Account Director (f/m/d)

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

Account Director

Reporting of the role

This role reports to the Senior Account Director

Overview of the job

We're looking for an experienced Account Director to join our DACH team, based out of our Berlin HQ. In this role you'll take ownership of some of our most high-profile client relationships, driving growth across the region while leading and mentoring your team to deliver best-in-class influencer marketing campaigns.

3 best things about the job

• Work directly with some of the biggest brands in the world, acting as a trusted strategic partner at the intersection of creators, data, and culture

• Be a key internal champion for UGC and production at Influencer - with real influence over how this practice grows across EMEA

• Join a collaborative, expert DACH team with genuine autonomy to build and implement your own processes and ways of working

Measures of success - in the first few months, you will have:

• Built strong, trusted relationships with your client portfolio and identified clear growth opportunities within each account

• Developed a thorough understanding of Influencer's technology, platform partnerships, and full-service capabilities across Branded Content, Performance, UGC, and Production

• Established efficient team processes and begun mentoring your direct reports through Influencer's personal development framework

Roles & responsibilities

• Strong focus on the growth and development of new campaign opportunities, with expert knowledge of the creator industry

• Operational and strategic mindset - identifying new revenue streams (specifically within the Branded Content, Performance, UGC and Production arm of the team), building and implementing operational processes and efficiencies to drive streamlined ways of working

• Internal champion and key stakeholder in the development of UGC and production at Influencer

• Line manage direct reports, holding them accountable and providing strategic solutions to support the growth, retention and organisation of their accounts

• Team mentor - working with your direct reports to nurture growth and development through Influencer's personal development plan structure

• Leads by example, growing and nurturing client relationships and positioning Influencer as a trusted, reliable partner

• Main point of contact for clients and partners, considered a reliable and responsive team leader and industry expert

• Source and sign off effective solutions for complex campaign-related issues

• Expert knowledge of creator-led content and platform best practices across organic, paid, and performance marketing

• Highly organised, collaborating effectively with internal stakeholders across Operations, Finance, and Production

• Acute attention to detail, tracking and reporting on campaign delivery and performance, and ensuring all projects are invoiced in a timely manner

• Project management of multiple projects simultaneously, delegating to your team while maintaining the highest level of client service

What you will need

• 1+ years working as an Account Director, with the ability to nurture and grow client relationships

• Existing experience in influencer marketing or media/advertising

• Experience in branded content best practices and content production for paid media activations

• Experience working with project management tools such as Monday.com

• Passionate about influencer marketing, social media, and digital marketing and how it's evolving

• Commercially aware, organised, confident, and an exceptional communicator

• Meticulous in your planning with a creative approach to exceeding targets

• A self-starter who is happy to work autonomously as well as part of a team

A few of our core benefits:

• Private Healthcare & Pension - Full medical coverage and pension scheme

• 23 Days Annual Leave - Plus 10 public holidays, end-of-year closure, and your birthday off

• Hybrid & Flexible Working - Work from home 2 days/week with flexible hours (core hours 10am-4pm), plus work from anywhere up to 4 weeks per year

• Enhanced Parental Leave - 12 weeks full pay for Maternity Leave and 4 weeks full pay for Paternity Leave

• Learning & Development - Dedicated resources for career growth plus Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support

For more information on our benefits, perks and what makes us unique, please visit our website here

At Influencer, we’re committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion. We promote DEI in our workplace and are a global community who believe our unique qualities should be celebrated. We want everyone at Influencer to bring their authentic selves to work everyday, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We are committed to embedding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion into everything we do at Influencer, making it part of our culture. All we ask is that you have a passion for Influencer Marketing and a desire to be a part of one of the fastest growing companies within this exciting industry.