VP, Talent Partnerships - EM&A

Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States; office work required 4 days per week

Salary: $168,750–$225,000 annually

Company

hirify.global Group operates across sports, media, entertainment and fashion, with a relationship-based business focused on talent and entertainment partnerships.

What you will do

• Set the strategic vision for talent partnership strategies aligned with client business objectives, cultural trends and marketing initiatives.
• Advise senior clients on talent strategy, cultural relevance, partner selection, risk, usage rights, investment and optimization.
• Identify, evaluate, secure and oversee celebrity, creator, athlete, musician and entertainment partnerships across paid, earned, owned and experiential channels.
• Lead the full partnership lifecycle, including sourcing, negotiation, activation, measurement and post-campaign optimization.
• Drive client growth, new business, executive presentations, proposals and expansion of hirify.global’s role across existing accounts.
• Lead teams and collaborate with strategy, creative, production, experiential, communications, media, legal and client stakeholders while overseeing budgets, forecasting and revenue planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Media Studies, Entertainment or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in entertainment marketing, talent partnerships, influencer or creator marketing, or related fields, including significant experience advising leading consumer brands.
• Deep expertise developing and leading celebrity, creator, athlete and entertainment partnership strategies for major brands.
• Proven experience leading complex, high-profile and high-value talent negotiations and managing partnership agreements from strategy through execution; strong understanding of SAG agreements and their implications.
• Established senior network across talent, representatives, agencies, managers, publicists, production companies, studios, networks, platforms and other entertainment stakeholders.
• Experience advising senior and executive-level clients, navigating complex organizations and influencing decisions.
• Strong commercial acumen, including client relationship growth, new revenue opportunities and meaningful contribution to new business.
• Exceptional strategic and creative judgment, executive communication, presentation, storytelling, negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Experience overseeing multiple high-priority engagements, managing and developing senior and junior team members, and overseeing account financials, budgets, forecasting and revenue planning.
• Highly organized, decisive, entrepreneurial, collaborative and solutions-oriented, with sound judgment, professionalism and strict confidentiality.

Culture & Benefits

• Office-based collaboration is expected 4 days per week to support relationships across leadership, peers and teams.
• Inclusive and equal-opportunity workplace welcoming qualified candidates from all backgrounds and life experiences.
• Compensation includes base pay and, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and development opportunities, health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off.