Associate Director, Influencer Relations

Klick Open · verified Aug 17, 2026

Hybrid New York Full-time Director Influencer Marketing

Leadership Influencer Marketing role at Klick. New York · full-time · $100,000–$125,000 base.

SalaryStated by Klick

$100,000 – $125,000

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

This role, from KlickOur estimate for the market: $115,000–$142,500

In line with the market median of $120,000 for lead influencer marketing roles in New York.

Worked out from 5 postings that stated pay, median $120,000. Last updated Aug 8, 2026.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Own healthcare influencer campaigns from sourcing and screening through contracts, content, review, and delivery
Assemble influencer rosters based on client goals, audience needs, and platform behavior
Create operating standards with influence peers and train teams to apply them consistently
Spot uses for AI that improve influencer-program efficiency, oversight, and scale
Apply shifts in social discovery, search, and emerging platforms to client work

What you bring

Experience partnering with creators and influencers across platforms, including content work and relationship management
Five to seven years coordinating several workstreams and stakeholders with strong organization and close attention to detail
Clear, effective written and verbal communication
Working knowledge of contracts, negotiations, and partnership models
Ability to earn trust with internal teams and external partners

Who this fits

You’ll thrive if you can balance influencer strategy with careful execution across contracts, compliance, talent, and client collaboration. The role is full-time and hybrid in New York, focused on regulated healthcare campaigns. Pharmaceutical or health experience is helpful but not required.

From the employer

The Klick Group—comprising Klick Health (including Oxford PharmaGenesis, Klick Katalyst, and btwelve), Klick Media, Klick Applied Sciences (including Klick Labs), and Klick Consulting—is an ecosystem dedicated help life sciences brands achieve their full potential through best-in-class marketing and advertising, media, medical affairs and communications, market access, real-world evidence, and technology and analytics consulting — powered by 500+ in-house medical experts and award-winning data science and AI capabilities. Founded in 1997, we have offices in Toronto, New York, Oxford, London, Cambridge, Cardiff, Melbourne, Philadelphia, Saratoga Springs, São Paulo, and Singapore. One of the most-awarded health agencies on the planet, Klick recently made history as Cannes Lions Healthcare Agency of the Year, Healthcare Network of the Year, and Independent Agency of the Year – Health. Klick is also consistently recognized for its people-first culture, including Great Place to Work, Best Workplace for Women, Best Workplace for Inclusion, Most Admired Corporate Culture, and a FORTUNE Best Workplace in Advertising.

About our Creative Craft
Our Creative Craft brings Klick’s ideas to life through storytelling, design, and experience. This craft blends imagination with strategy to create work that is emotionally resonant and culturally relevant. Creative teams collaborate across disciplines to simplify complexity and humanize healthcare. Their work drives engagement, understanding, and meaningful action across channels.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Creative Production team at Klick as an Associate Director, Influencer Relations in a full-time role. You’ll lead operational partnerships with creators, healthcare professionals, patients, celebrities, and other influential voices across healthcare campaigns. As part of our growing influence capability, you’ll partner with strategy, creative, legal, production, and client teams to build scalable, best-in-class influencer programs.

The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with operational excellence. They understand how creators and other influential voices drive modern brand discovery and trust, while thriving in the details of contracting, compliance, talent management, and cross-functional execution.

Strong candidates will demonstrate a problem-solving mindset, the ability to connect influence to broader marketing ecosystems (including social platforms, paid media, and search), and the collaboration skills to guide teams, partners, and clients through evolving ways of working.

What You'll Do:

Lead end-to-end influencer partnerships across regulated healthcare campaigns, including sourcing, vetting, contracting, content development, regulatory review, and campaign execution
Procure and curate influencer rosters aligned to client objectives, audience needs, and platform dynamics
Partner with influence peers to document and socialize influence operations best practices, including training team members, to scale consistent influencer programs across clients
Identify opportunities to implement A.I. technology to improve operational efficiency, governance, and scalability across influencer programs
Stay informed on how influencer marketing is evolving, including its role in social discovery, search, and emerging platforms, and apply those learnings to client work

Required:

Demonstrated experience working with creators and other influencers across platforms, including content development and partnership management
Highly detail-oriented and organized, with 5-7 years of experience managing multiple workstreams and stakeholders simultaneously
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Solid understanding of contracts, negotiations, and partnership structures
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusted relationships internally and externally

Desired:

Ability to think holistically about how influencer programs connect into broader marketing programs
Pharmaceutical or health experience is not required, but considered a huge plus

This posting is for a newly created role at Klick.

The base salary range for this position is between USD $100,000 - $125,000. The final amount offered will be determined based on several factors such as a candidate's work location, their unique skill set, education, and prior work experience.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Klick is consciously creating a culture where everyone can thrive and grow in their careers. We believe that our best work comes from our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented communities to apply, including Black people, Indigenous peoples, and other people of color, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities. We're also committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. Should you require any accommodation, please contact us at careers@klick.com and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs and ensure you have a positive experience.