Influencer Marketing Associate, Wattpad
WEBTOON
$55-75k
Platform for sharing original writing
Open for applications
Platform for sharing original writing
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$55-75k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Wattpad's mission is to create a world where everyone's story can be heard, and anyone can belong.
Role
Who you are
- You must have 6 months-1 year of experience implementing influencer campaigns —bonus if you have experience working with clients in entertainment
- You must have experience researching and coordinating with influencers based on marketing objectives and social media metrics
- You must be knowledgeable about social media platforms from the brand perspective, including (but not limited to) TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram
- You must have experience analyzing social media insights to optimize organic content for reach and meaningful engagements
- You thrive on entertaining, trending video content that creatively resonates with GenZ audiences
- You're deeply engaged in WEBTOON and entertainment, staying on top of the latest news and trends within the community
- You have excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate the WEBTOON brand to external partners
- You can work in a fast-paced startup environment and execute multiple projects with enthusiasm and attention to detail
What the job involves
- Ideate influencer campaigns that engage and convert priority target audiences
- Research, outreach, and onboard influencer partners on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram
- Negotiate with Talent or management to maximize return on investment
- Optimize TikTok Spark Ad campaigns for traffic and video views with influencer content
- Analyze influencer content performance to report improvements for influencer and brand channels
- Other duties and projects as assigned
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Content is king and Wattpad has managed to turn create a platform that aggregates the most loved original writing content in the world, turning the traditional publishing industry on its head.
Where authors used to submit drafts to dozens of publishing houses in the hope of getting some eyeballs on their work, Wattpad opened up the process to millions of young authors by letting them easily submit their work, and fostering a community around their software that offers feedback and help.
The e-reading platform is now looking to double down on its strategy of taking its user-generated fiction and turning it into successful intellectual property upon which original series and movies can be based. However a significant challenge for Wattpad is in producing original, marketable content from its platform given the popularity of fanfiction, stories which are based on existing intellectual property.
Another challenge for Wattpad is the current economic conditions which have affected much of the tech sector and are not sparing digital publishing. Having shelved bold plans for the future it also laid off 15% of its workforce in March 2023. Having realigned for its current business needs however, it is now well placed to weather the current market downturn.
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2018
$51m
LATE VC
Apr 2014
$46m
SERIES C
Total funding: $117.8m
Company benefits
- Full health benefits
- Career development & Mentorship opportunities
- RRSP matching
- Generous parental Leave top-up
- Flexible hours
- Regular hackathons
- Healthy snacks & drinks
- Your choice of hardware
- Monthly work-from-home allowance
- Beautiful offices in Toronto and Halifax
- Easy access to transit
Company values
- UserObsessed- We make every decision by stepping into our users’ shoes
- Inclusive - We help everyone belong
- Trailblazer - We push ourselves on how we think and how we act
- BuildItForward - We’re always building a foundation for tomorrow
- PlayToWin - We’re driven to lead the pack
- Resourceful -We make the most of every minute and every dollar
- TeamWork - We do what’s best for the greater good
Company HQ
St. Lawrence, Toronto, ON
Articles
Founders
Allen lau
(CEO)Lau attended University of Toronto where he earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering followed by a master's in the same subject. Thereafter he briefly worked as a software engineer for Brightspark before founding his first notable company, Tira Wireless, a mobile development startup. He is also the co-founder of Two Small Fish Ventures, a fund that invests in Toronto and Waterloo-based early-stage internet companies with strong network effects.
Ivan Yuen
(CSO)Prior to Wattpad, Ivan co-founded FeedM8 and served as the company’s CTO. Before that he was one of the first employees of Tira Wireless, where he helped grow the technical team and developed new and emerging wireless technologies. Ivan graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Computer Engineering and also earned an MBA from the Rotman School of Management.
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