Our client, an influencer agency, is seeking a Senior Director Growth & Brand Partnerships to join their team, fulltime.

This role can either be remote, prioritizing EST and CT located candidates, OR ideally hybrid in NYC.

Senior Director Growth & Brand Partnerships Responsibilities:

- Identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities with brands, agencies, and entertainment partners.

- Develop and maintain strong relationships with brand managers, CMOs, talent agents, and entertainment executives.

- Collaborate to create compelling pitch materials, proposals, and tailored activation strategies.

- Lead client discovery meetings to understand marketing goals and identify opportunities for talent-led campaigns.

- Manage the sales pipeline and CRM system, providing regular reporting on progress, forecasts, and conversion metrics.

- Represent the agency at key industry events, festivals, and networking functions to expand visibility and forge new connections.

- Stay ahead of entertainment, pop culture, and influencer trends to proactively suggest innovative partnerships and campaign opportunities.

- Coordinate with legal and finance teams to structure deals, negotiate contracts, and ensure compliance with all partnership terms.

Senior Director Growth & Brand Partnerships Requirements:

- 10 years of business development or sales experience, preferably in entertainment, influencer marketing, or brand partnerships.

- Deep understanding of the entertainment industry ecosystem.

- Solid background in culture, influencer and entertainment marketing and ideally has their own roster of clients already to call on.

- Proven track record of closing high-value deals and growing client accounts.

- Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to pitch complex ideas clearly.

- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

- Self-starter with a strategic mindset and entrepreneurial spirit.

- Thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and are excited to build and evolve systems as the team grows

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data.

Benefits

This client offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with company match, health savings and flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, mental health and wellbeing programs, family support (including fertility and adoption assistance), backup care, and additional perks like legal services, identity protection, and student loan support.

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 02/26/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

This job was posted on 02/26/2026 and is open for 60 days

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Senior Director Growth & Brand Partnerships

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