# Social Media Specialist, Influencer Marketing

**Company:** [Runway](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/runway)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Growth Marketing
**Salary:** $100k – $150k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** influencer marketing, affiliate marketing, youtube, creator partnerships, Social Media, Contract Negotiation, Performance Marketing, Attribution, Marketing Analytics, trend analysis
**Posted:** 2026-08-06

> Runs paid influencer and affiliate programs by sourcing creators, negotiating deals, managing relationships, and tracking performance. The role requires at least two years of relevant experience, strong YouTube knowledge, creator relationships, and excellent organizational and negotiation skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Scout and identify creators, primarily on YouTube, for paid influencer and affiliate programs.
- Pitch creators on flat-fee paid briefs and signup/performance-based affiliate deals.
- Own creator relationships end to end, including outreach, negotiation, contracts, and paperwork.
- Partner with outside agencies running outreach at scale to maintain the creator pipeline.
- Track YouTube and broader AI and creative-tools creator trends and identify promising creators.
- Share creator and audience insights with the creative team to inform organic content direction.
- Partner with growth marketing on attribution, reporting, program performance, and return on investment.
- Coordinate with the creative team on briefs for paid influencers.

## Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience in influencer marketing, affiliate marketing, social or creator partnerships, or a related role.
- Existing network of creator relationships, ideally with strength on YouTube.
- Ability to negotiate fees and contracts directly with creators.
- Strong understanding of YouTube content performance and broader social and creator trends.
- Highly organized, with the ability to manage many relationships, deals, and documents simultaneously.
- Polished, confident, low-ego communication style for creator conversations.
- Interest in AI, creative tools, video, design, filmmaking, advertising, and the creator economy.

## Nice to Have
- Experience running affiliate programs.
- Experience working with influencers or outreach agencies.
- Experience at a creative, consumer, prosumer, AI, design, or technology company.
- Familiarity with Runway and the broader AI creative ecosystem.

## Compensation
- U.S. salary range: **$100,000–$150,000 annually**.
- Compensation considers relevant experience, skill level, qualifications, and internal equity. Salary is one part of the overall compensation package.

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