Director, Creator Partnerships & Talent Strategy

LADbible Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LADbible Group is seeking a Talent Partnerships Director to lead LADcreator Network creator partnerships, oversee talent strategy, relationships, team management and end-to-end campaign delivery.

Working closely with Commercial, Creative, Strategy, Activation, Production and Client Services, you will ensure partnerships are strategically aligned, commercially effective and delivered to the highest standards while building scalable processes across operations.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in influencer marketing, talent partnerships or creator management within media, advertising or a related industry.
• Proven experience leading and developing teams while overseeing multiple high-value creator-led campaigns.
• Strong commercial understanding, including talent negotiations, budgeting, licensing, usage rights and exclusivity.
• Established relationships with creators, talent agencies and management companies.
• Experience developing team processes, improving operational efficiency and maintaining high standards of campaign delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate across multiple departments.
• A strategic and commercially minded approach, with a strong understanding of creator platforms, audience trends and the evolving influencer marketing landscape.

Responsibilities

• Lead creator strategy across commercial campaigns, ensuring talent recommendations align with client objectives, creative concepts, target audiences and budgets.
• Oversee talent sourcing, vetting and selection across all creator tiers, from emerging talent to established influencers and celebrities.
• Provide strategic input across campaign development, advising on creator suitability, talent feasibility, deliverables and commercial considerations.
• Identify opportunities for long-term creator partnerships, repeat brand investment and growth of LCN’s commercial offering.
• Develop and implement scalable processes across creator sourcing, vetting, budgeting, contracting, briefing and campaign delivery.
• Lead and manage the LCN Talent team, overseeing campaign allocation, workloads, priorities and day-to-day delivery.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, training and resource planning to ensure the team is equipped to meet business needs.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture built on accountability, knowledge-sharing and consistent delivery standards.
• Oversee end-to-end creator campaign delivery, ensuring budgets, timelines, contractual obligations and client requirements are met.
• Maintain quality control across creator shortlists, brand-safety vetting, creative alignment, briefing and content delivery.

Skills

Influencer marketing

Team leadership

Budgeting

Negotiations

Stakeholder management

Creator partnerships

Strategy

Job description

LADbible Group is seeking a Talent Partnerships Director to lead LADcreator Network creator partnerships, oversee talent strategy, relationships, team management and end-to-end campaign delivery.

Working closely with Commercial, Creative, Strategy, Activation, Production and Client Services, you will ensure partnerships are strategically aligned, commercially effective and delivered to the highest standards while building scalable processes across operations.