Discovery and Acquisition Agent

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Discovery and Acquisition Agent based in India. This role focuses on identifying and engaging social media influencers and content creators who can become valuable marketing and partnership prospects. You will combine market research, audience analysis, prospect qualification, and personalized outreach to build a strong acquisition pipeline. The position spans major social platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, podcasts, blogs, and emerging channels. You will assess audience quality, engagement, demographics, content relevance, and overall alignment with business objectives. A key part of the role is building genuine relationships through thoughtful communication, consistent follow-up, and effective qualification. You will also maintain accurate CRM and prospect data while providing insights into market trends and emerging creator opportunities. This is a fully remote, target-driven opportunity suited to a proactive professional who enjoys research, communication, and business development. Identify and research influencers and content creators whose audiences align with target customer segments and partnership objectives. Conduct prospect research across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, podcasts, blogs, and other relevant platforms. Evaluate follower growth, engagement rates, views, audience demographics, content quality, comment sentiment, and overall brand fit. Assess audience relevance and engagement quality to determine the potential for generating qualified leads and successful partnerships. Build and maintain a structured database of potential partners, including detailed research, qualification notes, and relevant performance data. Conduct personalized cold outreach through email and social media, clearly presenting partnership opportunities, benefits, and program structures. Respond to prospect questions and objections while maintaining professional, engaging, and consistent communication. Follow up with prospects systematically to nurture relationships and move qualified opportunities through the early partnership funnel. Schedule qualified prospects for discussions with senior acquisition or partnership teams. Request, collect, and analyze relevant audience and performance information from prospective partners. Keep CRM systems, spreadsheets, and prospect databases accurate and up to date with outreach activity, conversations, engagement history, and qualification status. Prepare regular reports covering outreach activity, qualified prospects, conversion progress, and overall pipeline health. Monitor influencer marketing trends, emerging platforms, audience behaviors, niches, and engagement patterns to identify new opportunities. Provide actionable market insights and recommendations based on prospect research and industry observations. Follow established outreach, communication, qualification, and documentation processes while consistently working toward weekly discovery and outreach targets. Escalate complex prospect questions or partnership concerns and ensure qualified opportunities are properly documented and handed over. Requirements: 2+ years of professional experience, preferably in social media marketing, influencer marketing, business development, lead generation, partnerships, or a related field. Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate prospects using audience, engagement, demographic, and performance data. Good understanding of major social media platforms, influencer ecosystems, audience behavior, and engagement metrics. Strong cold outreach, prospecting, communication, and relationship-building abilities. Excellent written and verbal English communication skills. Ability to create personalized, professional, and compelling outreach messages. Strong organizational skills and experience maintaining databases, spreadsheets, or