Influencer Relations Specialist

Who We’re Looking For:

We are seeking a passionate Influencer Relations Specialist to join our team and support a range of influencer marketing programs across entertainment, sports, pop culture, lifestyle, and more.

The ideal candidate is creative, organized, culturally aware, and thrives in a fast-paced environment. You’ll play a key role in identifying, managing, and collaborating with influencers to deliver impactful, authentic, and culturally appropriate campaigns. Given the types of clients and campaigns this role will support, a strong interest in and knowledge of pop culture, entertainment, and sports is also important. The ideal candidate stays closely connected to what’s happening across these spaces, understands relevant talent and cultural moments, and can identify opportunities to connect influencers and creators to timely conversations, trends, and audiences.

Locations:

This role is available near any of the OUST office hubs: Los Angeles, Dallas, Nashville, or Atlanta. Remote to start.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the development and execution of influencer marketing campaigns, including talent sourcing, vetting, outreach, and negotiation.
• Identify and build relationships with influencers and their management teams across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and other relevant platforms.
• Communicate with influencers and partners as needed to support campaign development, relationship management, and execution.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure campaign deliverables align with client goals while remaining authentic to the influencer’s style, audience, and cultural context.
• Review and provide input on campaign materials and creative briefs to help ensure that messaging is clear, appropriate, and culturally relevant.
• Assist in the creation of detailed creative briefs outlining scopes of work, deliverables, timelines, and relevant audience and cultural considerations.
• Monitor campaign timelines, anticipate potential challenges, and proactively suggest solutions.
• Coordinate talent approvals and feedback loops between influencers, clients, and internal teams.
• Track and report on campaign success metrics, providing actionable insights to improve future collaborations.
• Manage influencer contracts and assist with payment processes in collaboration with the operations team.
• Stay current on emerging influencers, social media trends, and developments to identify new partnership opportunities.
• Travel and attend on-site events for client and influencer support as needed.

Requirements:

• 3–5 years of experience in influencer marketing, social media, integrated brand marketing, talent relations, or a related field.
• Strong interest and knowledge of pop culture, entertainment, and sports, with the ability to identify relevant talent, trends, cultural moments, and partnership opportunities within these spaces.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask and adapt to changing priorities.
• Creative problem solver with high energy and enthusiasm for engaging campaigns.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective professional relationships with influencers, clients, partners, and internal teams.
• Familiarity with influencer marketing tools, social platforms, and campaign-management platforms is a plus.
• Ability and willingness to travel and provide on-site support as needed.

Equal Employment Opportunity

OUST is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Employment decisions are based on qualifications, skills, experience, and business needs. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process may request one.