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Executive Director, Brand Partnerships

Influencer
Dubai, UAE
Full Time
Director
1 weeks ago
Consultative SalesBusiness DevelopmentClient LeadershipStrategic Pitch DevelopmentMarket ResearchInfluencer Marketing
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Who are we?

  • Influencer is a global creator marketing agency on a mission to shape the future of marketing by humanizing brands.
  • Founded in 2015 by Caspar Lee and Ben Jeffries, Influencer is the world's largest independent creator marketing agency.
  • As an Official Global Marketing Partner of TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Snap, Meta, and Twitch, Influencer delivers enterprise level solutions powered by its AI driven operating system, Waves.

Job title

  • Executive Director, Brand Partnerships

Reporting of the role

  • This role reports to our SVP, MENA

Overview Of The Job

  • Responsible for driving sustainable growth for Influencer in the MENA region, mainly the UAE market.
  • Lead high value new business and sales conversations, develop innovative revenue streams, and strengthen our position as a trusted partner.
  • Collaborate cross functionally with Marketing, Client Services, Creative Strategy, Production, and Measurement to craft bold proposals.

3 Best Things About The Job

  • You’ll be the commercial lead for MENA, 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 in UAE.
  • The chance to be out in market, collaborating directly with platform partners and some of the world’s most innovative brands.

Measures of success

  • 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 the conversion of inbound leads.
  • Demonstrated consultative sales excellence able to discuss delivery models, measurement, and creative strategy with confidence.
  • Contributed to shaping the MENA Growth playbook, working closely with the MENA SVP 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, and whitespace opportunities for Influencer to lead in.
  • Build and maintain a strong personal network across brands, agencies, and platforms attending industry events, client dinners, and entertainment opportunities.
  • Balance strategic relationship building with relentless pursuit of new business moving fluidly between hunting and farming to create sustainable revenue growth.
  • Work collaboratively with Client Services, Creative Strategy, Production, and Measurement teams to deliver compelling, insight led proposals.
  • Partner closely with Marketing to support thought leadership and outbound campaigns that drive new business.
  • Develop and maintain a clear understanding of the influencer and creator landscape platforms, tools, and evolving media behaviours.
  • Represent the Growth function as a trusted voice across internal teams, helping to build commercial fluency across the business.

What you will need

  • Proven experience in consultative sales, business development, or client leadership within a creative agency, influencer marketing agency or platform ecosystem.
  • A strong understanding of how creative, strategy, and production intersect to deliver full funnel marketing outcomes.
  • Demonstrable success in leading complex pitches, managing RFPs, and closing seven figure+ deals.
  • Commercial acumen with the ability to translate client challenges into actionable creative and strategic solutions.
  • Excellent communication skills, with confidence in presenting to senior clients and internal stakeholders alike.
  • Highly organised and proactive able to balance multiple priorities and work collaboratively across teams.
  • A passion for the creator economy, the future of media, and building brands through creativity and influence.

A few of our core benefits

  • Remote working model
  • Enhanced Parental Leave policies
  • Private Health Insurance
  • Wellness programmes and resources

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