About the Role
Ruder Finn is seeking a Manager, Social & Influencer Strategy to join our growing Digital team. This person should have a genuine interest in digital marketing and hands-on experience supporting influencer programs, creator partnerships, social content development, campaign activation, and performance reporting. The ideal candidate is organized, curious, detail-oriented, and excited to help bring influencer-led campaigns to life across social platforms. As a Manager, Social & Influencer Strategy, you will support the day-to-day execution of influencer and creator campaigns, from research and outreach to content coordination, approvals, tracking, and reporting. You’ll work alongside industry experts, cross-functional teams, partners, and practice groups across the country and globally to help develop and activate social and influencer programs for leading brands. This role is ideal for someone with a strong foundation in influencer marketing who is ready to grow their strategic skills, build client-facing experience, and take on more responsibility across campaign execution.
Responsibilities
- Support influencer marketing initiatives, including creator research, outreach, vetting, coordination, content review, and maintaining tracking systems
- Manage day-to-day execution of influencer content across a network of creators, subject matter experts, and brand partners, including timeline management, deliverable tracking, and asset organization
- Help identify influencer partners aligned with campaign objectives, audience needs, brand values, and platform best practices
- Coordinate with influencers, internal teams, studios, and external partners to ensure smooth execution across timelines, deliverables, and content requirements
- Review influencer content for accuracy, brand alignment, required disclosures, and platform-specific best practices
- Package and finalize content to ensure inclusion of required elements, such as overlays, disclosures, disclaimers, and brand or legal requirements, while maintaining authenticity
- Support content submission and review processes, including tracking asset status, feedback, revisions, and approvals
- Attend review calls, synthesize stakeholder feedback, and help implement updates across content and assets
- Assist with setting up and optimizing paid social campaigns, including A/B message testing, audience segmentation, and compiling performance reports
- Help gather and organize campaign data for client reporting, with exposure to platform analytics and Google Analytics/GA4
- Monitor social channels and support community management, responding to routine inquiries and flagging key issues
- Participate in internal and client meetings to support strategy development, creative ideation, influencer recommendations, and campaign activation
- Stay informed on creator trends, platform updates, influencer marketing best practices, and emerging social tools to help inform campaign ideas and performance
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in influencer marketing, social media, digital marketing, or integrated communications
- Hands-on experience supporting influencer campaigns, creator partnerships, content coordination, or social campaign execution
- Experience researching, vetting, and coordinating with influencers or creators across platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, or similar channels
- Familiarity with influencer marketing tools, such as Tagger or similar platforms, is a plus
- Experience managing content review, approval workflows, stakeholder feedback, and asset tracking
- Experience with Meta Business Manager and Ads Manager preferred; additional platform experience is a plus
- Familiarity with platform analytics, social reporting, and campaign performance metrics
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Understanding of compliant, accurate, and brand-safe content development; experience in regulated industries is a plus
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple timelines and deliverables
- Proactive, solutions-oriented, and eager to learn, with strong communication and collaboration skills
- Passionate about digital trends, social platforms, creator marketing, and emerging tools
Skills
- Influencer marketing
- Creator partnerships
- Social content development
- Campaign activation
- Performance reporting
- Digital marketing
- Meta Business Manager
- Meta Ads Manager
- Platform analytics
- Google Analytics/GA4
- Microsoft Office Suite
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- Community management
- Strategy development
- Creative ideation
- Influencer recommendations
Location
- On-site
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Manager
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, media studies, advertising, or a related field preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $67,000 – $83,000
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and bonus opportunity
- Health, Dental, Vision
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401k (match) plan
- Monthly allowance for cell phone, office equipment, etc.
- Generous PTO policy with paid maternity/paternity leave
- Professional learning and development opportunities
- Workplace flexibility
- On-site and off-site social gatherings
About the Company
- Ruder Finn, Inc. is one of the world's largest independent global communications and creative agencies.
- Founded in 1948, Ruder Finn serves the global and local communication needs of over 250 corporations, governments, non-profit organizations and startups.
- The agency is organized around four strategic pillars that reflect its core areas of expertise: Health & Wellness, Corporate Reputation & Transformation, Technology & Innovation, and Consumer Connections.
- RFI Studios, the agency's full-service digital practice, leads the industry in designing and developing internal collaboration platforms, building conversations and communities around brands, and staying top-of-mind in the world of mobile applications.
Equal Opportunity
- Ruder Finn provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- Ruder Finn will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
- Ruder Finn believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
