New Business Manager - Influencer Marketing

About Collectively:

Collectively - part of the Brandtech Group (formerly You & Mr. Jones) is the global leader in influencer marketing; combining strategy, creative, and technology to deliver the most innovative influencer work. We partner with forward-thinking brands in technology, fashion, retail, gaming, entertainment, consumer goods, and more to build deeply integrated social activation strategies that drive relevance, awareness, and sales. Our work has been recognized by top publications including The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Digiday, AdAge, and Business INSIDER, among others. We’ve also earned Effie, Webby, Glossy, IMA Fast Company, and OMMA awards for our programs.

About the Client Partnerships Team

The Client Partnership team leads the strategic and relationship side of our influencer marketing services agency throughout the lifecycle of an account at Collectively–ensuring our partnership with clients is successful, industry-leading and directly in support of our client’s creator marketing ambitions.

This team is focused on cultivating and growing successful relationships with account stakeholders in our client community through best-in-class work and services–delivering strategic influencer marketing proposals/RFPs, industry-leading thought partnership and ongoing strategic direction throughout the lifecycle of our agency/client partnership to support brands in becoming more effective, innovative creator-centric marketers.

This role leads the workflows for new business for at least 1 and up to 3 new business pitches, and plays a critical for ensuring our new business pitche process is organized.

About the Role

We’re hiring a New Business Manager to join our Business Development team. Reporting to a Director or Sr. Director of Business Development & Account Leadership, you'll sit at the center of proposal development, program delivery, and client relationship-building. 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.

What You'll Do

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..

What You'll Bring

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

Key Performance Indicators

Contributes exceptional and innovative work to assigned accounts by supporting our teams in delivering above & beyond client expectations

Demonstrates curiosity with a desire to learn from program data, collaborator content, industry trends and Collectively teammates

Self-manages competing assignments and deadlines

Goes above and beyond to deliver great work by thinking outside our process and pushing deliverables to be even stronger

Exhibits a collaborative and solutions-focused approach

Deftly navigates a variety of teams and personalities, creating a collaborative environment to foster great work

Remains current on best practices and emerging trends (industry and cultural)

Proactively seeks opportunities to improve client work

Consistently supports and elevates strategy and thinking in key deliverables across client engagement phases to reflect best-in-class agency work

Benefits & Team Member Experience

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

Pay

The pay range for this position is $75,000 – $86,000. Collectively takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.