We own FaZe Clan, the largest gaming and eSports organization in the world. We are a talent management and media company representing leading global influential personalities.
Overall Brief
We are looking for a Head of Talent Relations to lead our relationships with key clients in the gaming, esports, beauty, fashion, and CPG space. You will oversee the talent department and act as the liaison between talent and brands, ensuring that the appropriate talent is contracted to create compelling branded content that fits the brand’s taste level and needs. You have experience managing talent in the gaming industry or have managed top tier YouTube personalities. You have a track record of success in talent relations, with a flexible, creative, and forwarding thinking approach. You will also be a strong leader having experience in managing a team of talent managers.
Primary Job Description:
- Managing talent outreach to managers, agencies, and partners and negotiating terms, and executing on paid partnerships.
- Developing talent recommendations for brands that fit brand requirement and aesthetic
- Troubleshoot talent issues, and leverage talent.
- Work with talent to seek out major third-party opportunities that compliment and/or enhance the company’s internal commerce and ad sales initiatives.
- Research and assess growth and trends within the YouTube landscape
- Develop contacts with organizations or individuals and determine strategies to ensure the clients success.
- Work with your team to introduce efficiencies and best practices across the Talent Management team
- Serve as a positive leader and role model with a strong work ethic and vigorously review all work to ensure high-quality standard
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 3-6 years talent management experience
- Proven leadership skills; unique ability to build and manage industry and client relationships.
- Strong critical thinking and reasoning- we want a strategic decision maker
- Highly organized with the ability to seamlessly juggle multiple competing projects at once
- Team player with strong work ethic, keen to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Process-oriented self-starter with excellent leadership and communications skills
- Strong analytical and creative skills
What we offer:
- Work in a start-up with diverse, passionate and energetic professionals from all over the world
- Participation in conferences and other learning opportunities.
- Salary and equity option
- 401K and health/dental/vision benefits
- Stipends for transportation, education, communication and wellness that exceed market rates.
- An attractive and competitive salary
- Challenges and Fun
