Communications Lead, Global Celebrity and Entertainment

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Global Celebrity and Entertainment Lead ensuring alignment of international teams with the global celebrity strategy. Overseeing regional activities and collaboration across various markets.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversees the international celebrity division, working closely with DRIs across US and Canada, EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and China to ensure regional celebrity activity is globally aligned, locally relevant and connected to broader company priorities.
Bridges global and regional celebrity & entertainment teams by cascading priorities, surfacing opportunities, and removing blockers.
Proactively identifies efficiencies, develops solutions, and improves processes across the international team as priorities and timelines evolve
Serves as the global celebrity expert for regional teams, providing negotiation guidance, sharing best practices, and lending direct support to regional DRIs where needed
Partners with global leads within the Celebrity & Entertainment team to implement and advocate for international priorities across all celebrity programs
Brings regional opportunities to the Global Celebrity & Entertainment team for visibility and alignment, connecting the right global stakeholders based on the initiative
Provides regular pipeline updates to Head of Celebrity and Entertainment, ensuring visibility and alignment on international celebrity activity, budget, and metric tracking
Collaborates with Channel Communications leads — including social, influencer, and creative — to ensure regional celebrity programs are integrated with global priorities and KPIs

Requirements

What you’ll need

10-12+ years of experience in Global or International Communications, Brand Marketing, or Brand Partnerships, with a focus on celebrity and entertainment
Deep knowledge of the celebrity and entertainment landscape, with hands-on experience managing celebrity partnerships, talent relationships, or high-touch talent programs
Extensive experience working with international teams based outside of North America
Proven experience working directly with talent, talent agencies, or celebrity partnerships at a brand, agency, or entertainment company
Empathetic team leader with experience managing direct reports and leading international teams
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and writing skills, with strong attention to detail
Experience working with and managing multiple senior stakeholders on cross-functional projects
Proactive self-starter with a proven track record of taking initiative
Proficient in Google Workspace, Slack, Keynote, and Claude
Flexible working hours to accommodate key meetings across international time zones, with ability to travel to HQ
A passion for celebrity, pop culture, travel, and trends.

Benefits

Comp & perks

This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Global CommunicationsBrand MarketingBrand PartnershipsCelebrity PartnershipsTalent RelationshipsHigh-Touch Talent ProgramsCross-Functional Project ManagementMetric Tracking

Soft Skills

Empathetic LeadershipExcellent CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsAttention to DetailProactive Self-StarterInitiative Taking