Connexity is a performance-marketing technology company and network that drives new customers and sales to retailers and generates premium earnings for content creators. Each year we deliver over $4 billion in sales to retailers and pay out industry-leading rates to publishers and influencers. With 20+ years of proven success in the US, Europe, and APAC, Connexity is a long-time e-commerce pioneer.

ShopYourLikes is the creator monetization platform and community at Connexity. For over 5 years, Connexity has served the creator community with the ShopYourLikes product and brand. Our mission at SYL is to empower creators of all types, sizes, and backgrounds to grow their businesses and achieve financial success. We pride ourselves on service and relationship building. We pay our creators great rates and we pay them fast. We listen to our community and build tools and processes to help our users achieve their goals. In return, creators have developed loyalty and a love for us. Connexity is accelerating investment in this fast growing, high performing social channel as a key part of our company growth strategy. Times are exciting at SYL!

About The Role

The Director of Creator Growth will report to the ShopYourLikes GM and is a senior role with a key voice and seat at the table. Growing our creator community is a top priority at SYL, and we seek a passionate individual to lead the charge. This role will lead and build the creator acquisition team, personally engage and close high revenue potential creators, test and develop outreach strategies, and help shape product, process, and strategy for the division. This is a classic player-coach role, where in addition to doing you will also be mentoring a team to succeed. If you are goal driven and have a competitive spirit, love the creator space, and like to roll up your sleeves and win, we should connect.

Responsibilities Include

• Leading and building the creator acquisition team to fuel community growth for SYL
• Achieving and exceeding sales goals through personal contribution and motivating a team to reach their individual targets
• Reporting on progress toward goals, both financial metrics and other leading indicators for success
• Developing outreach strategies for key creator types, including testing of value propositions by segment
• Testing and optimizing a variety of communication types (1:many vs. 1:1 email, 1:1 direct messaging, local in person events, etc.)
• Collaborating with growth marketing and product teams to provide feedback on both successes and areas for improvement
• Building strong relationships with our account management organization, who will drive the onboarding and growth of new creators on the SYL platform
• Identifying market trends and opportunities, then partnering with executive leadership to improve our product/service offering and capture market share

Requirements

Skills and Qualifications

• 5-10 years of professional sales or business development experience
• 3-5 years of experience in the creator industry
• Passionate about e-commerce and the creator ecosystem
• Demonstrated ability to grow a P&L by building connections and closing business
• Proven ability to manage and grow a team
• Phenomenal communication skills and attention to detail
• Energetic personality and individual who loves to make new connections
• Experience working cross functionally with exec leadership, product, ops, and marketing

Benefits

Headquartered in Santa Monica, the company operates sites and business services in the US, UK, EMEA, and APAC. We offer top benefits including flexible time off, casual work environment, competitive comp, and much more!

Voted “Best Places to Work,” our culture is driven by self-starters, team players, and visionaries. Headquartered in Santa Monica, the company operates sites and business services in the US, UK, and EU. We offer top benefits including flexible time off, paid holidays, competitive comp, team events and more!

• Health Care Plans (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k Matching)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D), LTD & STD
• Paid Leave Benefits (Maternity, Paternity & Medical)
• Learning & Development Program (educational tool)
• Flexible work schedules
• Free Food & Snacks
• Wellness Resources
• Equity

We are committed to providing a culture at Connexity that supports the diversity, equity and inclusion of our most valuable asset, our people. We encourage individuality, and are driven to represent a workplace that celebrates our differences, and provides opportunities equally across gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and all other demographics. Our actions across Education, Recruitment, Retention, and Volunteering reflect our core company values and remind us that we’re all in this together to drive positive change in our industry.

The pay range for this position is $135,000 - 150,000K+. The pay offered may vary depending on several factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible to participate in a bonus/commission plan. The pay and bonus/commission offered may vary depending on several factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

This position is considered hybrid, our preference is that you are able to commute 1 day/week in our Santa Monica office.

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