Brand Partnerships Manager (Sponsorships/ Influencer Marketing)

We’re DC Social Media, a YouTube-first media company already running brand deals on big creator channels. We’re hiring someone to own, tighten and grow it the influencer marketing, part of our agency. If you’ve closed or run influencer / YouTube sponsorships before, and even better, if you still have brand or agency contacts who trust you, this is the job for you! Start your proposal with the word "partnerships" so we know you read the brief. Why this role is exciting You join a business that already monetises YouTube with brands (founder channel + established client creators) You’ll help grow this as a core business line. Small team, high ownership, direct line to the founder Mix of live deal ops (briefs, compliance, go-live) and new business (more brands, more renewals, better relationships) Remote, serious people, no corporate bureaucracy. What you’ll own Live brand / sponsorship deal operations end-to-end (brief → creative check → compliance → go-live → wrap) Working with agencies and brand contacts (Slack/email threads, timelines, amendments) Keeping every live integration clean (paid-promotion, description, pinned comment, placement, dates) Building and growing the partnerships pipeline: warm intros, renewals, new brands that fit our audiences Clear weekly status: what’s live, what’s blocked, what closes next Documenting systems so deals don’t live in one person’s head What “great” looks like here You’ve done YouTube / creator sponsorships or influencer marketing for real brands or agencies. You already have contacts (brands, agencies, partnership managers) who’ll take your email You’re organised under deadline pressure, go-lives don’t slip on your watch You’re commercially minded: you want this revenue line bigger next quarter You’re comfortable in UK hours with UK evenings when US brands/agencies need you Must-haves Proven sponsorship / brand partnerships / influencer marketing experience (YouTube strongly preferred) Named examples: brands or agencies you’ve worked with + what you ran Comfortable owning live campaigns and messy multi-thread ops Excellent written English; calm, clear founder-facing updates Available 12:00–5:00 UK, plus UK evenings for US overlap when needed Remote; can start ASAP / agree a start date Nice-to-haves Existing book of brand/agency relationships in tech, finance, consumer, or creator economy Experience with Adhesive-style agency workflows or similar partnership platforms Creator-side and brand-side experience Comfortable with multi-channel books (more than one YouTube client) What this is NOT Pure organic social / content calendar role Paid ads media buyer as the main job Video editor / thumbnail designer Hours / engagement Remote, worldwide if hours fit Ongoing role — we want one excellent long-term lead Focused trial with clear outcomes before we lock longer-term