Influencer Marketing Manager

At Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers®, we serve only the most craveable chicken finger meals – it’s our One Love! Known for our great Crew and cool Culture, we follow a Work Hard. Have Fun. philosophy. Raising Cane’s is the fastest-growing chicken concept around and is on track to be a Top 10 Restaurant Brand in the United States. Each Crew member is important to our rapid growth and enduring success.

Now is your chance to join the Team and Raise The Bar!

Your Role at Raising Cane’s: The Influencer Marketing Manager supports and executes Raising Cane’s influencer marketing strategy, working closely with senior leadership to strengthen brand relevance, engagement, and growth. This role is responsible for managingnational, local, and NIL influencer partnerships while ensuring all activity aligns with brand voice, business objectives,and annual marketing goals. This position partners cross-functionally with Field Marketing, Creative Services, Customer Relations, Brand teams, and agency partners to deliver thoughtful, compliant, and high impact influencer initiatives.

• Manage NIL, local, and national influencer relationships, including outreach, communication, and ongoing partnership support
• Evaluate, schedule, and oversee logistics for influencer partnerships and branded promotional events
• Partner with agency teams on influencer briefs, partnerships, events, and performance evaluations
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure influencer and social initiatives align with business objectives, audience growth goals, and overall communications strategy
• Collect, analyze, and report influencer and social performance metrics weekly and monthly, providing clear insights and recommendations
• Monitor cultural conversations and national trends to identify opportunities for proactive content and influencer activation
• Apply sound judgment to identify and communicate potential brand, reputational, or partnership risks and collaborate with internal teams as needed
• Develop and maintain training materials to support Field Marketing teams with local influencer activations
• Monitor influencer sentiment and performance, proactively identifying and communicating potential brand or reputational concerns
• Analyze focus market data to identify opportunities and provide actionable recommendations
• Support influencer content calendar development and localization coordination across markets

Up to 50% of travel to support influencer activations, events, and key initiatives

• 5+ years of experience leading social media influencer marking initiatives in a corporate or agency environment
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, public relations, or related field
• Working knowledge of influencer and social media tools such as CreatorIQ, Khoros, Moment Feed, Sprinklr, Sprout Social, or similar platforms
• Strong understanding of brand voice, influencer briefing, and all NIL and FTC regulations related to influencer partnerships and promotions
• Ability to think critically and solve problems in the context of content, partnerships, brand messaging, objectives, and voice
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Self-driven, adaptable, and energetic with strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills