Creator Partnerships Lead

Hercules•San Francisco, CA

41d•$80,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re hiring a Creator Partnerships Lead to build and scale Hercules’ creator distribution. You will own partnerships end-to-end, from sourcing to measurement, and turn creator content into reusable growth assets. You should be: Deal-oriented: strong at outreach, negotiation, and closing. Taste-driven: you know which creators will perform and why. Process-strong: you can run a high-volume pipeline without chaos. Performance-aware: you treat creator spend like a growth channel with clear KPIs.

Requirements

Proven experience running creator/influencer partnerships with measurable outcomes
Strong networking and sourcing ability (finding emerging creators before they are expensive)
Excellent negotiation and contract instincts (rates, rights, exclusivity, timelines)
Strong creative briefing skills (clear direction without constraining creators)
Familiarity with whitelisting/paid usage rights and how creator content performs in ads
Strong ops + analytics: pipelines, tracking, UTMs, reporting, and learning loops
Good judgment on branding (especially with meme and micro media pages)

Responsibilities

Sponsored creator and influencer program across major and micro channels
Sourcing + outreach: identify creators, run inbound/outbound, maintain pipeline
Negotiation + contracts: rates, terms, deliverables, timelines, and compliance
Briefs + approvals: creative direction, messaging, brand safety, review workflow
Deliverable ops: timelines, revisions, posting verification, link/UTM setup
Tracking + reporting: performance by creator, format, platform, and cohort quality