About Darkroom
Darkroom is the leading next-generation growth marketing firm engineering the brands of tomorrow. Founded in 2017, we redefine what a modern agency could be by delivering speed, intelligence, and measurable impact. At our core, Darkroom is a human services company powered by Matter, a universal AI commerce layer that integrates executive-level strategy with proprietary agentic technology to enhance creative output, operational efficiency, and revenue generation across the customer journey.
Our track record includes billions in attributable revenue across e-commerce marketplaces, media networks, DTC ecosystems, and social commerce platforms. We continuously feed our proprietary data infrastructure to accelerate growth, improve margins, and compound results across our client portfolio. Darkroom is recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America (Inc. 5000) and among the most effective performance media agencies of the 2020s (Varos). Our founders were recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 for advancing technology, marketing, and advertising in media innovation.
We are looking for a Creator Marketing Associate to contribute to content creator and influencer marketing campaign management across a diverse agency client roster. This position supports the team in sourcing UGC and influencer content, creator-facing outreach, negotiations, communication, creative brief development, and deliverable management. You will work across platforms, primarily Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, and TikTok to build, maintain, and grow a client’s reputation, credibility, and brand awareness.
What You’ll Do
- Support and implement one-time and/or recurring campaigns — from content creator and influencer discovery to outreach, negotiation, and creative deliverable management.
- Source, onboard, negotiate and manage content creator and influencer relationships & campaign deliverables.
- Distribute contracts and review content to ensure it meets stakeholder expectations.
- Utilize influencer content to drive performance, conversions, and boosted reach through paid media ad spend (whitelisting, repurposing content on brand accounts, and boosted posts).
- Coordinate spending across different channel strategies to support a full-funnel approach.
- Collaborate with Darkroom’s Performance Marketing teams to learn what content performs best in advertisements, make whitelisting recommendations, and create a feedback loop for future campaign improvements.
- Work cross-departmentally to analyze social media/content marketing data and support in building client-facing reporting decks/presentations, assessing performance, scalability, and effectiveness against internal KPIs.
You should apply if this sounds like you
- 1+ years of relevant experience in influencer marketing management (not including internships)
- 1+ year of agency experience is required
- Strong understanding of American culture and social media trends
- Proven end-to-end campaign management experience (strategy development, influencer discovery, outreach and rate negotiations, campaign reporting and analysis)
- Understanding of how UGC and influencer content can drive conversions through organic, paid, and boosted reach
- Confident communication skills with experience in influencer/talent/creator communication, relationship-building, and negotiation
- Strong project management skills: ability to manage multiple campaigns across various clients and meet deadlines
- Experience with discovery/automation platforms used to source, evaluate, and manage influencer relationships (e.g., Aspire, Grin)
- Proven ability to work productively in autonomous and team settings
- Knowledge of using data and metrics to measure impact, drive actionable results, and identify opportunities for improvement
- Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills with experience maintaining creator and influencer contacts/networks
- Thrives in a startup environment where responsibilities may shift quickly
- Creative mindset with consumer-focused ideas to grow brand presence and awareness
- Strong attention to detail and excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
Working at Darkroom
Darkroom is not a typical agency. We seek A players who want to build something great. There is no room for mediocrity; we move fast, think deeply, and expect every team member to bring insight and rigor to everything they touch. We uphold a high bar for performance, creativity, and ownership while supporting each other relentlessly. No egos, no red tape—just world-class talent building something remarkable.
We believe in autonomy with accountability, truth over comfort, and outcomes over optics. If you want to build and win alongside some of the smartest people in the business, you’ll thrive here.
- Location, location, (or no) location: Remote-first culture with a strong community base. Many roles are fully remote; roles in our New York or Lisbon HQs (opening early 2026) follow a hybrid model with weekly in-office appearances. Hub locations include the Bay Area, Philadelphia, São Paulo, and Barcelona.
- Parental Leave: flexible parental leave benefits to support new parents while maintaining work-life balance.
- Endless opportunities for growth: An interdisciplinary environment offering cross-functional collaboration to expand skills beyond your niche.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Darkroom is an equal opportunity workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, where legally permissible.