ASPCA

Senior Manager, Celebrity & Talent Relations

ASPCA

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $90,000 - $95,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Develop a strategic framework for cultivating ASPCA celebrity ambassadors.
  • Design and implement a celebrity partner retention strategy that fosters authentic, value-aligned relationships with celebrities, building long-term partnerships that amplify the ASPCA’s mission.
  • Serve as the primary internal point of contact for celebrity engagement efforts, working closely with the external celebrity/media agency to ensure alignment and execution.
  • Develop personalized outreach strategies, including written ask letters and proposals, to secure celebrity participation in key initiatives.
  • Maintain a comprehensive internal database of talent contacts, engagement history, and partnership status that supports continuity and relationship management.
  • Align celebrity engagement efforts with organizational priorities, including fundraising, advocacy, and brand visibility.
  • Build and manage a structured engagement calendar to support ongoing activations and maximize impact.
  • Monitor industry trends and identify opportunities for strategic partnerships.
  • Negotiate agreements and participation terms with celebrity representatives.
  • Oversee project planning and execution for celebrity-related initiatives, ensuring clear timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder alignment.
  • Organize and facilitate meetings by creating agendas, capturing notes, and developing actionable next steps.

Requirements

  • Exceptional communication skills with strong attention to detail
  • Demonstrated ability to build and sustain partner retention strategies with a focus on long-term partnership that aligns with organizational values and mission
  • Experience aligning outreach efforts with organizational priorities such as fundraising, advocacy, and brand visibility
  • Proven ability to oversee external partners and agencies, driving alignment between project execution and the organization’s mission, strategy, and timelines
  • Demonstrated success building and managing relationships with high-profile individuals and their teams
  • Experience coordinating high-touch events and appearances, including logistics, scheduling, and on-site support
  • Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage expectations across multiple internal and external stakeholders
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing social media trends, influencer marketing, and audience engagement to help inform campaigns that are aligned with organizational priorities
  • Background in development or mission-driven organizations
  • Demonstrated project management expertise with strong organizational skills; adept at prioritizing tasks, managing multiple initiatives simultaneously, and delivering results under tight deadlines
  • Ability to create dynamic presentations and deliver to a wide range of internal and external audiences
  • Willingness and ability to travel for events, conferences, and deployments
  • Comfort with basic animal handling and commitment to safety and well-being preferred
  • Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Airtable)
  • Experience conducting reputational risk assessments and background vetting
  • Ability to track engagement metrics and analyze campaign performance.
Benefits
  • Affordable health coverage, including medical, employer-paid dental, and optional vision coverage.
  • Flexible time off that includes vacation time, sick and bereavement time, paid parental leave, 10 company paid holidays, and paid personal time off that allows you even more flexibility to observe the days that mean the most to you.
  • Competitive financial incentives and retirement savings including a 401(k) plan with generous employer contributions — we match dollar for dollar up to 4% and provide an additional 4% contribution toward your future each year.
  • Robust professional development opportunities including classes, on-the-job training, coaching and mentorship with industry-leading peers, internal mobility, opportunities to support in the field, and so much more.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
partner retention strategiesoutreach strategiesproject managementnegotiationevent coordinationaudience engagementreputational risk assessmentscampaign performance analysisanimal handling
Soft skills
communication skillsattention to detailrelationship managementorganizational skillsability to prioritize tasksability to manage expectationsability to create presentationswillingness to travel