Jessica Phillips is the Founder and CEO of The Social Standard, a full-service influencer marketing agency she created in 2014 to set the standard in the influencer space. Starting as a one-woman agency, it has now grown into a thriving company with Fortune 500 clients like Adobe, FiatChrysler, and Hinge. With a background in investment banking and private equity, Jessica's entrepreneurial journey led her to become the COO and employee #2 at HelloSociety, a Pinterest influencer agency that achieved multi-million dollar success and was eventually acquired by The New York Times in 2016. 

Alongside her professional achievements, Jessica is also a devoted mother to three young children and actively participates in discussions and programs empowering aspiring female entrepreneurs. 

Known as a thought leader in the industry, she frequently speaks at conferences, sharing insights on social media strategy, content creation, and building brand communities. Jessica's expertise in digital marketing, deep understanding of consumer behavior, and ability to balance entrepreneurship and motherhood make her a trailblazer in the influencer marketing landscape, sought after by brands across industries.

Jessica Phillips

Looking for reccos for a Social Media Manager who wants to work on a contract basis. Looking at 5-10 hours/ week for the next 8 weeks. 

DM me or tag them in the comments if you know a real one!

Helping businesses navigate influencer marketing | 2x entrepreneur | Founder at The Social Standard | Top Voice in Influencer Marketing and Social Media | Host of Reclaim Your Magic Podcast

Multifaceted and passionate, Jade Walters is a Social Media Marketing and Campus Recruiting professional with expertise in social media talent sourcing, social media creation + management, and brand marketing. With a 9-year-long career in content creation, she has honed her skills across a number of roles in Digital Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations,and Maternal-Child Health. 

Managing a community of over 200,000 followers, she serves as the Founding Editor of the early career resources blog, The Ninth Semester - an online platform that is the go-to resource for Gen Z seeking to get hired into corporate internships, campus rep programs, and entry-level roles. She has had the pleasure of collaborating on social media-based recruiting campaigns with 20+ Gen Z career-focused companies such as Handshake, WayUp, and Her Campus Media. She’s currently an influencer partner of the campus marketing agency, Wasserman Next Gen, sourcing over 1500+ students for their various campus ambassador programs. 

Jade’s work has been widely recognized and featured in prominent publications such as The Wall Street Journal, CNBC Make It, NPR, and more.

Her content on LinkedIn includes her candid and authentic views on working as a Gen Zer, tips/advice for early career professionals and the people who hire them, as well sharing hot job opportunities for students and recent grads.

Feel free to check out her socials and learn more about Jade & The Ninth Semester here: https://msha.ke/theninthsemester

💌 Contact hello@theninthsemester.com or via Linkedin DMs for your campus/entry-level recruitment needs, brand partnership inquiries, article interviews, and more.

Jade Walters

"I want to work in marketing, but I don't know where to start."

After 5 years of running The Ninth Semester, I realized the Marketing industry is one of the top sought-after career paths for early-career professionals.Besides the obvious ways to break into Marketing, such as gaining relevant work experience and building your portfolio, the next best thing you can do is invest in the skills employers care about in marketing hires. 

A new LinkedIn Skills on the Rise report (https://lnkd.in/dA8Du_M6) highlights the 10 fastest-growing marketing skills based on year-over-year growth in skill additions and hiring data. From AI Literacy to Visual Storytelling, these are the skills that'll help you become a competitive candidate. 

I took the list a step further and curated roles to target, as well as free or low-cost courses and certificates to help you improve your skill set from platforms such as Coursera, Skillshare, HubSpot Academy, YouTube University, creators such as Adrian Per, and more

You can view the full list of resources here: https://lnkd.in/dwugBB-8

Helping Gen Z design their dream careers | Gen Z Consumer & Cultural Marketing Strategist | TEDx Speaker and Gen Z @ Work Expert ft in Forbes, CNBC Make It + more | Career & Lifestyle Creator @theninthsemester (260K+)

 LI_T9S_JadeW_TopMarketingSkills.pdf

✨Youngest keynote speaker in AMA history!!! ✨

Yesterday, I had the honor of giving the keynote for the American Marketing Association’s International Collegiate Conference to an awesome crowd of 1800+ incredible next generation marketing professionals from around the globe. It was my first ever keynote and I am incredibly grateful to have been able to do it for the AMA. As someone who doesn’t have a marketing degree and actively designing her dream career, it was surreal to share my storyand inspire amazing future marketers! 🥹

The energy, passion, and enthusiasm last night was absolutely amazing - seriously one of the BEST conferences I’ve had the pleasure of attending and speaking at! 

I even had the chance to connect 1:1 with the students afterwards and omg everyone is so talented and I’m excited for their futures! Learning that people had been following me for all of their college careers, my work has been shown by their professors in classes, people landing multiple paid early career opps thanks to my content, people tearing up from the talk omg 🥹🥹🥹🥹 my heart is so warm. 

Huge huge thank you to everyone in the crowd last night, the support leading up to it, and the students from last year’s conference that recommended me to be this year’s keynote!!!

Special shout out to Rebecca Ackerman Jerrica Stovall and the AMA team + my content assistant  Bushra Y.!! 

Now off to SXSW!!! 🤭

#amaicc2026 #theninthsemester #keynotespeaker

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Not all creators are paid to attend conferences, so here’s how much I spent to attend SXSW 2026 in Austin, Texas and if I think it was worth it the cost! 

I’m still shocked at how much I spent 😅

#sxsw2026 #contentcreator #solotravel #chicagoinfluencer #howmuchispent

✨say hello to the new The Ninth Semester  branding!!! ✨

With T9S turning 5 (?!?!), in August, it’s time for something new!

Since 2021, The Ninth Semester has been a safe space for early career professionals. Authenticity is one of our core values, so within the last year not only have I been teaching my community how to design their dream careers but also want to show you how I am doing it! 

By weaving in lifestyle content and real truths, I want to show you that the journey you’re going through is not unique and daunting, but relatable. We’re surviving our ninth semester together 🤭

🔗Check out my Instagram post to see the full branding system reveal! https://lnkd.in/g4b_-UxG

I’m OBSESSED!!!!!

⭐️Stay tuned for the new branding rollout across socials and my website theninthsemester.com!

“I want a career in Marketing, but don’t know where to start!” 

A new LinkedIn Skills on the Rise report highlights the 10 fastest-growing marketing skills: https://lnkd.in/dA8Du_M6

From AI Literacy to Visual Storytelling, these are the skills that'll help you become a competitive candidate in an already competitive industry! https://lnkd.in/g3axh-jN

⭐️I took the list a step further and curated roles to target, as well as free or low-cost courses and certificates to help you improve your skill set from platforms such as Coursera , Skillshare , HubSpot  Academy, YouTube  University, and more! Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/dwugBB-8

🧠Don’t just stop at learning the skills: turn your coursework into mockup projects that can be added to your portfolio and pursue experiential learning opportunities such as internships, externships  from Parker Dewey  or Extern , and fellowships like COOP Digital Marketing Fellowship

#earlycareer #marketingskills #marketingcareer #onlinecourses #theninthsemester

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