Senior Talent Agent - Sport

SUMO Talent; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An entertainment leader is looking for a dynamic Senior Talent Agent for their new sports division. This role involves managing talent and securing opportunities in digital and broadcast media, leveraging a significant network of industry contacts to enhance the careers of sportspeople.

Qualifications

• 5+ years within a talent agency managing sports-specific talent.
• An impressive network of industry contacts in sports and entertainment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a roster of sports talent, handling diary, digital, and brand opportunities.
• Negotiate brand partnerships that align with athletes’ personal brands.
• Line manage a team of Talent Managers & Assistants.

Skills

Negotiation

Management

Relationship Building

Job description

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This range is provided by SUMO Talent. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

The Opportunity

An entertainment heavyweight are seeking a dynamic and highly motivated Senior Talent Agent to join their newly launched sports division. You will be representing a roster and managing digital & broadcast opportunities for sportspeople and athletes.

Responsibilities

• Represent and manage a roster of sports focused talent – day to day diary management, digital presence, brand collaborations and broadcast opportunities
• Line manage a team of Talent Managers & Talent Assistants
• Secure and negotiate brand partnerships & sponsorships that align with athletes’ personal brand and career goals
• Develop and implement talent strategies to grow talent's personal brands across digital, broadcast, live events, IP, literary & podcast
• Confident negotiator – able to draft and negotiate complex contracts

Requirements

• 5+ years within a talent agency, managing sport-specific talent including current athletes, sports broadcasters & sport focused content creators
• An impressive black book of industry contacts – within both sport and the wider entertainment industry

SUMO is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender. As an employment agency, SUMO are fully committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all (both internally and on behalf of our clients).

Thank you for your interest in the above vacancy. Please note – due to the high volume of CVs & applications we receive, we can't always get back to everyone, although we do try our best! If you haven’t heard from us within 10 working days, unfortunately, your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Advertising and Marketing

• Industries

  Spectator Sports, Market Research, and Entertainment Providers

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