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Job description
Influence & Community Assistant
At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today. We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.
The Assistant, Influence and Community, will support the Burberry Americas Marketing & Communications team in executing Influence and Community strategy. Reporting to the Director, Communications & Influence, this role will be heavily integrated in driving the overall brand talent strategy inclusive of influencer relations, content creation partnerships, seeding programs, and community projects. The Assistant, Influence and Community, will understand Influence as a 360-ecosystem inclusive of people, community, and overall brand communications. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, creatively minded, culturally curious, and tapped into to the evolving world of communications across established and emerging media platforms.
Support Director, Communications & Influence, in executing influencer strategy for the Americas inclusive of US, Canada, Mexico & Brazil
Support the execution of wide-scale paid partnership campaigns and product seeding initiatives including outreach, gift-wrapping, shipment organization, and insights tracking
Maintain and organize Influence product inventory: tracking product orders, managing delivery timings, inventorying shipments into NY showroom, upkeeping detailed product log
Liaise with talent agents, management, and content creators with oversight of Director to facilitate social content partnerships, product distribution, and logistics
Contribute to ideation and curation of talent outreach lists for paid partnerships, seeding programs, and events across Brand, Retail, and Wholesale initiatives
Organize local couriers and domestic/international shipments of product for content shoots, brand gifting initiatives, and dressing opportunities
Collaborate closely with Central office across planned activations on content approvals, product requests and deliveries, collation of trackable links, asset management, and regional project updates
Contribute to real-time and post-project reporting to Central office, global leadership, and Americas business network recapping performance and ROI using analytics tools
Coordinate sample loans across PR/VIP teams and facilitate Retail product pulls, managing timely product returns
Coordinate travel, accommodation, and product across key brand moments including runway shows in London and global events for Americas Influence & Community guests, providing on-site support where required
Proactively research and monitor innovation, trends, and key voices in established and emerging social media platforms (i.e. Instagram, TikTok, Substack) and cascading insights to team
Maintain and update ongoing content creator and creative database across platforms
Share Influence updates with Americas Retail, Client Engagement, and Wholesale teams supporting commercial opportunities and business goals via internal updates
Provide administrative support across department, including: processing invoices, coordinating new vendor set-up, and applying status updates to budget log
Assist with Influence activity across licensee partners in Eyewear and Beauty inclusive of content creator curation and product support where applicable
Qualifications:
2-3 years of experience working at a fashion brand or agency across Influence, VIP, or PR, or equivalent product and logistics centred roles
Fluency in Instagram and TikTok, with proactively developing knowledge in further media/communications platforms such as: X, Substack, Podcasts, Snapchat, etc.
Fluency in Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint); familiarity with Lefty and Tribe Dynamics a plus
Knowledge of key players within Fashion and Culture including but not limited to: influencers, content creators, social media commentators, stylists, photographers, artists, etc.
Ability to work efficiently on a multiplicity of projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Results-driven and detail-oriented team player with keen interest in fashion, culture, and social media as an evolving space and connector of brand to people
Measures of Success:
Excellent follow-through and execution of agreed Influence and Community plans
High level of organization and attention to detail in executing tasks
Strong sense of urgency and adherence to set timelines
Solutions-oriented and results-driven mindset
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Proactive, in-depth social media and talent research
Strong teamwork within Marketing & Communications department as well as wider Americas and Central teams
Connecting with others:
Americas Marketing, Events, VIP, Retail, Wholesale, Merchandising, and Client Engagement teams
HFH VIP, 1WOI, and Social Media teams
External partners including agents, managers, content creators, talent, and creative community
Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
Who can apply
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