Talent Manager in Newport

Gray Talent is a global social-first talent management agency working exclusively with niche creators in photography, videography, tech, AI, careers, business and healthcare.

We’re looking to hire a Talent Manager to join our fast-growing team, you’ll be responsible for managing a segment of our talent roster, successfully developing brand relationships and executing brand partnerships.

You’ll be reporting and working alongside the senior leadership team.

What you will do:

• Manage a segment of our social first talent roster.
• Manage deliverables and terms for partnerships, including but not limited to: fee negotiation, drafting, reviewing and executing contract terms, briefing talent and seeing through deliverables from the creation of content to the delivery to brand, gathering analytics and insights to share with brands post campaign.
• Proactive outreach for partnerships in the digital space, approaching brands and/or agencies to generate new relationships on behalf of talent.
• Strategise and plan with talent, supporting their career development as well as roster retention.
• Talent inbox management - responding promptly to inbound enquiries, sharing media kits and rate cards.
• Attend meetings with agencies, pitching the entire digital roster. Bring a strong network of industry and brand relationships. Ability to reach and exceed your talent revenue targets to ensure the success and growth of the division.

About You

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience within a digital/influencer talent management role.
• A clear understanding of talent management, contracts and brand partnerships.
• Adaptable self-starter who can manage multiple projects and talent simultaneously with a persistent and determined attitude and meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal, written communication and collaboration skills. Must demonstrate a high quality of work performed both accurately and efficiently, with professional references to support.
• Possess in-depth and up-to-date knowledge of the social media industry and passion for the world of influencers and influencer marketing.
• A keen eye for talent and trends within the creator/social media space (particularly Instagram & TikTok).
• Strong understanding of using Google Drive for document management and file sharing.
• Understanding of Monday.com and Frame.io preferable.
• Knowledge and understanding of the following niches is preferable:

- Tech

- Photography

- Videography

- Video editing

- AI

- Careers

- Business

• Organised and pragmatic with day-to-day tasks.
• Ambitious and competitive to achieve positive results.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What we offer

• A fast-paced, reactive job at an exciting and fast-growing talent management agency.
• A job where your voice is heard and where good ideas are swiftly acted on.
• 36 days holiday, pension and hybrid working.
• Limitless progression opportunities - we believe that everybody’s career progression should be uncapped. If you prove yourself, there is no limit to how far or quickly you can progress within the business.
• Friendly and fantastic team with birthdays off and special occasions celebrated.
• Flexible working schedule - we are looking for someone who is organised and can work autonomously, managing their own schedule around work commitments.

Salary £24k-£29k depending on experience