Creator Partnerships Lead
At a glance
Senior Channel & Partnerships role at Hercules. San Francisco · full-time · $100,000–$200,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build creator partnerships from initial sourcing through performance measurement, turning their content into reusable growth assets
- Find creators through inbound and outbound outreach, then keep a busy partnership pipeline moving
- Set rates, rights, terms, timelines and deliverables in creator agreements, including exclusivity and paid usage
- Direct briefs, brand-safety checks, approvals and revisions while giving creators room to shape the work
- Verify posts, configure links and UTMs, and track results by creator, format, platform and audience quality
What you bring
- You have run creator or influencer partnerships and can point to measurable results
- You can source emerging creators, negotiate agreements and judge rates, usage rights, exclusivity and timelines
- You bring strong creative judgment and can brief creators clearly, including for meme and micro media pages
- You can manage partnership pipelines, tracking, UTMs, reporting and performance learning
Who this fits
This role suits a senior, hands-on operator who can balance creator judgment, dealmaking and performance tracking. The team strongly prefers regular in-office work in San Francisco; exceptional US-time-zone candidates may work remotely if they can travel to the office regularly.
From the employer
What are we looking for?
We’re hiring a Creator Partnerships Lead to build and scale Hercules’ creator distribution. You will own partnerships end-to-end, from sourcing to measurement, and turn creator content into reusable growth assets.
You should be:
Deal-oriented: strong at outreach, negotiation, and closing.
Taste-driven: you know which creators will perform and why.
Process-strong: you can run a high-volume pipeline without chaos.
Performance-aware: you treat creator spend like a growth channel with clear KPIs.
What will you lead?
Sponsored creator and influencer program across major and micro channels
Sourcing + outreach: identify creators, run inbound/outbound, maintain pipeline
Negotiation + contracts: rates, terms, deliverables, timelines, and compliance
Briefs + approvals: creative direction, messaging, brand safety, review workflow
Deliverable ops: timelines, revisions, posting verification, link/UTM setup
Tracking + reporting: performance by creator, format, platform, and cohort quality
What skills do we expect you to have?
Proven experience running creator/influencer partnerships with measurable outcomes
Strong networking and sourcing ability (finding emerging creators before they are expensive)
Excellent negotiation and contract instincts (rates, rights, exclusivity, timelines)
Strong creative briefing skills (clear direction without constraining creators)
Familiarity with whitelisting/paid usage rights and how creator content performs in ads
Strong ops + analytics: pipelines, tracking, UTMs, reporting, and learning loops
Good judgment on branding (especially with meme and micro media pages)
What are Hercules’ operating principles?
Hercules’ operating principles guide how we make decisions every day. We take them very seriously. Most of them are specifically choices that we as a company unique prioritize and so can be learned on the job. However, we do specifically filter for these principles our hiring process:
We move with urgency. We ship fast, iterate, and correct mistakes quickly. Our bias for action speeds our learning and delights our customers.
We strive for excellence. Doing things well is in our DNA. We have good taste. We get the details right. Our outputs are exceptionally simple and self-serve. We’re proud of our work.
We are hungry. We are willing to work hard and break through walls to achieve the outcomes we want. We are willing to operate at any level to get things done. We are politely relentless.
Is Hercules in-office or remote?
Hercules founding team works in-office in San Francisco (Kearny and Bush). We have a very strong preference for in office. We are open to remote for exceptional candidates in US time zones who would be willing/able to travel to the office regularly.
What are Hercules’ benefits?
Healthcare, vision, and dental
User whatever AI tools you’d like (you have an unlimited AI budget)
Take what you need vacation policy
Daily lunches, dinners and snacks in the office
We guarantee you will do the best work of your career here
What’s the compensation?
$80k-$200k + equity (depends on seniority, equity, and location)
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