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We are seeing a bold, insightful and passionate leader to helm our fast growing and constantly evolving national Influencer Marketing team. Reporting to the Head of Influencer Canada and North American Influencer Ops the ideal candidate should be immersed in the latest trends, opportunities, regulations and best practices of the influencer space and have a plethora of powerful case examples to share of work they have played an integral role in bringing to life. Their experience should include numerous examples of solving complex brand or client challenges with thoughtful and strategic problem solving. They should also have well developed presentation capabilities - both in terms of providing compelling and detailed counsel to clients as well as internal stakeholders.

Most importantly, the ideal candidate for this role should be experienced at cultivating a high performing culture and managing a team of skilled experts from diverse backgrounds. This role entails providing direct and indirect leadership to numerous reports across Canada and, as a result empathetic, inspirational and highly focused leadership skills are vital for a potential candidate to clearly demonstrate.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious, skilled and innovative candidate who is looking to join a high-octane team of experts, lead by example every day and make an powerful impact right away as a highly visible leader.

Responsibilities :

• Work directly with our clients and internal stakeholders to develop strategic, thoughtful and creative influencer solutions
• Maintain and develop a high performing and diverse team of influencer marketing experts
• Ensure Edelman Canada's process for influencer identification, vetting, negotiation, contracting, management and reporting is the most robust and seamless in Canada
• Grow our influencer marketing business through great work, exceptional storytelling skills and through building strong internal and external relationships
• Stay up to date with the latest influencer marketing trends including disclosure requirements and performance best practices
• Coordinate program integration with appropriate specialties including Insight and Analytics, Paid Performance, Creative
• Manage multiple influencer projects (and team members) at a senior level to ensure deadlines are met, reporting is thorough and budgets are continuously met
• Lead development of content and brand overview documents for influencers outlining program creative requirements, communication mandatories and contractual expectations
• Act as a champion and evangelist for the value of thoughtful, rigorous and creative influencer marketing both within the Edelman network and across the marketing industry as a whole
• Embody a leadership style that is built on empathy, innovation, diligence, strategic thinking and collaboration
• Demonstrate a thoughtful and inspiring approach to challenging clients and internal stake holders to ask questions and constantly push for great work

Basic Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications

Should you be interested in applying for this role, please send your résumé and cover. Only those candidates short listed for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in working with Edelman Canada.

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We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.