Lead Associate, Talent & Influencers; P2

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

As Lead Associate, Talent & Influencers, you will help support the implementation of the Agency’s talent strategy for positioning Save the Children as a leading nonprofit helping ensure that every child gets a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm. Working with the Senior Director, Influencer & Talent Relations you will help vet, manage and engage talent and influencers across a variety of sectors from Entertainment to Sports, to Technology, who align with Save the Children’s values and brand.

You will work with colleagues in Marketing & Growth to leverage influencer activations across earned, owned and paid media channels.

Hybrid – Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations

• not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change.

• Assist in ongoing engagement and management of Save the Children US Ambassadors to drive brand awareness, engagement and fundraising potential.
• Facilitate inbound requests from cross-divisional stakeholders and help prioritize talent activations in line with departmental priorities and goals.
• Manage log of past, live and pending talent activations; provide ongoing updates as needed to ensure coordination across teams.
• Support Senior Director in creation of pitch materials, talking points, statements, social media posts and creative assets
• Prepare onboarding materials for new talent including Agency overview, Brand guidelines, Social media best practices, etc.

• Support Senior Director in providing actionable reporting / data & insights on engagement activations to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage inbound influencer and entertainment partner inquiries.
• Maintain database of key industry contacts.
• Assist in coordinating logistics for program visits.
• Other tasks to support program implementation and improvements as required.

• In coordination with the Senior Director and the Communications team assist with the execution of communications strategies for the US Ambassadors.
• Support Senior Director with pitching materials (to Communications team) media outlets to amplify of organization’s priority campaigns and moments that leverage talent.

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience in public relations, celebrity relations, or marketing
• Professional proficiency with written, presentation and communications skills. Solid understanding of digital media across platforms
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, with demonstrated professional creative problem solving
• Proven networking and relationship-building skills, with a team orientation
• Demonstrated understanding of pop culture and entertainment industry trends
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite, including Teams and Co Pilot
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English, with proven written, presentation and communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally
• Willingness and ability to work after-hours and weekends at times, particularly around disaster and emergency campaigns; and to travel up to 15% in the United States and globally

• Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average:
  Target Salary for this position is $72,250 - $80,750 base salary
• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average:
  Target Salary for this position is $65,450 - $73,150 base salary
• Geo…