Job Description
YOUR MISSION
bump. is opening its US office in Los Angeles in early 2027, and we're looking for the person who will launch it, lead it and build it. This is not a start from scratch. A significant share of our business already runs on the US territory, with active accounts, and we are a known partner to the main US talent management agencies. Your job is to turn that base into a full US operation: open the office, own business development across North America, and build the team that follows. You will be the bridge between global briefs and US execution. Our clients plan their campaigns globally, and the US is a key market for most of them. A defining part of the role is judgment: knowing where to focus, and where the US office creates the most value for our clients.
The role is based in Los Angeles and reports directly to the Global Managing Director in Paris.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Open and run the Los Angeles office, from first day to steady state, and own its P&L and budget
- Drive business development across the North American territory, local and global: build the pipeline, open doors with publishers, and lead pitches through to signature
- Take ownership of US-first RFPs and inbound briefs, and contribute to global RFPs where the US is a significant share
- Act as bump.'s senior point of contact for US publishers, at marketing leadership level
- Build and lead the local team, starting with a Country Specialist and a Project Manager, and grow it as the business allows
- Build the local partner ecosystem: production companies, event suppliers, talent agencies
- Represent bump. at US industry events and in the creator community
- Own the US revenue targets and report on performance to the Global MD
- Work in close cooperation with the Paris team, and coordinate with our teams in Europe and Asia on global campaigns
REQUIREMENTS
- Significant experience in influencer / creator marketing, gaming, or entertainment marketing on the US market, with a genuine network on the publisher side
- Proven business development track record: you have opened accounts, not just managed them
- Comfortable operating at senior client level, and able to hold a strategic conversation with a VP of marketing rather than only a campaign conversation
- Strong knowledge of the video gaming industry and its creator ecosystem, including agencies and talent management
- Experience building or leading a small team, and genuine appetite for building rather than inheriting
- Able to work autonomously as the senior person on the ground, while staying tightly connected to a Paris-based central team
- Very organised, with excellent prioritisation and time-management skills
- Comfortable managing multiple campaigns and pitches in parallel, and reacting quickly to fast-moving briefs
- Creative, think-out-of-the-box mindset
- Able to coordinate across US and European time zones
- Native or near-native English (other language is a plus)
- 8+ years in gaming, with your last role in one of two seats: commercial lead at a US gaming or creator agency, or marketing / partnerships lead at a publisher.
- A publisher-side network you can activate in the first 90 days, at VP / Director of Marketing level.
- Authorized to work in the US.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Base salary range: $110,000 – $150,000 per year, depending on experience
- Performance-based variable of up to $70,000 per year
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off and US public holidays
WHAT WE OFFER
- The opportunity to open and shape a market for an agency that is already established internationally, rather than starting from nothing
- Direct reporting line to the Global Managing Director, with real autonomy on the US market
- Competitive base salary with a significant performance-based variable tied to business you bring in
- A team built by creators, working with the biggest publishers in the industry
ABOUT BUMP.
bump. is an influencer agency founded by Squeezie and some of the biggest creators in Europe. From our Paris hub, we design and run creator campaigns worldwide and locally for the industry's AA and AAA publishers, including Tencent, NetEase, Quantic, Activision Blizzard, EA, Sloclap and more. We also produce events at scale, the best known being GP Explorer, a Formula 4 race between content creators at Le Mans, and we are the exclusive sponsorship agency of Gentle Mates, a tier 1 creator-owned esports org. Our work is built on transparency and authenticity: the campaigns that land are the ones where creators stay true to their voice.