Head of VIP, Influencers & PR

Tala (We are Tala Ltd); Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Employee discount after probation

Friends & Family discount

Clothing allowance

Gym membership

Health insurance

Charity fundraising match

Job summary

TALA is seeking a Head of VIP, Influencers & PR to elevate the brand’s profile, culture and desirability in the UK and globally. You’ll lead VIP partnerships, influencer activity, ambassadors, pro programmes, gifting and PR, turning TALA into a brand people see, talk about and want to wear.

You’ll bring a rich network of celebrities, stylists, athletes and tastemakers, and craft moments that amplify brand presence across cultural moments, events and collaborations.

Qualifications

• Significant experience across VIP, celebrity, influencers, PR and events within fashion, beauty, lifestyle or a culturally relevant consumer brand.
• Strong existing network of VIPs, stylists, agents, managers, media and cultural tastemakers.
• Proven ability to build authentic relationships with high-profile talent.

Responsibilities

• Own the VIP strategy and partnerships, building awareness, desirability and cultural relevance.
• Develop relationships with celebrities, stylists, athletes, tastemakers and cultural figures.
• Build and grow TALA’s VIP black book with strategic partnerships beyond gifting.
• Define and evolve Ambassador and Pro programmes, recruitment and activation.
• Lead influencer strategy and ensure alignment with gifting, PR and campaigns.
• Oversee gifting, PR, events strategy and measurable outcomes.

Skills

VIP & Influencer network

PR & Events

Partnership strategy

Negotiation

Relationship building

Job description

About the Role:

Reporting into the Brand Marketing Director, we’re looking for a Head of VIP, Influencers & PR to build TALA’s profile, cultural relevance and desirability through the people, partnerships, moments and conversations that matter.

You’ll lead the strategy across VIP partnerships, Influencers, Ambassadors, Pro, PR, gifting and events, turning TALA into a brand that people see, talk about and want to be part of.

You’ll know and understand that the fastest way to build awareness is to put TALA in the right hands, in the right places, with the right people.

The successful candidate will bring a serious black book of relevant VIPs from celebrities and musicians to stylists, athletes, creators and cultural tastemakers and know how to build genuine relationships with them.

You’ll be responsible for creating the moments that make TALA feel bigger, more culturally relevant and impossible to ignore.

Tasks

What You’ll Own

VIP & Cultural Partnerships

• Build and own TALA’s VIP strategy, identifying the people who can meaningfully increase awareness, desirability and cultural relevance.
• Develop relationships with celebrities, musicians, stylists, athletes, tastemakers and influential cultural figures.
• Bring a strong existing network and continually build TALA’s VIP black book.
• Create strategic partnerships that go beyond gifting from organic product placement to collaborations, appearances and brand moments.
• Ensure TALA is consistently seen on the right people, in the right places and at the right cultural moments.

Ambassador & Pro Programmes

• Own the strategy, vision and evolution of TALA’s Ambassador and Pro programmes.
• Define the role these programmes play within TALA’s broader brand and awareness strategy, including who we want to attract, why they matter and what we want them to deliver.
• Establish the programme proposition, structure, tiers, criteria and long-term growth strategy.
• Together with the team, build a best-in-class network of ambassadors and professional athletes who genuinely align with TALA and can become powerful advocates for the brand.
• Set the strategic direction for recruitment, relationship development, activation and retention, with the team responsible for day‑to‑day programme management and execution.
• Continuously assess and evolve the programmes based on KPIs including brand impact, reach, engagement and commercial contribution.

Influencer

• Own the overall influencer strategy, defining how influencer partnerships drive awareness, cultural relevance, desirability and growth.
• Set the direction for the talent TALA works with, from high‑profile creators and cultural tastemakers to emerging talent and community voices.
• Identify opportunities to move beyond traditional influencer activity into cultural partnerships, organic product placement and high‑impact moments.
• Ensure influencer strategy is integrated with VIP, Ambassador, Pro, PR, gifting, social and campaign activity.
• Set clear KPIs and continuously evolve the strategy based on performance and cultural opportunity.

Gifting

• Own the strategic direction for TALA gifting, transforming it from a reactive PR function into a significant awareness and brand‑building engine.
• Together with the team, define who TALA should be gifting, when, why and what we want gifting to achieve.
• Oversee the strategy for key product launches, cultural moments, VIP gifting, stylist seeding and wider brand moments.
• Lead the team in developing, signing off and executing gifting programmes, ensuring activity ladders back to wider brand and campaign priorities.

PR

• Together with the Brand Marketing Director own the overall PR strategy and communications agenda for TALA.
• Define the role of PR within the wider brand strategy and how it will contribute to building fame, credibility and awareness.
• Set the annual PR strategy, priorities, narratives and key cultural moments, working closely with Brand Marketing, Social, Influencer and Product.
• Brief the PR agency to establish the types of stories TALA should be known for and proactively identify opportunities to create news rather than simply respond to it.
• Ensure the PR team and agency has a clear roadmap and empower them to execute against it.

Events & Experiences

• Own the TALA events and experiences strategy, defining how physical brand experiences can drive awareness, desirability, community and growth.
• Set the annual events strategy, including the role of VIP events, consumer experiences, cultural moments, product launches, retail activations and larger‑scale brand moments.
• Define what makes a TALA experience distinctive and ensure every activation is rooted in the brand and designed to generate impact beyond the room.
• Identify and feed into the events team opportunities for TALA to create culturally relevant moments that can extend into PR, social and organic conversation.
• Oversee the brief and objectives for key events, with the team responsible for planning and delivering the experience.
• Oversee the evaluation of the effectiveness of events against awareness, reach, brand impact and commercial objectives, continually evolving the approach.

Requirements

About You

We’re looking for someone who is highly connected, culturally switched‑on and relentlessly ambitious.

You will likely have:

• Significant experience across VIP, celebrity, influencers, PR and events within fashion, beauty, lifestyle or a culturally relevant consumer brand.
• A strong existing network of VIPs, stylists, agents, managers, media and cultural tastemakers.
• A proven ability to build authentic relationships with high‑profile talent.
• Experience creating campaigns and moments that generate significant awareness and organic conversation.
• Strong commercial and strategic thinking, understanding that awareness must ultimately contribute to brand and business growth.
• A strong understanding of culture, fashion, music, TV, sport, entertainment and what makes people talk.
• An instinct for what feels cool, relevant and TALA.
• Exceptional relationship‑building and negotiation skills.
• The confidence to challenge the status quo and create ideas that haven’t been done before.
• A highly proactive, entrepreneurial approach, you’ll spot opportunities rather than wait for a brief.
• The ability to operate at both strategic and executional level, from defining the annual VIP strategy to picking up the phone to a stylist.

What Success Looks Like

You’ll know you’re succeeding when:

• TALA is increasingly seen on the right people.
• We have a strong and growing network of A‑list and culturally relevant VIPs who genuinely want to wear and engage with TALA.
• TALA becomes a brand that celebrities, stylists and cultural tastemakers actively want to be associated with.
• Our Ambassador and Pro programmes become recognised as some of the most exciting programmes in the category.
• Gifting creates genuine organic reach, conversation and product desire.
• Our events become moments people want to attend and talk about.
• TALA earns more high‑quality PR and cultural coverage.
• We create moments that travel across social, PR and culture, delivering awareness well beyond the original activation.
• Most importantly, you help move TALA from a brand people discover on social media to a brand people know, recognise and want.

Benefits

What we can offer:

• 25 days holiday a year plus bank holidays
• Very generous employee discount after probation period
• Nominated Friends & Family Discount
• Clothing allowance spending gift
• Class Pass or Gym Flex membership
• Health Shieldli>Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Charity fundraising match of up to £1,000

About us:

TALA is an activewear brand built to actively solve problems without creating new ones for people, the planet, or anyone else. Every collection prioritises functionality and thoughtful design, combining premium fabrics with multi‑way versatility and flattering fits that deliver maximum impact with minimal effort. Each piece is crafted with attention to detail, ensuring women can look and feel their best with ease.

When founder Grace Beverley shifted from fast fashion to more sustainable options in her everyday clothing, she found a host of responsibly made options in every category other than activewear. Founding TALA in 2019, the proud female‑led brand is on a mission to make consciously made active and off‑duty styles accessible and inclusive without sacrificing performance or fit.

Read about TALA's people, purpose and product work here.
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