Lead Strategist, #Paid
Influencer marketing & collaboration platform
Job no longer available
Influencer marketing & collaboration platform
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
101-200 employees
Company mission
To power all brand collaborations across the creator economy, enabling creators to build careers they love.
Role
Who you are
- Confidently lead high-stakes proposal work with a mix of storytelling, data, and strategy
- Provide actionable mentorship and feedback to support strategist growth and development
- Balance creativity with business needs, translating insights into real client solutions
- Thrive in a fast-paced, remote-first environment and keep projects on track with minimal oversight
- Stay on the pulse of trends in media, creators, and marketing—and bring fresh thinking to the table
- Strategic communicator: You’re a natural storyteller with strong writing and presentation skills
- Creative thinker: You’re inspired by culture and able to connect creative ideas to business outcomes
- Mentor mindset: You love helping others grow and are energized by sharing feedback, tools, and frameworks
- Highly collaborative: You know how to build relationships and navigate cross-functional teams
- Builder and optimizer: You see opportunities to scale and improve, and you don’t wait for permission to start
What the job involves
- #paid is looking for a strategic, creative, and visionary leader to join our team as a Strategy Lead
- In this high-impact role, you'll work closely with the Head of Strategy to shape the future of our Strategy team—elevating the way we pitch, win business, and build for scale
- You’ll lead strategic responses to large RFPs and help design scalable materials and frameworks that position #paid as a best-in-class partner in the creator economy
- You’ll collaborate across departments—from Sales and Paid Media to Client Experience and Marketing—to deliver bold, insights-driven solutions that solve real client problems
- With your strategic thinking, compelling storytelling, and creative chops, you’ll help drive 7-figure deals and cement #paid as a go-to partner for brands
- Lead strategic development of proposals and RFP responses using insights and creativity
- Collaborate with Sales, Paid Media, Client Experience, and Measurement to build well-rounded proposals
- Present strategic recommendations and creative narratives to clients and agencies
- Own pitch work for large RFPs and Focus Accounts
- Build trusted relationships with key clients, guiding them through our process and platform
- Review and elevate proposals developed by Strategists, providing constructive feedback and coaching
- Audit and organize team workflows to increase proposal effectiveness and scalability
- Work closely with the Head of Strategy to define proposal tiers and support team enablement
- Guide team members in crafting strategic, proactive recommendations for client growth
- Build pitch templates, playbooks, and industry-specific materials for Sales enablement
- Develop vertical-specific strategies and proactive packages for tentpole moments
- Contribute to award-winning work by championing culturally relevant ideas in partnership with Marketing
- Co-create thought leadership and educational materials, including keynote presentations and inspiration decks
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve internal workflows and elevate strategic outputs
Our take
The social media creator economy has continued to grow and flourish in recent years. However, influencers continue to battle the challenge of an ever-changing engagement algorithm. This has not made it easier for big brands, who have, since the early days of social media, struggled with harnessing the power of influencer marketing. #Paid was founded to provide a solution to both stakeholders.
#Paid is a creator marketing software platform built as a marketplace for businesses to harness the influencer marketing economy. It allows influencers access to a wide array of clientele, and provides its business customers with the ability to generate campaigns, shop creators, and reach their target audience without the expertise previously needed to execute these campaigns. The company’s precision matching has contributed significantly to its success in recent years.
Impressively, the company serves Nestle, UberEats, Volvo, and Canon, amongst other big names. With the continued rise of the content creation industry, #Paid’s unique positioning as both content and brand advocate should secure its growth along with it. Recently, the company was named an official TikTok Marketing Partner, offering yet more opportunity for it to expand the reach of its platform.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
0% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2021
$13.9m
SERIES B
May 2018
$9m
SERIES A
Total funding: $24.4m
Company benefits
- Digital first
- Spending account
- Unlimited vacation
- Internet/phone allowance
- Health coverage
- Education allowance
- Summer Fridays
- Team socials
Company HQ
Wellington Place, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Bryan Gold
(CEO)Has worked previously as a Launch Specialist at Apple and is an Alumnus of Next Founders.
Adam Rivietz
(CSO)Previously the Founder & President of Entourage Apps, which was acquired, as well as Owner & Founder of MyProm Inc.
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