Senior Vice President, Creator Marketing (Tech & Gaming) (Finance)

Assembly is an integrated agency providing purpose-built communications to Microsoft - bringing strategy, creative, research, social and digital, and influencer marketing together to drive tangible business results and advance Microsoft's mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.

Assembly, Inc. has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Vice President, Creator Marketing to lead the daily account management of the Influencer and Content Creator Programs for the Microsoft account. This role will focus on driving brand strategy on how we engage with digital influencers and content creators to help promote Microsoft's products and services among their ever-growing and significant audiences.

This position requires strong account management, project management skills, the ability to supervise a busy account, including managing staff and serving as a daily counterpart to clients, and, in the background, working with influencers and/or content creators.

What You'll Do:

• Lead integrated marketing strategies across paid, earned, owned, and shared media channels.
• Oversee large-scale programs and ensure strategic alignment with client goals.
• Partner with senior leaders across creative, strategy, and account teams to conceptualize and pitch innovative creator solutions.
• Champion creator partnerships on emerging platforms including Reddit, Substack, Discord, and Twitch-while staying rooted in staples like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
• Interpret business and cultural data to inform high-impact creator activations.
• Manage cross-functional teams, mentoring talent and fostering a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and accountability.
• Develop program budgets and forecasting with operational excellence.
• Drive growth by leading new business efforts, elevating creative and strategic output, and nurturing a high-performing team.
• Drive a collaborative culture across Creator teams and other Assembly and Edelman offerings and communities to enhance overall culture, effectiveness, efficiencies and best work on behalf of agency.

Who You Are:

• A proven leader in creator marketing with a track record of scaling programs and teams.
• A trusted partner for clients and internal stakeholders as a leader who actively listens, and navigates conflicts with a sense of urgency and resolution
• Deeply familiar with the influencer landscape, including creator tiers, digital platforms, legal and compliance frameworks, and measurement methodologies.
• Strong champion of organizational processes and new services under the Creator Marketing umbrella.
• Passionate about emerging technology and its intersection with storytelling and audience engagement.
• Models and mentors across the business, despite their focus and portfolio.
• Equally strategic and operational - you think big, execute brilliantly, and sweat the details.
• An inclusive, collaborative leader who thrives in matrixed environments and empowers others to do their best work.
• Future-focused, trend-savvy, and hungry to keep learning.

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in communications marketing and/or related fields
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Proven experience leading creator marketing strategy for clients in the technology and/or gaming industries.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success leading creator marketing strategies in agency or brand environments
• Deep expertise in creator partnerships, content strategy, and ROI-focused campaign development
• Proven track record of leading a high-performing team
• Direct experience managing multiple direct reports at the manager level
• Proven track record of growing business at scale
• International/Global experience is nice to have but not mandatory
• Demonstrated pulse on creator marketing trends, platform innovations, and emerging talent, bringing fresh thinking to every brief.
• Strong track record of growing new business
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

$128,000 - $205,000 a year

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An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.

DJE Holdings offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.

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