Influencer Talent Manager

Ponte Firm • Full-time • New York City Metropolitan Area, US • 5d ago

Ponte Firm manages social talent and connects talent with the best brands, endorsements, sponsorships and other opportunities to help tell talent stories, build impactful content and drive sales. With a 100+ talent roster, which spans over 40+ million followers, Ponte Firm masters multi-platform storytelling.

This role requires living in New York City and as we have a hybrid office, working from office Mon-Thu and remotely Friday.

Responsibilities

Handle consistent communication with roster of talent and provide strategy and counsel across all business matters including social media, industry trends, brand extensions and growth trajectory
Cultivate new and leverage existing relationships with brand & agency contacts and work with the internal Brand Partnerships team to develop deal flow and meet revenue goal
Collaborate with account teams to ensure that influencer selection, messaging, social guidelines, and materials are in line with brand messaging, aesthetic and overall strategy
Oversee the implementation of digital campaigns, brand partnerships, and talent engagement initiatives
Develop creative and strategic business ideas and new ventures with talent’s strengths/successes and development goals in mind
Represent talent in contract negotiations and manage contract process
Execute partnerships with talent from post contract phase through campaign completion
Manage the logistics (travel, shipping product, etc) to talent/influencers for a specific campaigns and programs
Take responsibility and accountability for ongoing initiatives, clearly define account team roles, and provide guidance and tools to facilitate goal achievement and client success
Ignite steady drumbeat of proactive and inbound product requests, talent dressing opportunities, and entertainment event opportunities
Develop and manage agency database of go-to talent, digital influencers and brand advocates
Maintain and continuously grow network of powerful “turnkey” influencer, stylist, managers, celebrity and publicist relationships
Stay apprised of new capabilities that are announced on existing social media platforms as well as new emerging social media platforms that are gaining popularity
Develop and contribute to the new business process including research, proposal and pitch preparation

Qualifications:

Required: 1+ years of talent management and/or influencer marketing experience required for this position
Be a savvy, successful self-starter with at least a few years of relevant professional experience
Know how to approach problem-solving with outside-the-box solutions, and be willing to take on a diverse range of assignments and creative projects

Benefits:

We value our employees’ well being. As a growing business still in its early stages, we aim to provide perks and benefits where we can. Some of these include but are not limited to: