Manager, Influencer & Talent Relations
Warner Music Group
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Manager, Influencer & Talent Relations
Job Description:
UPROXX is seeking a Manager, Influencer & Talent Relations to work with our creative and production teams to source, outreach to, pitch and contract talent for our branded content partnerships as well as internal content opportunities.
Why this could be your next big break:
As a Manager of Influencer/Talent Relations at UPROXX you will report directly to our Creative Director and work with our award winning creative and production teams in sourcing, booking and contracting talent in relation to RFP requests as well as internal programming. You will be responsible for maintaining and developing relationships with agents, managers, and influencer networks to ensure that UPROXX always has the best talent options for each and every program. Our candidate should have a track record of success in talent relations and a never-ending desire to find the most fascinating people and uncovering their stories.
Here you'll get to:
• Partner with Creative and Strategy teams to align talent options with the right branded content projects across the sales pipeline from RFP to post-sale
• Manage talent databases and trackers as it pertains to branded and original content projects
• Create talent presentations/decks for internal and external distribution
• Support production and sales teams in the pricing, packaging and execution of talent based content programs
• Understand and anticipate industry trends in talent and influencer landscape. Provide UPROXX team with strategic insights into these trends, highlight potential issues and offer solutions
• Utilize and grow strong relationship networks in order to source the best talent options, unique options and unearth undiscovered gems
• Hone your personal creative chops as UPROXX is always striving to tell the best stories, not just find talent based on social following alone
• Act as a conduit between creative team and production team, providing talent details, updates and elevating situations if necessary
• You will work in partnership with the rest of the creative, strategy, social, production and editorial teams to devise cohesive 360 programs over the entire UPROXX platform
• Lead talent booking efforts across UPROXX original programming, branded content and activations, including but not limited to negotiating, booking and contracting talent
• Build and manage a growing list of relationships with influencer networks, talent agencies, managers, publicists as well as fascinating creators across music, sports, art, innovation and more
• Coordinate shoot day logistics in partnership with production team based on talent and program needs/requests
Rockstar candidates will be able to:
• 4 years of experience in sourcing talent for branded content partnerships with expertise in pricing and packaging
• You have a strong track record of executing successful programs and managing associated talent needs
• You have impeccable taste. Your talent choices are representative of the UPROXX brand
• Work in Photoshop, Keynote and PowerPoint
• You know social platforms inside and out.
• You have skills in writing and pitching and are a natural negotiator
• You have an interest and passion for deep diving into culture, talent and storytelling
• You are a self-starter with the innate ability to self-manage and organize a daily to do list and understand/execute priorities
• You have the communication skills that enable you work with various departments, multiple timelines/calendars and a fast-paced environment
It would be music to our ears if you also had:
• Journalism background a plus
• Production, filmmaking or editing experience a plus
• College Degree preferred