Manager- Talent Partnerships (Freelance)

Jack Morton•San Francisco, CA

16h•$50 - $60•Remote

About The Position

As Manager, Talent Partnerships, you’ll play a central role in keeping talent partnerships organized, moving, and successfully executed across campaigns, productions, and live experiences. You’ll help coordinate the many moving parts that bring partnerships to life — from talent outreach and negotiations to logistics, travel, approvals, and execution. You are highly organized, proactive, and solutions-oriented, able to manage multiple workstreams at once while ensuring every detail stays on track. You thrive at the intersection of relationship management and operational coordination, supporting both internal teams and talent representatives to ensure partnerships run smoothly from start to finish. Working closely with the Director of Talent Partnerships, you’ll help manage partnerships of all sizes — from emerging creators to high-profile celebrities — ensuring timelines, deliverables, and communications stay aligned across clients, talent teams, and agency partners.

Requirements

2-4 years of experience in talent partnerships, influencer marketing, entertainment marketing, account management, or project management within an agency or brand environment.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex projects with multiple stakeholders and deadlines.
Experience working with talent teams, agents, managers, or publicists.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Familiarity with contracts, licensing, and talent usage rights (experience working with legal teams a plus).
Excellent organizational and project management skills with strong attention to detail.
Ability to manage logistics such as travel coordination, schedules, and event or production support.
Collaborative mindset with the ability to take ownership and operate independently when needed.
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Entertainment, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Nice To Haves

Are exceptionally organized and comfortable managing multiple timelines and moving pieces.
Have strong project management instincts and can keep teams aligned across fast-moving campaigns.
Are confident communicating with clients, executives, and celebrity representatives alike.
Have experience coordinating logistics including travel, schedules, and talent riders.
Can anticipate challenges before they happen and proactively problem-solve.
Are comfortable working across multiple internal teams including production, strategy, creative, and legal.
Have an eye for detail and can keep track of approvals, usage rights, and contractual deliverables.
Are resourceful, proactive, and comfortable operating in fast-paced environments.
Are excited about celebrity culture, sports, entertainment, and the creator economy.

Responsibilities

Supporting the Director of Talent Partnerships across the full lifecycle of partnerships — from talent identification and outreach through execution, measurement, and wrap.
Serving as a primary manager for talent representatives, agents, managers, publicists, clients, and internal teams.
Managing project timelines and workstreams to ensure talent partnerships stay on schedule and aligned with campaign milestones.
Tracking deliverables, approvals, and usage rights to ensure talent commitments are fulfilled accurately and on time.
Coordinating the flow of information between talent teams, clients, production teams, and internal stakeholders.
Building and maintaining project trackers, timelines, and status updates across multiple campaigns and partnerships.
Managing approval processes between talent teams, clients, legal, and internal leadership.
Drafting deal memos, reviewing contracts, and tracking talent deliverables with strong attention to detail.
Partnering with internal and external legal teams to route agreements, collect signatures, and ensure contractual obligations are met.
Monitoring budgets, fees, and payment timelines associated with talent partnerships.
Coordinating talent logistics including travel, accommodations, schedules, and on-site needs.
Managing talent riders, hospitality requirements, and production coordination for events, shoots, and appearances.
Preparing call sheets, briefing documents, and run-of-show materials for talent activations.
Ensuring talent teams receive clear schedules, expectations, and key information leading up to campaign or event execution.
Building and maintaining strong working relationships with agents, managers, publicists, and talent representatives.
Acting as a trusted point of contact for talent teams throughout campaigns and activations.
Communicating clearly and professionally with clients and internal leadership to keep stakeholders informed.
Researching, vetting, and identifying talent for client opportunities across entertainment, sports, and creator communities.
Maintaining talent tracking lists, market insights, and industry contacts.
Staying on top of cultural and industry trends to help inform partnership opportunities.
Coordinating post-campaign reporting, performance tracking, and recap materials.
Organizing partnership documentation and learnings to support future programs.
Helping identify opportunities for expanded partnerships and future collaboration.