Team Liquid, a high-growth entrepreneurial organization, is looking for a Senior Talent Manager to be based in our office in Los Angeles, CA. This role will be responsible for the execution of partnerships, sales, and branding, for a portfolio of talent under the Team Liquid umbrella. The Senior Talent Manager will act as a mentor and leader, cultivating relationships with professional esports athletes, content creators, and industry-related influencers.

Responsibilities

Manage relations and the execution of partnerships, sales, and branding for a portfolio of talent under the Team Liquid umbrella, which includes:

• Professional esports athletes
• Content creators
• Industry-related influencers.
• Design and deliver brand training through the execution of presentations and providing resources such as training documents, best practice player relations guidelines, and leading one-on-one meetings.
• Ensure brand compliance when necessary, conducting compliance updates, and implementing best practices through the use of research and benchmarking.
• Create, develop, and execute talent promotional content, working closely with other departments to ensure deliverables are met.
• Monitor and manage social media channels, implementing feedback and keeping track of player milestones to build and grow brand presence.
• Manage and maintain budgets, reviewing and approving expenses.
• Evaluate, scout, and structure contracts with incoming talent to request approval and execute new agreements.
• Design, develop and execute talent signing presentation decks to the leadership team.
• Act as a leader and mentor to talent, building and cultivating relationships, proactively providing support and conducting mental health checks.
• Manage collaborations between internal and external talents and influencers, adopting project management life cycle methodologies.
  • Work closely with partnerships to select talent for campaigns and activations to ensure growth aligns with the brand.
  • Manage any current talent partnerships, coordinating talent promotions for partners and commerce.
  • Act as a lead on collaborations ensuring deadlines are met when working closely with other departments to execute Partner campaigns.
  • Work closely with the Sales team to determine talent pricing and deliverables. for campaigns, developing and delivering pitches and presentation decks to the executive team.
  • Lead, navigate, and build contract negotiations and sales calls on behalf of internal and external talent.
  • Coordinate sales deliverables with talents and complete administrative paperwork and invoicing for accounting.
  • Act as a mentor when managing Talent Managers in order to accelerate and promote professional and personal development.

Qualifications

• Brand Marketing experience within an agency or brand environment.
• Experience effectively motivating and managing teams.
• Influencer marketing experience, including:
• Influencer/talent search and acquisition
• Content development
• Management of social platform ins and outs.
• Experience leading multi-faceted teams toward a common deliverable on frequently accelerated timeframes.
• Account management experience in building relationships, negotiating contracts, and owning a book of business.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to consistently make sound judgments.

Preferred

• Extensive knowledge of the gaming or esports space.