starpower - Senior Director, Influencer & Entertainment Marketing (Luxury Beauty)

About this role

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities.

Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem.

starpower is a culture and influencer marketing agency at the intersection of culture, commerce, and creativity. Our Consumer Health & Wellness team partners with leading beauty brands across luxury, prestige, and mass to create thoughtful, culturally relevant campaigns that drive real impact.

We’re looking for a Senior Director to join our Consumer Health & Wellness team and co-lead portfolio beauty accounts. In this role, you’ll guide day-to-day client relationships, oversee campaigns from brief to delivery, and help support and grow the team. This is a great fit for someone with strong experience in luxury or luxury-adjacent beauty and fashion, experience working with clients at a brand and portfolio level, a solid understanding of digital commerce including TikTok Shop and Amazon, and a sharp sense of how to connect brands to culture in a strategic, elevated way.

What You'll Do

Talent & Campaign Management

• Lead influencer and celebrity talent strategy across a range of budgets

• Oversee beauty campaigns from brief to delivery at the portfolio and brand level

• Create polished, client-ready offers, campaign materials, and communications

• Lead campaigns from brief to delivery, including talent strategy, content milestones, and execution

• Support and mentor team members on campaign execution, talent strategy, and industry best practices

• Build strong relationships with talent reps, creators, and brand and portfolio partners

• Identify culturally relevant talent opportunities that align with brand and portfolio goals

• Bring digital commerce thinking into campaign planning and execution, including shoppable content, affiliate models, and creator-led commerce

• Apply hands-on experience with TikTok Shop and/or Amazon influencer programs

Client Management

• Build trusted relationships with beauty clients and serve as a strong day-to-day partner

• Develop thoughtful brief responses and creative concepts grounded in strategy and culture

• Advise clients on influencer strategy as it relates to their commerce channels in ways that align with brand positioning

• Manage timelines, scope changes, and expectations with transparency

• Partner closely with IATs and internal stakeholders

Operations

• Stay current on platform changes, shopping behavior, and the creator role in purchase decisions

• Support scope development and help manage OOP budgets across accounts

• Keep budget trackers, burn rates, and financial documents accurate and up to date

• Partner with Business Affairs on contracts and agreements

• Support staff planning across accounts

• Flag out-of-scope requests clearly and early

• Look for ways to drive growth and improve efficiency

What We're Looking For

• 7–10 years of experience in talent management and/or influencer marketing with strong knowledge of working in an integrated agency team model at both the portfolio and brand level.

• Strong experience with luxury or luxury-adjacent beauty and/or fashion brands

• Digital commerce experience with strong experience directly on TikTok Shop and/or Amazon influencer affiliate programs

• A proven ability to connect brands to culture in an elevated, brand-right way through a strong network across the beauty and entertainment industry, including film/TV and/or music production companies, creators, reps and brand partners.

• Confidence leading talent negotiations and complex partnerships

• Experience managing direct reports or teams

• Strong communication skills in both internal and client-facing settings

• A genuine interest in luxury beauty, culture, and the influencer landscape

• The ability to manage multiple accounts and workstreams in a fast-paced environment

Pay Range: $135,000 - $180,000

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

starpower is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace where people can do their best work.

Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile here .

We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online class

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