What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialist Influencer Relations position at Goodyear?
What You’ll Do
- Lead end‑to‑end influencer partnerships, including strategic vetting, outreach, contract negotiation, creative collaboration, and content review across all Goodyear brands and markets.
- Execute global and regional influencer activations, monitor KPIs, and deliver actionable performance insights and recommendations to leadership.
- Design and implement Goodyear’s global influencer strategy, establishing governance, scalable processes, and best‑practice frameworks through the Global Center of Excellence.
- Develop creative briefs and campaign structures aligned with brand objectives, global content pillars, and culturally relevant storytelling that strengthens brand identity.
- Partner closely with regional marketing teams to guide local influencer initiatives, ensure global alignment, and share insights that enhance consistency and impact across markets.
- Manage and mentor an associate while serving as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to Social Media Managers and regional teams.
- Build, maintain, and evolve influencer guidelines, operational processes, and performance standards to drive efficiency and excellence across all brands and markets.
- Provide comprehensive management of influencer partnerships tied to Goodyear Airships (Blimp), including strategy, influencer selection, outreach, contract coordination, creative briefing, and KPI reporting.
What We’re Looking For
Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing or a related field.
3 or more years of experience (relevant/professional) working in influencer relations at either a corporation or agency.
Deep knowledge of influencer management tools (CreatorIQ, Captiv8, Aspire, GRIN, etc.).
What Will Set You Apart
Extensive experience with influencer research, identification, outreach, management, negotiation and creative content collaboration.
Experience in social media management.
Experience in influencer measurement.
Experience with influencer marketing best practices, processes, governance and management.
Proven experience leading influencer collaborations at all levels (mega influencer, macro influencer, micro influencer and nano influencer).
Deep knowledge of the social media and influencer landscape, functionality of the platforms and channels, new and emerging influencers, trends and consumer behaviors.
Deep knowledge of social media and influencer marketing metrics.
Social-first mindset.
Demonstrated ability to create standards, benchmarks and processes for global application.
Ability to ideate and oversee engaging, social-first content that drives engagement.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams and manage projects independently.
Additional Details
Sponsorship Available: No
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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 51 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to Goodyear.com .
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