Senior Creator Partnerships Manager, Applovin

• 5+ years of experience in influencer partnerships, creator talent, or influencer marketing — ideally at an agency that works with brands and manages or brokers relationships with large-scale talent
• Proven track record working with macro (500K–1M followers) and mega/celebrity (1M+) influencers across lifestyle, beauty, wellness, food, or adjacent verticals
• A strong existing Rolodex — relationships with talent managers, MCNs, and agency contacts that you can activate quickly
• Deep fluency in custom deal negotiation: you know market rates, deal structures, exclusivity windows, and how to get to yes without overpaying
• Comfortable working with a creator recruitment budget and being accountable for the ROI it generates
• Experience working with or inside a global organization while owning a domestic US remit
• Strong communicator who can represent Gist credibly in rooms with top-tier talent and their representatives

Desirable

• We are launching a new social platform dedicated to the relatable, actionable content that people use to navigate their daily lives
• We are looking for a Senior Creator Partnerships Manager to be the connective tissue between our platform and the macro and mega influencer talent that will define it
• This is a dealmaker role, we want someone who knows the influencer landscape cold, has relationships with talent management companies, and can negotiate custom agreements that make top creators want to build on a new platform
• You will own a budget, set recruitment strategy, and be the reason our best creators show up
• Recruit macro and mega/celebrity influencers across US lifestyle verticals to post on our platform and amplify their content elsewhere
• Develop and own creator partnership strategy — identifying the right talent mix, negotiating custom deals, and managing relationships with influencers and their management companies
• Own and optimize a creator recruitment budget, balancing deal value against platform growth and content quality goals
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of creator talent through your existing network and proactive outreach across agencies, management firms, and platforms
• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams to structure deals and ensure smooth creator onboarding and activation
• Track and report on creator performance, partnership ROI, and content impact to inform ongoing strategy
• Define the creator roster that shapes our platform's identity and drives daily active use from launch
• Establish Gist's credibility in the influencer ecosystem — becoming the go-to contact for talent looking to expand to new platforms
• Build scalable partnership frameworks and deal structures that can grow with the platform across markets
• Directly influence product direction with ground-level insight into what creators need to succeed on a feed-based platform