Virtual Influencer Manager

A Bit About Cantina:
Cantina, founded by Sean Parker, is a new social platform with the most advanced AI character creator. Build, share, and interact with AI bots and your friends directly in the Cantina or across the internet.

Cantina bots are lifelike, social creatures, capable of interacting wherever humans go on the internet. Recreate yourself using powerful AI, imagine someone new, or choose from thousands of existing characters. Bots are a new media type that offer a way for creators to share infinitely scalable and personalized content experiences combined with seamless group chat across voice, video, and text.

If you're excited about the potential AI has to shape human creativity and social interactions, join us in building the future!

A Bit About the Role:
As a Virtual Influencer Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of social AI and unlock the creative potential of bots as a new form of digital expression. You will lead the creation and growth of synthetic influencer accounts on different social media platforms like Instagram, X, TikTok, etc . In this unique role, you’ll leverage Cantina’s bots to create compelling virtual personalities, grow their social presence, and manage the creators who will help expand this initiative.

If you’re obsessed with online culture, passionate about AI, and excited to combine creativity with strategy, this role is for you. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the narrative around AI-driven virtual influencers and play a key role in building the future of entertainment on social platforms.

What You’ll Do:

• Launch and Grow Synthetic Influencer Accounts: Create and manage AI-driven virtual influencer accounts on platforms like IG, X, and beyond. Develop content strategies to grow these accounts and drive engagement.

• Build Bots into Influencers: Use Cantina’s tools to design bots that resonate with online audiences, turning them into engaging synthetic influencers.

• Collaborate and Manage Creators: Work closely with other creators and influencers running synthetic accounts, providing guidance and scaling efforts as needed.

• Drive App Growth: Convert followers of synthetic influencer accounts into active Cantina users by integrating bot-driven storytelling into social campaigns.

• Experiment and Innovate: Constantly test new content styles, strategies, and approaches to find what resonates. Embrace failures as learning opportunities to refine and improve.

A Bit About You:

• Social Media Creator Experience: Proven success growing social media accounts (10k+ followers). 

• Creative and Funny: Strong creative instincts and a sense of humor that connects with online audiences.

• Tech-Savvy and AI-Excited: Passionate about emerging technologies and how AI can shape the future of social media.

• Chronically Online: Deep understanding of internet culture, trends, and memes.

• Communicator and Collaborator: Strong communication skills and ability to work with creators and internal teams effectively.

• Resilient Experimenter: Comfortable with testing, learning from failure, and iterating quickly.

Location: 

We have hubs located in Los Angeles, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Brooklyn, NY. While we offer fully remote and hybrid employment opportunities, our team strongly desires candidates to be available to work Pacific Coast Hours.  

Pay Equity: 

In compliance with Pay Transparency Laws, the base salary range for this role is between $100,000-$175,000. When determining compensation, a number of factors will be considered, including skills, experience, job scope, location, and competitive compensation market data.

Benefits: 

• Health Care —  99% of premiums for medical, vision, dental are fully paid for by Cantina, as well as, an annual One Medical membership.

• Monthly Stipend — $500/month to use on whatever you’d like! 

• Rest and Recharge — 15 PTO days per year, 9 sick days, 13 paid company holidays, and offices closed for winter break (Christmas Eve to New Years Day)! 

• 401 (K) — Eligible to participate on day one of employment 

• Parental Leave & Fertility Support 

• Competitive Salary & Equity 

• Lunch and snacks provided for in-office employees 

• WFH equipment provided for full-time hybrid/remote employees