Associate Director, Client Strategy

Later is founded on two success stories that began in 2014: Mavrck, the industry-leading influencer marketing solution (now Later Influence™), and Later, the best social media management platform (now Later Social™) and first-to-market link in bio tool.

We're trusted by the top social platforms, with partnerships and integrations with Meta, TikTok, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest.

In 2024, Mavrck and Later officially joined together as one unified business, with a shared vision: to enable the world to make a living with their creativity. We're now on a mission to build the world's first Social Revenue Platform.

Later will be the first inclusive platform where social media managers, influencer managers, and creators can come together to collaborate on content. We enable marketers to create high-performing content and engage in authentic collaborations with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI. 

As a trusted partner and go-to source for social media advice, we help create an engaged community for reliable performance and repeatable growth.

About this position: The Associate Director of Client Strategy will play a pivotal role in crafting outcome-driven strategies and industry best practices for our customers and prospective customers seeking to use Later, enabling the company to unlock revenue impact from those accounts. This individual will collaborate closely with the strategy, sales, account management, services, marketing, and product teams to maximize the outcomes accounts can achieve with their strategy. The primary measure of success for the role will be direct and indirect revenue impact driven by accounts that receive strategy support.

What you'll be doing: Influencer Strategy Creation: Craft outcome-driven strategies for existing and prospective accounts seeking to maximize their ROI when using Later for influencer marketing and social media marketing New Business Proposal Support: Collaborate with Sales to create compelling new business proposals that include thoughtful research, insights, creative campaign concepts, curated creator examples, and outcome expectations Strategic Business Review Support: Collaborate with Account Management and services to prepare Strategic Business Reviews (SBRs) for Accounts paying Later $50,000 or more per year Industry Best Practices: Build and maintain best practices for doing influencer marketing and social media marketing for a variety of dimensions, including but not limited to  industry vertical, social platform type, and marketing objective Industry Benchmarks: Build and maintain industry performance benchmarks (e.g. CPE, CPM, Engagement Rate, etc) by industry vertical and social platform type, and use when crafting strategies, proposals and SBRs Cross-Functional Collaboration: Effectively collaborate with internal teams, including the strategy, sales, account management, services, marketing, and product teams, to ensure alignment on account strategies, best practices, and benchmarks. Continuous Learning and Development: Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to enhance skills and expertise continuously. We are committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career. If you identify with any of the following, we encourage you to apply!

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related field. Expert-level working knowledge of the Influencer Marketing and Social Media Marketing landscape with 5+ years of experience required. Passion for the creator economy and connecting marketers and creators Proven track record of success in influencer strategy creation and delivery for enterprise-grade B2C consumer brands. Excellent project management and cross-functional coordination skills. Excellent customer-facing communication, presentation, and storytelling skills. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with cross-functional teams. Strategic and creative thinker with a customer-centric mindset and a results-oriented approach. Proficiency in CRM software (e.g., Salesforce) and collaboration software (GSuite, Slack, Zoom) is required. Proficiency in Influencer Marketing, Social Media Management, and Affiliate Marketing software is required. Proficiency in paid social advertising is a plus. Our approach to compensation: We take a market-based & data-driven approach to compensation. We leverage data from trusted third-party compensation sources to help us understand the market value of a role based on function, level, geographic location, and scope. We evaluate compensation bi-annually, including performance and market-related factors.

Our salaries are benchmarked against market Total Cash Compensation for the geographic location of our job posting. Compensation for some roles is structured as On Target Earnings (OTE = base + commission/variable) while for others it is structured as Salary only.

To comply with local legislation and ensure transparency, we share salary ranges on all job postings. Skills, experience and other factors help determine the final salary we offer which may vary from the original range posted. 

Additionally, all permanent team members are granted stock options and are eligible to participate in various benefits plans as part of their overall compensation package.

Salary Range:  

$145,000 - 160,000 USD OTE
Some perks of being on our team: Flexible PTO: We want you to take the time off when you want or need to recharge!  Learning & Development: We provide growth opportunities through training, coaching, mentorship programs, and workshops.  Parental benefits: We offer parental leave top-ups, family forming support, and a life-transitions program to ensure you and your family are well supported when returning to work. Healthcare: Our comprehensive benefits package includes health, dental, vision, STD & LTD, 401k contribution plans (US-based employees), and an Employee and Family Assistance Program to support the well-being of you and your family. Employee Resource Groups: Belonging is an important part of doing your best work. These ERGs provide support and community for employees. *Co-op team members are not eligible for company benefits.

Where we work We hire into our hub cities of Boston, MA; Vancouver, BC; Vancouver, WA; Toronto, ON. We also have team members based remotely for select positions. We post our positions in the hub location(s) where we are open to having the successful candidate be located. 

Diversity, inclusion, and accessibility We value diversity of thought; we are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or age. Please let us know if you require any accommodations or support during the recruitment process.

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