Manager, Talent Relations

Moonbug Entertainment • Los Angeles, CA

402d • $110,000 - $115,000

About The Position

The Manager, Talent Relations at Moonbug Entertainment is responsible for overseeing comprehensive talent management across the company's diverse properties. This role serves as the primary point of contact for all talent, including on-screen and voice talent, and involves close collaboration with talent, their agents, and production teams. The position requires coordination with internal stakeholders to support the creative vision and strategic goals of Moonbug's brands, ensuring seamless talent coordination across various projects and formats.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in talent management (union experience also a plus)
• Ability to interface with all levels of executives and talent
• Diligent, detail-oriented worker who is efficient and a creative problem-solver
• Positive personality that appreciates a challenge and can work in a fast-paced environment
• Self-starter who enjoys working collaboratively
• Professional demeanor and maintains composure in stressful situations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Manage talent schedules across production and corporate needs, including tracking number of days worked and payment for those days depending on individual deal terms
• Work with Production to ensure talent payment parity across streams, and per diem and travel expenses are submitted and approved on time
• Collaborate with the Legal and Studio team to contract talent and flag important deadlines and negotiation/option milestones to stakeholders
• Advise and ensure compliance with Moonbug Talent Policies for all talent
• Maintain up-to-date contracts that follow Moonbug policies
• Liaise regularly with talent as a representative of the company, ensuring they have what they need before shoots and providing follow-up calls after shoots
• Address daily needs, issues, or concerns of talent, including child talent, and communicate summaries and solutions to stakeholders
• Schedule and maintain talent and senior leadership meetings, managing next steps and ensuring talent is aware of the agenda
• Ensure adherence to international child labor laws, including work permits, school hours, safety, and background checks
• Travel to attend marketing events, meet and greets, and speaking engagements as the talent handler
• Handle gifting for milestones, birthdays, congrats, awards, etc.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Free Food & Snacks
• Wellness Resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed