Vice President of Talent Booking and Management

Step into the role of Vice President of Talent Booking and Management and play an integral role in celebrity and tastemaker talent for firmwide programming opportunities.

The talent you engage with will be the faces for campaign work, content creation, speaking engagements (both internally and externally) and a variety of other opportunities we engage with from both a paid and earned perspective.

As a Vice President of Talent Booking and Management in the Talent Partnerships & Culture organization, you will project manage on consumer facing marketing and PR campaigns or within talent management, booking or representation at a publisher, network, agency, or studio.

You will be passionate about and knowledgeable of many aspects of culture - restaurants, film, music, sports, fashion - to name a few.

Job responsibilities



* Manage existing talent relationships working between internal lines of business, talent representation and talent directly.



* Oversee both long and short term talent deals to ensure strong execution, contract fulfillment, reporting and more



* Serve as a thought partner to identify the kinds of talent our business lines should be working with, and connect with their agents/representatives in tactful, meaningful ways.



* Create processes for talent outreach and intake, ensuring a positive experience that showcases our brand's values.



* Oversee day-to-day operations for celebrity talent booking, for example: setting up interviews, collecting assets for a new content series, driving invites/RSVPs for events and experiences and more.



* Play a key role on a team of talent relations professionals focused on development and management of on-going talent relationships



* Develop and support unique partnerships with brands, platforms and business entities to create strong cultural connections between talent and consumers.



* Serve as a sounding board and internal expert for helping lines of business identify pathways for successful partnership with talent



* Be the point of connectivity for talent relations with internal teams and collaborate with them to get the most out of our talent opportunities.



* Play a role in the development and execution of key preparation materials, wrap reports, executive briefings and other materials to support our talent executions

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills



* 7 plus years of experience working in PR, Communications, Marketing or directly with talent and agents in the entertainment space



* Excellent project manager - detail oriented and willing to oversee a project all the way through from inception to completion, keeping all partners internal and external aligned and informed



* Client centric and go above and beyond to endear yourself to the people you communicate with on a daily basis.



* Passion for, and point of view on, many aspects of culture - from film, to sports , to sports, to fashion, to music, ...