Creator Growth Lead/Director, Beauty

CREATOR GROWTH LEAD/DIRECTOR, BEAUTY

DESCRIPTION / OPPORTUNITY

The massive opportunity in contextual shopping driven by creators, curators, and taste-makers is no longer on the horizon, it is here! By joining LTK you’ll be working with the organization that started it all over 11 years ago and continues to lead the market today. With creator commerce driving the present and future of retail forward, LTK is experiencing explosive growth and continually looking to expand the team to capitalize on the multitude of growth avenues presented. As a Manager of Creator Acquisition, you will play a critical role in achieving LTK’s vision and will report directly to the VP of Creator Expansion & Retention. You will help to build and manage a mission-driven team of creator acquisition reps, collaborate with the sales sourcing & operations to set the strategic direction of our creator recruitment efforts, perform outreach on high-potential creators to source, and monitor and report on key metrics related to outreach efforts. The ideal candidate should be excited about interacting with leading social media creators across the beauty vertical. 

Reports to: Head of Creator Growth and Success

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

A proven sales leader who will…

• Build and lead a division of our Creator Acquisition team to effectively source, recruit and activate the next wave of creators to LTK. This includes explaining the benefits of LTK within the total creator commerce ecosystem, setting creators up on LTK, and getting these creators activated in partnership with our Creator Success (retention) team.  
• Test and develop outreach strategies to appeal to each segment of creators (by focus-category, demographic, geography, etc.)
• Achieve and exceed sales targets. The ideal candidate is invigorated by a goal and has the leadership skills to motivate a team of sales reps to achieve their individual targets
• Test and iterate on recruitment strategy including outreach type (1:1 email vs. local events) to achieve their goals

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strong people motivation and management skills: able to inspire teammates, report on activities relative to targets
• Organization and time management skills
• Communication skills (i.e., is able to clearly set timing and output expectations with other teams with which they will be collaborating)
• Document recruitment activities and share learnings with other teams
• Collaborate with support teams to ensure white-glove service to new creators after they join the LTK platform
• Some travel required

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of professional sales or recruiting experience
• Excellent track record of people leadership and cultivating talent
• Charismatic learner who is enjoys making new connections and meeting new faces
• Passionate about creator commerce and creators
• Comfortable with performance metrics and ability to make detailed plans to meet them
• Strong organization and planning skills
• Experience working across multiple teams in multidisciplinary environments
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Other relevant experience can include different sales or recruiting roles

WE OFFER

The opportunity to be a leader in the era of creator-driven retail. We are on the cutting edge of a new industry. We pioneered creator-driven commerce 11 years ago and continue to disrupt it with our technology! 

See just some of the perks you will be offered as a LTK employee below!

• Productivity-First Work Environment:  Whether you prefer remote or in-office work, we want you to work where you feel most productive
• An open source culture/atmosphere that encourages new ideas, collaboration, learning and contributing back to the community
• The opportunity to stay on top of the latest best practices and tools.
• A company culture where innovation is part of our DNA.
• State-of-the-art Tools, Services and technology to empower your creativity. 
• Casual dress code
• Employee Gaming Area + Social spaces 
• Free access to brand new building gym and discounts at local studios! 
• Summer Friday Hours! Leave early each week on Friday’s starting Memorial Day through Labor Day to make the most of your summer! 
• A competitive compensation package, complete with benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision/401(k)/Disability) just as we pride ourselves on staying on top of the latest technology, this is also a core value of our business, we review compensation bi-annually to ensure we stay competitive and adjust quickly as the market adjusts! 
• A start-up vibe, with high growth excitement and big company stability and benefits! 
• Paid holidays/sick time/vacation, including a day off for you to celebrate your birthday!
• Weekly paid catered meals, daily stocked kitchen with free beverages and snacks.
• Foster an inclusive, and fun company culture through monthly company hosted happy hours, a diverse mix of quarterly sponsored company events, including but not limited to, on site chair massages, holiday events, yoga, meditation classes, and more!
• The LTKGives program, which allows each employee a total of 16 volunteer hours/year to donate their time to a non-profit of their choice, while being paid on the clock by LTK!