Edelman

Director, Talent

Edelman

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: New York City • California • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $68,000 - $96,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Oversite of talent relationships and campaigns for a variety of brands within the Client portfolio inclusive of the full life cycle of the program (research, procurement, deal development, management of execution & measurement).
  • Day-to-day management of campaigns ensuring a high quality of work output across all deliverables while adhering to deadlines and budget parameters.
  • Participation in the development of program/campaign ideas in the talent space.
  • In partnership with social strategy team, development of talent strategies and approach specifically around size and scale, archetype, and channel priorities.
  • Research, identification, and negotiation for all talent engagements.
  • Ownership and creation of all talent contracts with a strong knowledge in Federal Trade Commission guidelines (FTC), SAG guidelines and standard deals.
  • Management of existing relationships within the talent communities (MCN’s, Talent Agencies, Media Platforms, etc.)
  • Serve as a subject matter expert proactively bringing thought leadership and trends both to the agency team and to Client partners.
  • Oversite (in partnership with measurement team) of proprietary dashboard and data base to track and measure all campaigns.
  • Ongoing business development and growth within the portfolio based on key client relationships, opportunistic pitches, ideation and overall quality/health of the business.

Requirements

  • At least 5-7 years of experience relevant to the role and industry with strong work examples involving athlete deals.
  • Possess strong knowledge and passion of the traditional celebrity, pop-culture and sports industries, and future trends/opportunities shaping it
  • A deep knowledge of the talent landscape including pricing and valuation, term development and platform performance.
  • Should have good working relationships with agents/agencies, brands, networks, and/or teams/leagues & talent.
  • Superior written and verbal communications skills along with the proven ability to consistently make sound judgments and effectively motivate and manage teams.
  • Strong collaborator and mentor with the ability to bring out the best in agency talent to produce great work for clients.
  • Strong work ethic with the ability to deliver quality recommendations.
  • Ability to work nights and weekends as required.
  • This position will require occasional travel.
Benefits
  • medical and dental insurance
  • vision
  • 401K
  • life insurance
  • disability insurance
  • paid time off
  • travel assistance
  • wellness programing
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
communication skillsteam managementcollaborationmentorshipjudgmentwork ethiccreativityleadershiprelationship managementproblem-solving