitch concepts
• Collaborate on or lead proposals, staffing plans and timelines for client projects and new business prospects
• Be well versed in how an influencer program is run end-to-end, including client briefing process, influencer identification and negotiations, activation, content approvals, managing paid boosting (whitelisting), and reporting and analytics
• Have a deep understanding and interest in social media strategy and all social channels Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and TikTok
• Analyze key metrics and optimize strategies as needed to deliver upon client goals & KPIs
• Understand how to determine online measurement and ROI metrics needed to evaluate campaign results against objectives; evaluate results against objectives, programs and plans
• Manage a team of Campaign Managers

What we're looking for: (Job Requirements/Must have) 

• 8+ years of experience that includes influencer marketing, content strategy and development, and/or social media marketing, ideally in the beauty space
• Leading and developing other team members as a direct manager. Agency experience and work with enterprise clients is preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience managing team members across multi-dimensional accounts; experience managing quality control of team’s output
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing frequent tight deadlines without sacrificing quality
• Demonstrated experience maintaining client interactions on a daily basis and helping the account team retain and grow the business

Benefits and Perks 

• Global Perks & Benefits
• $50/month Internet Stipend
• Personalized growth plans
• $2500 annual education credits
• Unlimited PTO (flexible vacation policy)
• $400 equipment/remote setup budget
• US Only
• * 401k Plan
• * Health, vision, dental insurance

Our compensation philosophy: we use a market-based approach to compensation. This means we use a series of compensation tools to help us understand how companies value this role in the U.S. market based on function, level, geographic location, and positions benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. To comply with local legislation and provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Multiple factors, including geographic location, candidate experience, and expertise, determine final offer amounts and may vary from the amounts listed above. We have competitive pay bands for all other countries based on market standards.

The salary for this role is between $140k-$200K all-in annually.

Aspire is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. Please apply to this role if you feel you are a good fit, regardless of your race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other perceived limiting factor. We welcome applicants from all walks of life.