Director of Influencer Marketing - Americas

Huda Beauty · New York City · $125,000–$200,000 (stated in the posting)

Who We Are: At Huda Beauty, our Vision is to lead in creating a democratized beauty industry where power is given back to people to define, create, and enjoy beauty for themselves! Launched by award-winning beauty powerhouse Huda Kattan in 2013, Huda Beauty is one of the world’s fastest growing beauty brands. As a company, we are fueled by purpose and not profit, this allows us to approach things differently so that we can create products, content, and a community like no other. A lot has changed since our launch in 2013, but something that will forever remain at the core of Huda Beauty is our focus on business excellence and our unwavering passion for kindness!

Summary: The Director of Influencer Marketing will develop, execute and manage Influencer strategies to increase brand awareness and engagement in the Americas region for Huda Beauty. This role involves cultivating relationships with key media outlets, influencers, and stakeholders, creating impactful campaigns, and overseeing influencer partnerships to elevate brand's presence and credibility

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop and implement regional influencer strategy and approach for Huda Beauty across micros, mid tier, macro and celeb level influencers for both short term and long term partnerships.
Identify new talent and influencers across new demographics and markets while continue to nurture existing influencer community while looking to
Collaborate with Global Marketing to ensure brand equity and storytelling are consistent, while developing and modifying plans based on regional needs.
Strong collaboration with other departments (Brand, Agencies, E-commerce) to drive overall business needs and keeping teams up to speed on support that can be expected
Manage, plan & execute invite lists for regional and global events. Monitor performance and KPIs during and post activations
Work in partnership with Global teams to scale and evolve influencer seeding strategy, including lifestyle, wellness and “fragheads”
Lead and drive PR strategy in partenership with agency to ensure brand is top of mind and relevant across the editor community
Develop and manage the Influencer marketing budget, ensuring cost-effective strategies
Lead paid partnerships. Negotiate contracts and partnerships with influencers, ensuring briefs and deliverables are strategically aligned and KPIs achieved.
Stay on top of pop culture, social media, influencer trends, as well as emerging technologies and social media platforms and platform updates
Set strong KPIs, measure effectiveness and track learnings for all influencer campaigns leveraging analytical tools when needed. Distribute insights and learnings regularly with internal teams via monthly reporting.
Monitor expenses, analyze ROI, and adjust strategies accordingly.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
10+ years of influencer or related marketing experience
At least 4 years’ experience in identifying, engaging, and working with celebrity, micro-influencers and editors.
Proven track record of successful campaigns in the beauty or fragrance space and existing relationships with influencers or talent managers
Passion for building relationships and connecting with people
Exceptional written communication skills with keen attention to detail
Experience developing, executing and refining social and influencer strategies
Has a strong understanding of different social platforms and what content would perform best on each platform, content best practices, and organic/paid rights & usage
Obsessed with pop culture, social media, and a natural story-teller
Passionate about beauty with an intense desire to learn and explore ways to innovate in those areas
Self-starter, ability to thrive in a fast paced, start-up environment
Creative thinker to help drive exciting, disruptive content and campaigns promoting brand growth
Has a ‘no task too small’ attitude

Benefits

Monthly “Self-Love Days” – at company discretion
401(k) matching contributions
Premium Medical/Dental/Vision coverage for employee plus dependents
Monthly coaching sessions with our in-house Success Coach
Employee discounts on all Huda Beauty products
Hybrid working schedules (home & office)
Quarterly product gifting

The pay range for this role is $125k-$200k. Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidates relevant work experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

Huda Beauty is committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and upholding an equal employment workplace that is free from discrimination. We hire stellar individuals regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical conditions, disability, or veteran status. If you need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

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