Creator Manager

About the Role

Darkroom is hiring a Creator Manager to lead client-facing creator strategy and execution across our Creator Services division. This role owns the relationship between brands and our creator network - ensuring campaigns are strategically aligned, operationally sound, and performance-driven across platforms, including TikTok Shop, Amazon affiliate, LTK, YouTube, and other emerging commerce channels.

As a Creator Manager, you will serve as the primary point of contact for both clients and creators. You will shape activation strategy, oversee execution, and ensure creator output drives measurable impact while maintaining a strong creator experience. If you thrive at the intersection of relationships, strategy, and commerce - this role was built for you.

This is a fully remote role supporting a team in the EST time zone (9 AM–5 PM EST).

What You’ll Do

• Creator Strategy & Client Leadership: Lead creator and influencer strategy across client accounts, serving as the primary client-facing point of contact - presenting strategy, performance insights, and optimization recommendations.

• Campaign Execution: Own end-to-end execution of creator campaigns, including sourcing, vetting, contracting, onboarding, and performance tracking.

• Platform Activation: Activate creators across TikTok Shop, affiliate programs, paid UGC, Amazon, LTK, YouTube, and other emerging channels.

• Commerce & Creative Alignment: Partner with the Account team and Content Studio to align creator efforts to hero SKUs, commission strategy, and creative frameworks.

• Performance Monitoring: Track campaign performance and proactively recommend optimization opportunities.

• Network & Operations: Manage usage rights, timelines, deliverables, CRM systems, and Darkroom's creator network infrastructure.

• Team Development: Mentor junior team members and help scale best practices within Creator Services.

You Should Apply If This Sounds Like You

• 3–6 years of experience in influencer marketing, creator partnerships, UGC, or affiliate programs.

• Strong client management experience and comfort leading strategy conversations.

• Deep understanding of creator workflows, usage rights, and cross-platform activation.

• Experience with TikTok Shop and affiliate models preferred; exposure to Amazon affiliate, LTK, or YouTube Shopping is a plus.

• Analytical and performance-oriented, with the ability to translate creator output into measurable impact.

• Highly organized and confident managing multiple clients and creator pipelines simultaneously.

• Strong communicator with a creator-first mindset and commercial awareness.