Influencer Partnerships Manager, UK

Depop is the fashion marketplace where the next generation buy, sell and get inspired. We are headquartered in London, UK with locations in Manchester, New York, Los Angeles and Australia. We have over 20 million registered users in 147 countries. In the UK, 1 in 3 Gen Z/Millennials are registered and in the US we have grown 300% over two years. We are also the only European player to have recently entered the top 25 shopping apps by daily active users.

Our mission is to empower the next generation to transform fashion, and our team of over 250 people are dedicated to serving the needs of our global community.

We operate on three pillars:

1. Community: Our buyers, sellers and employees are inclusive, diverse and accessible. We are committed to empowering diversity within the fashion community.
2. Entrepreneurship: We support our community and help them build their business with Depop. We thrive on supporting innovation by shaping an environment where creators, makers or hustlers can thrive. 
3. Sustainability: Depop helps extend the life of garments and reduce waste, we care about the world and want to make a positive change within the fashion industry. 

Role:

We’re looking for an Influencer Partnerships Manager UK to join our growing Marketing team in London. Reporting to the Head of Marketing UK, you will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with our existing Influencer Community, as well as outreach and onboarding of prospective UK Influencer talent to the platform.

In this role, you will be tasked with developing programs and initiatives to further individual Influencer experiences and their success on Depop. This role is ideal for a pro-active and highly interpersonal person to promote and develop Depop as an inspiring and rewarding destination for future Influencers that align with our company values; community, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. 

Responsibilities

• Outreach and on-board existing and potential influencer partners that support our brand vision, drive growth, and add unique inventory to Depop, while uncovering levers to maintain their success on the app 
• Manage the UK influencer pipeline for all outreach and active conversations
• Build relationships with individuals at the forefront of our pillars and pitch, plan, and execute micro-campaigns to drive awareness 
• Own paid partnership process from negotiating deliverables and contracts, right through to execution, working closely with x-functional teams when necessary
• Track and analyse performance of influencers across various initiatives
• Identify trends and use market insights to help drive influencer strategy
• Understand and be an expert on our UK community including relevant cultural trends and be the UK authority on key influencer profiles 
• Respond to variety of internal briefs by identifying the appropriate influencers to partner with in order to achieve the wider company targets

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in influencer marketing or a similar role focused on partnerships
• Demonstrable experience with working on Gen-Z campaigns
• Expertise in youth culture especially as it pertains to Gen-Z
• Experience in pitching concepts internally and to external partners and agencies
• Strong project management skills 
• Analytically minded with ability to compile, analyse and interpret data to identify marketing strategies, develop hypotheses and test them in the market
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Proficient in GSuite, Excel and third party analytics
• High level navigation of the Depop platform 
• Motivated and outgoing
• Ability to work both independently, but also as a teamplayer
• Social media enthusiast with strong working knowledge of all key platforms

Benefits

Depop offers the opportunity to work in one of the UK's fastest-growing scale-ups, with a vibrant and diverse group of people, building a product we all deeply care about, in addition to:

Learn and Grow: We sponsor and run a myriad of programs, conferences and meet-ups to up-skill our employees and enhance their journey with us, just ask!
Wellbeing: We care about wellbeing. We offer a cycle to work scheme, healthy fruit and snacks in the office, breakfast every Tuesday, eye-care vouchers and a discounted gym membership.
Mental Health: Mental health is a top priority for Depop. We offer subsidised counselling appointments through SelfSpace, have mental health first aiders and also run yoga, meditation and more.
Work/life balance: We have 25 days of holiday with the opportunity to buy or sell 5 more, a day off for activism, and sabbaticals for our long-serving employees.
Family life: We offer flexible working (based on your team), generous parental leave policies, and, all of our offices are dog-friendly!
Financial: We match up to 6 percent on your pension based on qualified earnings and have retail discounts from benefithub.
Fun: We love to celebrate our successes at Depop. On Friday we finish an hour early to socialise with free food, and have amazing Winter and Summer Parties. We also host internal employee socials such as quiz night, games night, movie night and more.

Depop is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.