Growth Director

Who are we? Influencer is a global creator marketing agency on a mission to shape the future of marketing by humanizing brands. By placing creators at the center, the agency delivers creator-first solutions across creative, media, and commerce that connect brands with audiences through insight-driven creator campaigns built to stop the scroll and drive measurable impact. Founded in 2015 by YouTuber-turned-entrepreneur Caspar Lee and entrepreneur Ben Jeffries, Influencer is the world’s largest independent creator marketing agency - powered by a unique ecosystem of proprietary technology, platform partnerships, and longstanding talent relationships. As an Official Global Marketing Partner of TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Snap, Meta, and Twitch, Influencer delivers bespoke, enterprise-level solutions powered by Waves, its AI-driven operating system. From concept to conversion, the agency blends human instinct with platform intelligence to drive measurable outcomes across the full funnel - from brand perception to performance and sales. With 200+ team members speaking 30 languages across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, Influencer has delivered 6,000+ campaigns for leading brands including Spotify, SharkNinja, Google, Nike, Disney, and Coca-Cola. Job title Growth (New Business) Director, DACH Reporting of the role VP of Growth, EMEA Overview of the job In this newly created role, you will be responsible for driving sustainable growth for Influencer in the DACH market. You will lead high-value new business and sales conversations, develop innovative revenue streams, and strengthen our position as a trusted, consultative partner to leading brands and platforms. We work with some of the largest advertisers and brands in the region, and want to continue our trajectory in this regard to become the creator marketing partner of choice for the world’s leading brands. You’ll lead the charge into market and take ownership of our sales execution; identifying, shaping and winning high value opportunities that grow our presence with the world’s leading brands. You’ll collaborate cross functionally with Marketing, Client Services, Creative Strategy, Production and Measurement to craft bold, insight-led proposals that open new doors and deliver measurable outcomes. As one of the founding members of the new Growth function, you’ll play a defining role in shaping how Influencer approaches sales and commercial/revenue growth for years to come. 3 best things about the job You’ll be one of our first hires into the new Growth team, helping to design and build how we sell, win, and grow. You’ll be representing Influencer at events, building relationships, and spotting opportunities before anyone else. The chance to be out in-market, collaborating directly with platform partners and some of the world’s most innovative brands. Measures of success - in the first few months, you will have: Established yourself as a trusted senior commercial/sales partner internally and externally. Led or supported multiple successful pitches end-to-end, from discovery to delivery handover. Built a pipeline of qualified new business opportunities and supported conversion of inbound leads. Demonstrated consultative sales excellence - able to discuss delivery models, measurement, and creative strategy with confidence. Contributed to shaping the UK Growth playbook, working closely with the VP of Growth to refine our go-to-market approach. Roles & responsibilities: Responsible for revenue growth, sales and closing new business - initially for the broader business, and later, with vertical specialism. Lead new business opportunities from first conversation to signed deal - including RFP responses, proactive outreach and strategic pitch development. Drive proactive outbound strategy - mapping white space, identifying target sectors, and creating tailored approaches for key decision makers. Conduct market and competitor research to uncover new categories, emerging trends