Associate Manager, Global Influence

Impossible Foods is addressing the most catastrophic threats facing humanity: climate change and biodiversity collapse. A global transition to a plant-based food system will turn back the clock on atmospheric CO2 levels, restore natural ecosystems and reverse meltdown in wildlife biomass.

The easiest -- if not only -- way to make our civilization sustainable is to eliminate livestock, the most dangerous technology on Earth. But humans won’t give up meat. So we need to make meat better -- more delicious and more nutritious, without animals as the underlying production technology. That means that making meat sustainably is the most important and urgent problem for the global scientific community.

Impossible Foods' mission is to completely replace the use of animals as a food-production technology by offering consumers everything they currently value about animal products -- and making products that are vastly superior to their animal analogues.

To do this, we are taking a revolutionary scientific and market-based approach. We are inventing efficient, sustainable ways to transform ingredients from plants into meat, fish and dairy foods that deliver all the pleasures and nutritional benefits consumers demand, without the destructive environmental or public health impact.

Our world-class R&D team has been building the know-how and technology platform to produce meat, fish and dairy foods from plants. Impossible Foods is experiencing rapid growth and is resolutely committed to leading all aspects of the plant-based food revolution—from discovery to commercial production. The only thing that will separate Impossible Foods from success and failure is our ability to recruit more world-class experts.

Want to join? Check out the job opening and requirements below:

The ideal candidate is highly organized, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and has a passion for communications, marketing, and community building. You will support the Influence Team which oversees in-person and digital programs with celebrities, content creators, celebrity chefs, and influencers. The team supports Impossible’s sales channels and contributes to Brand Awareness in the US and international markets. They have their finger on the pulse of culture, enjoy working cross functionally and are motivated by growing IF’s global consumer movement.

This role reports to the Manager of Global Influence and is based in Redwood City, California.

• The role will primarily focus on two areas of the Influence team: celebrity/VIP relations and micro/macro digital influencer partnerships and activations
• Influencer discovery and evaluation, sourcing, outreach, and relationship management
• Influencer seeding coordination (including, but not limited to: product, branded swag and gift cards)
• Support the launch and expansion of Impossible™ products in new markets (U.S & internationally), retailers and customers
• Manage a database of influencers, celebrities, agents, publicists, etc
• Research trends and always be on top of current and upcoming trends in our global markets and on social media
• Work with the events team to strategize, develop and execute Influencer events
• Track program metrics and ROI, including financials, on a monthly basis and propose investment adjustments as necessary
• Team support including, but not limited to:
• Sending agendas for internal/external calls, taking notes and tracking action items
• Working with our Accounting and Purchasing teams to open POs, process invoices, and track monthly spends
• Project management for Influence team and our agencies
• Vendor Management:
• Onboarding new vendors (agencies, production companies)
• Working closely with internal legal team to draft and execute vendor agreements
• Tracking vendor payments, invoicing, budgets, and POs
• Research trends and always be on top of current and upcoming trends in our global markets and on social media
• Work with the events team to strategize, develop and execute Influencer events
• Track program metrics and ROI, including financials, on a monthly basis and propose investment adjustments as necessary
• Support our Consumer Loyalty/Community, ‘Taste Place’ as needed. We are a startup; flexibility and an “all-hands-on-deck” attitude is a must!
  
  

You Have

• 2 year minimum work experience (preferably in an agency setting)
• A Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• You must love social media, discovering influencers, and community building; paid digital media experience a plus
• Strong analytical skills
• Proficient at creating compelling and beautiful decks; savvy with G Suite
• Preferably has experience working with Accounts Payable teams, invoice processing, tracking and managing budgets, vendor management
• On-site event experience a plus
• Self-starter who is comfortable owning and driving projects involving multiple deliverables and tight deadlines
• You thrive in a fast paced environment and excel in prioritizing and multitasking while working on deadline
• A genuine passion for the mission of Impossible is a must
  
  

Impossible Foods Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.