Talent Procurement Manager, Influencer & Entertainment Marketing

Blended Strategy Group is looking for a talented and enthusiastic person with experience with talent procurement, execution, and management of brand partnerships with influencers at all levels.

Responsibilities include:

• Strategically identify influencers for brand campaigns and programs
• Working with brand clients to determine influencer strategies for key moments or always-on influencer programs.
• Knowledge of influencers at all levels (macro, micro, rising) and on multiple platforms (TikTok native, IG native, YT native)
• Strong research skills to vet influencer recommendations
• Interest and enthusiasm for platform trends and identification of rising and new influencers
• Management and execution of between 4-8 influencer driven campaigns, including creating social calendars, organizing PR deliverables, and overseeing any in-person days
• Develop scopes of work based on brand KPI’s and your expert knowledge of the marketplace
• Negotiation with agents, managers, and/or influencers directly for brand campaigns
• Ability to create contracts from templates and knowledge of business terms in services agreements
• Ensure deliverables and timelines are communicated effectively to all stakeholders
• Bring a network of existing relationships in the digital influencer community across managers, agents, MCN’s, and influencers
• Manage and develop junior level teammates

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 3 years relevant experience
• Experience identifying and securing influencers for brand campaigns
• Strong relationships with influencer representatives
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and demonstrated ability to delegate tactical assignments and accurately judge and edit work of others
• Creative thinker that proactively improves processes with efficiencies
• Deep industry contacts is a must (agents, managers, publicists, and attorneys, etc.)
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and written and oral communications skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, deadline driven environment with significant discretion
• 2 - 4 years of agency experience in the music/entertainment business is plus