Leading Influencer Marketing Agency

Who We Are

We’re a global team of passionate product specialists, creatives, social strategists, creators, talent coordinators, and account managers, all dedicated to changing the way the world communicates.

Our Mission

Identify and empower the world’s creators by facilitating meaningful partnerships that drive value for businesses across the globe.

Core Principles

Obsess over client value.

Be a good human!

Embrace innovation.

Think long-term & make
sustainable decisions.

Strive for incremental
improvements.

Stay open to ideas from
everywhere and anyone.

Encourage diversity.
Let’s be different together.

Don’t tolerate toxicity
aka no jerks allowed.

Humans love connecting through music!

Enjoy these jams curated by the Open Influence team.

Open Jobs

Account ManagerNew York, Los Angeles
Account Manager
New York, Los Angeles
Open Influence’s mission is to help brands create alongside extraordinary human beings. We build authentic campaigns leveraging innovative marketing concepts and our influencer relationships to tell our client’s stories in meaningful ways.
We are currently looking for an Account Manager. The primary responsibility is to deliver superior client service for each Open Influence client. The ideal candidate for this position will be extremely detail-oriented with experience in managing large, complex campaigns for Fortune 500 brands in industries spanning across fashion, lifestyle, automotive, entertainment, technology, and consumer packaged goods. The AM will liaison between internal sales and influencers to manage expectations and ensure deadlines are met. The AM will collaborate with Account Executives on large strategic accounts from proposal to execution to reporting. Candidates for this position are highly motivated, self-assured team players with strong client and social media skills. You will be a part of a high caliber team in an industry that is experiencing rapid and dramatic growth. This is a high velocity, client facing role requiring deep industry expertise and a proven ability for executing large advertising deals.
Role & Responsibilities:
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful campaign execution
• Responsible for pre-sale planning and post-sale execution
• Serving as the liaison between sales, creative, and talent for campaign execution
• Analyzing campaigns and communicating with agency and client teams to optimize performance
• Vetting and negotiation with potential campaign talent
• Responsible for talent communications to ensure campaign goals are met
• Develop streamlined processes using creative problem-solving tactics for unique campaign opportunities
• Act as an internal advocate for your clients by providing strategic market feedback and participating in product development with the Open Influence team
• Collaborating with Account Executives on RFP responses and deliverables
• Working with Finance team to ensure proper billing to talent
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience as planner or account manager is preferred
• Experience in building and optimizing digital media plans
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize work assignments, meet deadlines, and work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills
• Must be extremely detail oriented
Sales Director/Senior Account ExecutiveLos Angeles, Chicago
Sales Director/Senior Account Executive
Los Angeles, Chicago
Open Influence’s mission is to help brands create alongside extraordinary human beings. We build authentic campaigns leveraging innovative marketing concepts and our influencer relationships to tell our client’s stories in meaningful ways.
We are currently looking for a Sales Director / Sr. Account Executive in both Chicago and Los Angeles to join our high performing sales team. The primary responsibility is to drive and grow new business revenue from brands and their agencies. The ideal candidate is a charismatic seller with a track record of acquiring and managing new accounts, creating unique and valuable partnership proposals, and executing plans that meet/exceed partner expectations. Candidates for this position are highly motivated, self-assured team players with strong digital and social media skills. You will be a part of a high caliber team in an industry that is experiencing rapid and dramatic growth. This is a high velocity, client facing sales role requiring deep industry expertise and a proven ability of closing large deals.
Role & Responsibilities:
· Proactively prospect, qualify, and close new accounts
· Strategically and creatively build a pipeline and maintain a high level of activity
· Independently research and prospect using a variety of techniques including online research, networking and active participation in industry events
· Develop innovative ideas and influencer marketing solutions for advertisers and their digital and PR agencies
· Create persuasive sales presentations using market trends and case studies
· Effectively communicate sales pipeline and consistently exceed sales goals by closing new accounts and upselling existing ones
· Work closely with Creative, Account Management and Talent Relations teams to ensure successful campaign execution
· Act as an internal advocate for your clients by providing strategic market feedback and participating in product development initiatives
Requirements:
· 3-5 years of digital sales experience with a track record of meeting/exceeding revenue goals
· Team player with exceptional presentation and communication skills, and an ability to help partners understand the unique value of Open Influence, and persuade them to tap into the power of our platform
· Fluency in digital and social media. Influencer Marketing experience is a plus
· Track record working with large brands and media agencies, including concepting and selling creative ideas to senior decision makers
· Well regarded in the marketplace with a network of contacts among relevant potential partners
· Proficiency with Salesforce, Excel and PowerPoint
· BA or BS degree or equivalent experience
· High energy, positive attitude, and a sense of humor
Creative Strategist Los Angeles
Creative Strategist
Los Angeles
Open Influence’s mission is to help brands create alongside extraordinary human beings. We build authentic campaigns leveraging innovative marketing concepts and our influencer relationships to tell our client’s stories in meaningful ways.
Reporting to the Creative Director, the Creative Strategist will be an integral part of the Los Angeles creative team. You will work collaboratively to guide clients on how to strategically leverage influencer talent, social platforms, and technology to reach target audiences in a creative and cost-effective way.
Responsibilities
● Work with the Creative Team to develop detailed, multi-platform social influencer strategies.
● Distill client briefs, conduct research, and analysis to develop strategic concepts and plans that address client needs.
● Continue to develop and maintain a strong understanding of the main social media platforms and latest social/influencer related trends.
● Create impactful presentations and reports that clearly articulate the key aspects of the strategic plan.
● Ability to clearly communicate and defend the rationale behind the recommended strategy.
● Ability to demonstrate a strong understanding of the clients needs. Contribute insights that provide strategic context and elevate the creative teams work.
● Ability to manage a high-volume of work.
● Ability to present concepts and ideas to clients.
Experience/Requirements
● 3 – 5 years of experience in creative writing, strategy, social media, or other related creative fields.
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills. You are a creative and strategic thinker able to connect our client’s goals through a logical approach. You can take a complex concept and present it in a way that is easy to understand.
● Understand of the RFP process, analyzing briefs, the problems brands are trying to solve, and how to deliver an effective response.
● Dynamic and resourceful, with the ability to prioritize and be held accountable for multiple projects with fast turnarounds.
● Time management skills.
● Experience working with influencer related concepts/strategies.
● Understanding of the Influencer space, branded content and the social/digital advertising landscape.
● Comfortable navigating the nuances of working with a diverse portfolio of clients including but not limited to Automotive, TV/Film, Lifestyle, Fashion & Beauty, CPG, and Gaming.
● Google Slides, Powerpoint and/or Keynote literacy.

Our Leading Voices

Meet the people who lead the way and bring out our best.

We are relentlessly focused on driving value for our clients. To achieve our goals, we hire people that are not afraid to innovate, roll-up their sleeves, or challenge the status quo. If you thrive on problem-solving in a fast-paced environment then Open Influence is probably the right place for you.
— Eric Dahan, CEO
We’re on the cusp of another major shift in the ad industry: a shift from interruptive advertising to highly relevant and entertaining content experiences. Influencer Marketing is the most effective way for your brand reach an audience that raised their hand and actively chose to follow Content Creators they trust and idolize, around shared passion points.
— Bill Kantar, CRO
One only has to look at the history of digital advertising to identify a handful of key turning-points - search, social, the rise of video, etc. I sincerely believe that we are in one of those turning points now. People everywhere follow their peers through social media in the hopes of finding new and exciting ways to connect, making decisions informed by the taste and preferences of those they look up to most. Influencers have become our most trusted source in regards to what we try next. They are both our advisors and extensions of our families. Our relationships to content creators are deeply personal, and their choices impact us more than we can imagine.
— Andrew Fox, VP, Head of Sales (West & Central)
Our proprietary technology is rooted in a relentless obsession to drive efficiency for our world-class operations team, which ensures smooth and successful campaigns for clients.
— Micky Dionisio, CTO
Building & maintaining trust is the core of Open Influence's outstanding account management team. On a daily basis, our AMs implement seamless strategies and solutions on both sides of the brand-influencer equation. They are true experts in the field of influencer marketing, consistently delivering tech-enabled white glove service to the brands we work with. I couldn't be more proud to work with this group of strategic and creative professionals.
— Maggie Reznikoff, Director of Account Management (West)
Influencer marketing may be new, but the concept of influence is timeless. People with real passions will always feel the urge to share their ideas, products and inspiration. Social media made this scalable- and we found a way to make it marketable.
— Jason Weber, VP Strategic Accounts & Head of Sales U.K.
True influence comes from leveraging authenticity. Our dedicated account management teams identify only the most relevant creators for each campaign, resulting in genuine and powerful conversations about the world’s most discerning brands.
— Shehzeen Ahmed, Director of Account Management
Influencers are a creative lot. The best part of working with them is channeling that limitless creativity into something new and unexpected, pushing the limits of their craft and unifying all that talent into a singular vision.
— Sierra Moore, Creative Director
When I first heard of OI I was immediately drawn to the idea of bringing the human element back to advertising by unlocking the potential of the world’s creators. In the age of social media, we can pique people’s curiosity and capture their minds and hearts through powerful storytelling. It’s never been a more exciting time for marketers!
— Maria A. Rodriguez, Comm. and Marketing Director
In a globalized world, brands must be able to reach audiences with messages that are tailored to the distinctive characteristics of each culture and country. With influencer marketing, you can rely on creators to communicate your brand story effectively.
— Karim De Martino, VP Business Development EU

Who We Are

Our Mission

Core Principles

Humans love connecting through music!

Enjoy these jams curated by the Open Influence team.

Open Jobs

Account Manager

New York, Los Angeles

Sales Director/Senior Account Executive

Los Angeles, Chicago

Creative Strategist

Los Angeles

Our Leading Voices

Meet the people who lead the way and bring out our best.