VaynerMedia EMEA Welcomes Esme Rice to Influencer Marketing Team

VaynerMedia EMEA has announced another senior hire with the addition of Esme Rice, who will lead their regional influencer marketing team. Influencer services have been a core VaynerMedia capability for 10+ years in the US.

Esme joins from Mindshare, where she was worldwide influencer practice lead. Prior to this she held other directorship roles at Mindshare, was marketing director at Tallify and marketing manager at The Goat Agency.

Named in the Top 30 Trailblazing Women in Influencer Marketing 2023, Esme has written for The Drum, Forbes, Adweek and Campaign and spoken on stage at various events including DMWF Global, Influencer Marketing World and Voxburner’s Youth Marketing Festival.

Commenting on the appointment, Marcus Krzastek, president, international, said, “It is very exciting to strengthen our team with Esme’s appointment. She has been at the heart of influencer marketing for her whole career, at a time when it has exploded and become the forefront of how global brands capture consumer attention. She’s a perfect fit for our model and we are excited to keep up the growth and momentum in our EMEA offices.”

Esme added, “VaynerMedia is at the forefront of digital and social growth and I’m thrilled to join the team to explore and grow the influencer opportunity. As attention is increasingly fragmented, influencers are leaders within their communities that can allow brands to earn trust in more ways than ever - if they know how to properly engage in the space. I’m fascinated by the behavioural science of influence and can’t wait to bring that mixture of science and magic to the VaynerMedia powerhouse.”

Esme’s appointment follows the recent promotion of Marcus Krzastek to president, EMEA and APAC for VaynerMedia.