Influencer and Talent Partnerships Manager

Influencer & Talent Partnerships Manager The Role

We're looking for a commercially minded, relationship-first Influencer & Talent Partnerships Manager to lead DCYPHER's creator and talent relationships.

Working alongside the Head of Influencer & Affiliates, this role will focus on identifying, nurturing and growing long-term relationships with creators, talent agencies, makeup artists and strategic partners who can build awareness, drive advocacy and deliver commercial growth.

You'll be responsible for negotiating partnerships, identifying brand ambassadors, developing creator programmes and ensuring DCYPHER becomes one of the most sought-after beauty brands to work with.

This is an externally facing role for someone who loves networking, spotting talent before anyone else, negotiating win-win partnerships and turning creators into genuine brand advocates.

• Own relationships with DCYPHER's key creators and talent.
• Identify, recruit and develop long-term brand ambassadors.
• Build relationships with talent managers and influencer agencies.
• Attend industry events to identify emerging talent and strengthen relationships.
• Develop creator partnership strategies that deliver both brand awareness and commercial return.

• Identify partnership opportunities that drive growth.
• Negotiate creator partnerships, ambassador contracts and commercial collaborations.
• Work with the Marketing Director to secure high-impact creator campaigns.
• Develop exclusive partnerships around launches, retail activations and events.
• Build relationships with makeup artists, celebrities, media and key opinion leaders.

• Become the day-to-day contact for VIP creators.
• Build long-term relationships beyond individual campaigns.
• Create memorable creator experiences.
• Ensure creators become genuine advocates for the brand.
• Identify opportunities to surprise and delight creators.

• Work with the Head of Influencer & Affiliates to develop creator campaigns.
• Help shape campaign concepts based on creator insight.
• Ensure creators have everything they need to produce outstanding content.
• Attend shoots, events and activations where appropriate.

• Constantly identify emerging creators across mainly Instagram but also Tik Tok and You Tube.
• Build relationships before creators become mainstream.
• Recommend new ambassador opportunities.
• Monitor competitors and industry trends.

• Evaluate partnerships based on both brand impact and commercial return.
• Recommend where investment should increase or decrease.
• Identify creators with long-term commercial potential rather than one-off campaign success.
• Support forecasting and creator investment decisions.

Partner closely with:

• Marketing Director
• Head of Influencer & Affiliates
• PR
• Brand
• Social
• Retail Marketing
• Growth Marketing

to ensure creator partnerships are fully integrated across every campaign.

• 4-6+ years in influencer marketing, talent management or partnerships.
• Existing relationships with creators, talent agencies and management companies.
• Excellent commercial awareness.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Passion for beauty and social media.
• Excellent understanding of creator culture.
• Experience building ambassador programmes.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Highly organised.
• Entrepreneurial mindset.

Within your first year you'll have:

• Built a best-in-class creator community.
• Developed long-term ambassador relationships.
• Increased creator advocacy.
• Secured high-profile partnerships.
• Built stronger relationships with talent agencies.
• Helped make DCYPHER one of the most talked-about beauty brands among creators.

This role reports into Marketing Director

• Be part of one of the UK's most exciting beauty scale-ups.
• Work with world-first AI technology that's redefining personalised beauty.
• Join a collaborative, ambitious and creative team.
• Help shape the future of influencer and affiliate marketing for a disruptive challenger brand.