Commercial Talent Account Manager (Celebrity & Influencers)

Global

Job Description

Commercial Talent Account Manager (Celebrity & Influencers).

Reporting of the Role

This reports into the Commercial Talent Production Manager & Commercial Talent Director.

Overview of job

A blend supporting senior team members and of leading your own projects, on the full lifecycle of celebrity/talent/influencer campaigns across Global channels including video (influencer created content or Global-led shoots with talent), events (performances, DJ sets, personal appearances), on-air (voiceovers) & out of home.

We book celebrities from film & TV, comedy, music, sport & digital and deliver talent for hundreds of projects a year, so this role requires energy and passion for celebrity marketing, and the ability to competently manage multiple campaigns at once.

3 best things about the job

• Variety of clients, campaigns and platforms
• Learning at speed from a collaborative & fun team
• Working with a broad spectrum of talent across the entertainment space

Responsibilities of the role

The key function of this role is supporting the delivery of campaigns led by senior talent bookers, but you will also be assigned and expected to be able to competently run your own projects end to end (overseen by a senior team member).

• Brief refinement: Clarifying talent deliverables and creating manager/agent facing proposals for outreach.
• Strategic talent shortlisting: able to intuitively suggest talent based on broad knowledge of the culture, influencer & entertainment space.
• Project delivery: Support role to senior bookers on more elaborate projects (as well as for your own projects) including the following elements –
  • Day to day campaign management: Comms & deadlines.
  • Talent liaison: Management & agent comms & approvals.
  • Shoot planning: taking part in kick off and pre-production meetings with the Video team
  • Logistics: Prepping for shoots & audio sessions – arranging cars, booking glam, collating dietary requirements etc.
  • Talent liaison: chaperoning talent & their team at shoots or at Global HQ.
  • Influencer-led content: Drafting social briefs, reviewing proposed content plans from talent & ensuring content meets brief and posts are ASA compliant.
  • Account admin: Status documents, project filing, IR35 implementation, managing, tracking supplier invoices & keeping assigned databases up to date etc.
  • Reporting: Collating data from campaigns & feeding it back into the relevant teams for client PCAs.
• Contracting: For your own projects, you will lead negotiation of small talent deals (supported by a senior team member) including negotiation of fee, drafting deal memos (inputting into existing templates) and ensuring signed contracts are received in a timely manner.
• Creative development: Join brainstorms with the branded content team as requested and be part of shaping the fantastic talent-led output Global creates.

Additionally:

• Always working in a solution-orientated, collaborative way with the many Global departments involved in projects featuring talent.
• Ongoing exploration of the entertainment talent industry, cross-culture (influencer, music, film & TV, gaming, sport etc.), keeping across latest rosters, researching interesting up & coming talent, and actively bringing fresh interesting and relevant talent into our Global ecosystem.
• Nurturing trust and respect with managers and agents providing a best-in-class experience for both them and their talent.
• Able to adhere to robust systems & processes for all aspects of talent delivery, proactively suggesting ways we can improve & refine as needed.

What you will need

• Influencer/Talent campaigns: Candidates must have prior experience booking small to mid-level influencer/talent campaigns (supported by an Account Director or similar) and managing the delivery of paid talent campaigns across one or more of the following fields: influencers, music, film & tv, sport.
• Fluent in social media: Candidates must have a thorough understanding of how talent can best work with brands on TikTok and Instagram.
• Creative: You are brimming with ideas and keen to be part of the evolution of our output.
• Industry knowledge: Broad understanding & interest in the entertainment industry across at least 2 passion points relevant to our broad set of Global brands.
• Soft skills: Positive, professional & highly collaborative.
• Communication: clear & effective spoken and written communication style.
• Organised: Can flawlessly manage and support on multiple projects, work at pace, problem solve, manage your time & prioritise workstreams.
• Learning & progression: able to take constructive feedback, learn new things, and are keen to get involved in wider initiatives & make a difference at Global.
• Professional: able to manage confidential and commercially sensitive information with discretion.

Everyone is welcome at Global

Just like our media and entertainment platforms are for everyone, so are our workplaces. We know that we can’t possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people and that’s why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone. We believe that diversity will set us apart, so no matter what you look like, where you come from or what your favourite radio station is, we want to hear from you.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to the recruitment process and workplace to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you require us to make any reasonable adjustments for you or to disclose a condition, please email