Senior Manager, Talent

UEG is an award-winning global agency specializing in entertainment, sports and lifestyle marketing. We create breakthrough marketing by leveraging the people, places and platforms that shape pop culture. Our suite of services includes celebrity/influencer programming, music-film-tv/digital-sports partnerships, communications, branded content and experiential.   

The team at UEG is a dynamic group, bringing together best-in-class expertise across entertainment, sports and lifestyle, paired with a strong understanding of brand building and effective marketing communications. This is a work hard, play hard environment where a true passion for culture are married with the desire to create business changing work for our clients.   

We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging. Consistent with this approach, we hire the best qualified candidates for all positions.

We are searching for a culture-hungry individual who believes in the power of celebrity and athlete talent to drive authentic brand-building work across our business. We don’t believe in transactional relationships and therefore need a candidate who understands the art and science of landing the right voice/s for any one of the brands we oversee at UEG. This work is fast paced and demands a leader who has a strong POV of the talent landscape and is ahead of the trends.

Candidate must have relevant experience managing talent, a passion for pop-culture and sports, and its infusion into the consumer brand ecosphere.   

• Oversite of talent relationships and campaigns for a variety of brands within the Client portfolio inclusive of the full life cycle of the program (research, procurement, deal development, negotiation, management of execution & measurement). 
• Day-to-day management of campaigns ensuring a high quality of work output across all deliverables while adhering to deadlines and budget parameters. 
• Participation in the development of program/campaign ideas in talent space. 
• In partnership with social strategy team, development of talent strategies and approach specifically around size and scale, archetype, and channel priorities. 
• Research, identification, and negotiation for all talent. 
• Ownership and creation of all talent contracts with a strong knowledge in standard deals. 
• Serve as a subject matter expert proactively bringing thought leadership and trends both to the agency team and to Client partners. 
• Oversite (in partnership with measurement team) of proprietary dashboard and data base to track and measure all campaigns. 
• Ongoing business development and growth within the portfolio based on key client relationships, opportunistic pitches, ideation and overall quality/health of the business. 

• Possess strong knowledge and passion of the celebrity talent industry, and future trends/opportunities shaping it.  
• At least 3-5 years of experience relevant to the role and industry with strong work examples. 
• A deep knowledge of talent landscape including pricing and valuation, term development and platform performance. 
• Should have good working relationships with brands, networks, and/or media & talent. 
• Superior written and verbal communications skills along with the proven ability to consistently make sound judgments and effectively motivate and manage teams.  
• Strong collaborator and mentor with the ability to bring out the best in agency talent to produce great work for clients. 
• Strong work ethic with the ability to deliver quality recommendations. 

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An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.

DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing. 

DJEH is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation in any part of the employment process, please let us know.