Director Talent Partnerships
UTA Ventures is the venture division of United Talent Agency.
About UTA Ventures
UTA Ventures seeks out, builds, and accelerates innovative businesses that change how people live, work, and play. It operates at the intersection of entertainment, commerce, and technology, partnering with talent to build companies, extend brand platforms, and expand into new categories. The division also invests in growing startups, including businesses in the creator economy, frontier technology, and the future of entertainment.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead client communications, partnership strategy, and execution for celebrity and influencer campaigns. You will negotiate and manage contracts, develop talent briefs, identify opportunities, oversee timelines and deliverables, present activation plans, lead client meetings, and guide project execution.
Requirements
- 5+ years of account-management or brand-partnership experience in marketing, entertainment, talent, or influencer agencies
- Experience managing talent and influencer campaigns
- Contract-negotiation and production-logistics experience
- Ability to independently lead complex projects from strategy through execution
- Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Slides, Google Docs, and Google Sheets proficiency
- Client communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
- Organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to travel for client activations, media days, and event support
- Cross-functional collaboration skills
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead client communications, strategy, and execution
- Negotiate and manage talent and influencer partnerships
- Manage contract redlines and communicate with representatives and legal teams
- Develop talent briefs and oversee partnership execution
- Identify and vet celebrity, influencer, and partnership opportunities
- Manage timelines, deliverables, and communications
- Build and present creative, talent-strategy, and activation-plan decks
- Monitor industry trends, entertainment opportunities, and competitive activity
- Lead weekly client calls and meetings and manage follow-ups
- Oversee project execution with junior team members
- Travel for client activations, talent shoots, and live events
- Support process improvement and knowledge sharing
