Casting Coordinator

Kyra’s a global creator economy company that bridges the gap between brands and TikTok creators. We are a team of creators at our core, producing best-in-class social content geared for Gen-Z while accelerating a world for creators to do the same with ease.

Our portfolio encompasses Kyra Originals, our originally produced TikTok channel that reaches more than 13M monthly viewers; Kyra Profile, our Gen Z creator incubator program; Kyra Studios, our production studio that creates social content on behalf of brands.

This year we raised $10 million in Series A funding to build & launch a brand new platform that will revolutionize the creator economy as we know it by empowering creators. The Kyra platform is a place where creators find new deals with the best brands in the world and get paid for pursuing their passions.

We work with a diverse slate of creators including Abby Roberts, Iconicakes, and Nintendo Grl, and global blue-chip brands such as Nike, Converse, Levi’s, Calvin Klein and more.

🤔 Should I apply for this role?

If the sound of this role excites you, we want you to apply - even if you feel that you don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We’re keen to hear how your skills, interests, achievement and experience aligns to what we’re looking for. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to making Kyra a beacon of diversity and inclusivity, working together and alongside our industry-peers to create a better, fairer and more representative entertainment industry, both on and off screen. We encourage applications from candidates of all abilities and backgrounds.

Reporting to: Director of Casting

Salary: $55,000-$65,000 per annum

🌐 Our Ways of Working

As a remote-first company you will be working across multiple time zones with team members located across the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States (New York & LA).

🚀 What you’ll be doing:

The Casting Coordinator will work within the Kyra Creator Department, working closely with Production (Creative Producers), Brand Partnerships and Creative Teams, to propose talent for large partnerships, outreach and negotiate fees. You will be responsible for:

• Overseeing and supporting the identification of Creators for a range of media campaigns across various social media platforms across all Kyra projects spanning Studios, Originals and the Kyra Platform
• Working with the Creative team to talent search in line with creative development and present recommendations internally to the team
• Representing the company in negotiations with talent and their agencies or managers
• Distributing talent agreements
• Advising relevant stakeholders on creation of creator budgets and media usage rights
• Advising other Kyra departments on best practices when working with creators
• Creating creator presentation materials and presenting to clients
• Attending physical shoots where necessary
• Monitoring assigned projects from ideation to delivery, ensuring budgets and timelines are adhered to
• Maintaining a database of external Talent for Kyra Studio, Digital projects and all historic Creator rates and usage fees for cross departmental referral
• Working with our Kyra Talent team to identify and contact new talent for management representation
• Collaborating with the Community Management arm of the department to build and maintain relationships with Creators to onboard onto the Kyra Platform
• Collaboratively building and maintaining a database of Creators with the Creator Management team for the Kyra Creator network
• Ensuring all administrative tasks are managed to a high-standard and distributed to senior stakeholders where appropriate
• Managing departmental administrative tasks where required.

🌱 To thrive in this role we think you’ll need:

• A minimum of 2-3 years experience in production, talent booking or similar roles in the media industry.
• A good understanding of platforms for Gen Z (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube etc).
• Previous experience in a creative environment such as an agency, studio production or brand publisher.

📊 How we’ll measure your success:

In your first 90 days we’ll expect you to:

• Be capable of autonomously interpreting creative briefs, sourcing and presenting creators to clients on a minimum of 60% of Kyra projects assigned to you.
• Be capable of autonomously managing a minimum of 40% of post-sale projects assigned to you.

🧩 Will this role be a good fit for me?

We’re all about transparency at Kyra, we reckon you’ll excel in the role if:

• you are energized by the fast-paced nature of a scaling business and the opportunities that this brings
• you are stimulated by creative problem solving and applying your expertise & knowledge of Gen-Z creators to produce tailor-made solutions for our clients
• you are used to thinking on your feet & taking initiative - when you’re faced with challenges you don’t let perfectionism get in the way & you proactively come up with workable solutions
• you are perceptive and rely on your communication skills & attention to detail to decipher the nuances of our clients’ needs
• you have a strong understanding of media usage rights in regards to digital content
• you have previous experience in working with content creators/influencers
• you take a real pride & ownership in producing high quality work
• you have a systematic approach in the way you carry out your work; you have strong organizational skills and you make decisions & recommendations that are informed by data
• your preferred relationship dynamic with your manager is consultative; you know the creator landscape well and can operate independently
• you have experience working towards defined targets & you thrive when you’re given the freedom to determine how to achieve the best results
• you are deeply inquisitive and your curiosity is a strength that has led to your professional growth
• you’re a Gen-Z aficionado and you have a healthy obsession with exploring fashion, beauty, music creators etc on TikTok.

⚠️ We reckon you might not be a huge fan of this role if:

• you prefer carrying out repetitive tasks
• you don’t enjoy creative problem solving
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🙌 What we’ll offer you:

• Remote working: we operate a remote working model - with the option to work from our co working spaces 🏠
• Flexible working: we trust our team to own their time to balance work and life! ⏰
• 25 days vacation plus 8 public holidays 🏖️
• Paid Wellness Leave: if you’re unwell we offer up to 4 weeks sick leave at full pay 😌
• Remote/Online onboarding: you will have regular catch ups with your manager and team during your onboarding (and after) to make sure that you're fully supported in your role 💻 👋
• Your Development: we will support your professional growth via an annual personal training and development budget 🌱
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme 💸
• Employee Assistance Program to support your personal needs in and out of work 💚
• Contributory pension scheme 📈
• A chance to be part of a fun, creative, supportive and diverse team 💫

🕵️ Hiring Process (Remote)

1. ‘Story Swap’ with our Talent Acquisition Manager - so we can learn more about your career journey & you can learn more about us (30 mins.)
2. Capabilities Interview with our Director of Casting & Head of Creators (1 hour)
3. Task - to be completed virtually
4. Values Interview with our Head of People & a Kyra team member (45 mins.)

💟 Support

• If you have a condition or require an adjustment to our interview process - please let us know so we can make adjustments to support you.

Kyra is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.