Senior Entertainment Producer, Cosmopolitan & Seventeen
About The Position
The Senior Entertainment Producer for Cosmopolitan and Seventeen cultivates high-profile talent relationships, secures celebrity bookings, and produces editorial, video, and social content. The role leads talent discovery, negotiation, booking, and logistics across print covers, digital features, premium video series, social-first content, and entertainment events. It works with editorial, social, video, and PR teams to coordinate integrated launches, strengthen booking workflows, and support the brands’ editorial priorities and audience impact. The position follows a hybrid schedule based in New York, NY, with an expectation of working in the office four days per week.
Requirements
- 5–7+ years of experience in talent booking, entertainment, media, or a related field.
- Proven experience securing celebrity talent and managing high-profile relationships for editorial, digital, or video productions.
- Extensive network across publicists, studios, record labels, television networks, sports agencies, and entertainment industry partners.
- Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to represent Hearst Magazines professionally.
- Experience working in an editorial environment and collaborating with cross-functional creative teams.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple productions, deadlines, and competing priorities.
- Strong editorial instincts and passion for identifying emerging talent, creators, influencers, and cultural trends.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
- Collaborative mindset and passion for creating content for Cosmopolitan and Seventeen audiences.
Responsibilities
- Lead discovery, negotiation, and booking of celebrity talent for print covers, digital features, premium video series, and social-first content across Cosmopolitan and Seventeen.
- Produce celebrity appearances for editorial, video, and social franchises, ensuring strong execution and a positive talent experience.
- Capture behind-the-scenes and social-first content at red carpets, premieres, junkets, and other entertainment events.
- Develop and execute a strategic talent booking plan that supports editorial priorities and expands opportunities across video and social platforms.
- Build and maintain relationships with publicists, studios, record labels, television networks, sports agencies, and other entertainment partners.
- Negotiate editorial opportunities and oversee talent logistics from initial outreach through photoshoots, interviews, and video productions.
- Partner with editorial, social, video, and PR teams to coordinate integrated content launches and maximize audience impact.
- Improve talent booking workflows and guest invitation processes to increase efficiency and collaboration across teams.
Benefits
- Access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and exclusive industry events.
- Flexible hybrid work arrangement.
- Employee Resource Groups.
- Medical insurance from Day 1.
- Dental insurance from Day 1.
- Vision insurance from Day 1.
- 401(k) plan with a company match.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
