Talent Manager

Moonbug Entertainment•Los Angeles, CA

6d•$90,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Moonbug Entertainment, an award-winning global entertainment company behind brands like CoComelon and Blippi, is seeking an empathetic, highly organized, and proactive Talent Manager to join their team in Los Angeles. This role serves as the primary bridge between Artists and internal/external teams, handling logistical details and long-term planning to ensure Artists feel nurtured, supported, and set up for success. The position is central to a collaborative team that values creativity and discretion, requiring strong organizational skills, ideation, and thought leadership in logistics, creative, utilization, operations, and partner relationships. Moonbug Entertainment is part of Candle Media, a home for high-quality brands and franchises, aiming to accelerate sustainable growth for leading entertainment businesses.

Requirements

2–4+ years of experience in talent management, agency assistance, publicity coordination, or talent logistics within the LA entertainment or digital media ecosystem.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a proven track record of managing high-touch, sensitive interpersonal relationships.
Mastery of calendar logistics and project management tools (Google Workspace, Asana, Notion, or similar) with exceptional attention to detail.
High emotional intelligence (EQ) and a natural instinct for hospitality, caregiving, mentorship, and relationship-building.
Deep understanding of fast-paced production schedules and expectations.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary, trusted point of contact for all day-to-day needs across our Artists.
Foster an empathetic, high-trust environment where talent feels heard, valued, motivated and genuinely supported throughout their career trajectory.
Own and maintain artist calendars, schedules, logistics and deadlines, keeping everything current in real time.
Coordinate complex logistics for appearances, shoots, media runs, travel and personal commitments with precision and zero friction.
Manage all incoming correspondence, scheduling, and communication on behalf of Artists and the Management team, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
Proactively communicate talent availability, block-out dates, and routing to internal production, brand partnership, and marketing teams to maintain flawless cross-departmental alignment.
Handle logistics and advancement for shoots, meet & greets, travel, and other appearances.
Accompany and represent Talent at key shoots, events, production sets, and support and managing real-time schedule adjustments.
Provide quality control across all artist-facing communications and content, ensuring accuracy, tone and brand consistency before anything reaches Talent or partners.
Act as a calm, solutions-oriented presence when issues arise – on the ground and remotely – resolving problems quickly and discreetly.
Act as a firm advocate for the talent’s time and mental health while capitalizing on strategic high-value opportunities.