Senior Account Manager, Marketing

Agency Eight•New York City, NY

About The Position

Agency Eight is a creator marketing agency focused on performance seeding, paid partnerships, and affiliate strategy for leading CPG and beauty brands. We operate as an extension of our clients' teams — helping them build community, drive content, and scale creator programs in a measurable way. We're looking for a strategic, client-obsessed Senior Account Manager to join our growing influencer marketing team. In this role, you'll be the senior lead across a portfolio of high-priority accounts — owning strategy, driving growth, and serving as the person clients trust most. You'll set direction across seeding, paid, and affiliate programs, lead client calls, pitch new business, and make sure your team is executing at a high level. This is a high-visibility role for someone who brings genuine strategic depth, leads from the front, and is energized by both the relationship and the results.

Requirements

4–6 years of experience in influencer marketing or a related field — agency experience strongly preferred
Proven track record owning senior client relationships and driving account growth
Deep experience across seeding, paid, and affiliate programs
Strong strategic instincts — you can build a program from scratch and know when to change course
Proven ability to negotiate creator deals — rates, usage rights, exclusivity
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience managing and developing junior team members
Comfortable with data and reporting; able to translate results into clear strategic recommendations
Proficiency in Google Sheets; experience or willingness to learn with project management tools such as Asana or Notion and tools like Archive and influencer databases

Responsibilities

Own gifting strategy — setting the approach for each client's seeding program and adjusting based on performance
Own internal sourcing approvals — reviewing coordinator-built lists and approving before outreach
Approve all materials (outreach copy, creative briefs, etc.) before they go to clients
Own goal tracking for gifting programs at the strategic level — monitoring results and identifying when pivots are needed
Own paid strategy — building the approach for each client's paid program and presenting recommendations to clients
Own internal concept and content approvals for paid campaigns — reviewing recommendations before anything goes to the client
Lead all paid outreach to creators, managers, and agents
Lead rate negotiations and contracting end-to-end, securing competitive rates, usage rights, and exclusivity terms
Manage invoicing across paid partnerships
Own all senior client relationships — serving as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor
Lead all client calls — setting the agenda, driving the conversation, and owning the relationship
Lead monthly insights reporting — synthesizing performance data into strategic recommendations
Proactively lead your team, keeping a pulse on performance, bandwidth and coaching opportunities
Manage, mentor, and develop Account Managers, Coordinators, and interns
Set direction, review deliverables, and ensure quality across all work streams
Hold the quality bar for everything that goes out on your accounts
Build strong, long-term client relationships grounded in trust and performance
Identify opportunities to scale accounts through expanded scope — paid, affiliate, increased volume
Drive upsells and renewals across your client portfolio