Talent Manager

Somerce®; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading TikTok Shop agency is seeking an experienced Talent Manager to recruit, develop, and manage TikTok LIVE presenters. The role demands strong skills in influencer management and a deep understanding of TikTok. Responsibilities include sourcing talent, managing relationships, and ensuring alignment with commercial goals. The position offers a competitive salary, performance-related bonuses, and opportunities for growth within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance-related bonus

28 days holiday

Flexible working hours

Company pension scheme

Monthly wellness allowance

Team socials

Qualifications

• Proven experience in talent or influencer management.
• Strong background managing creators, presenters or on-camera talent.
• Confidence in recruiting and managing relationships.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and manage a roster of TikTok LIVE presenters.
• Ensure talent performance aligns with business goals.
• Support talent with on-camera techniques and best practices.

Skills

Talent management

Influencer management

Recruiting

Strong understanding of TikTok

Negotiation

Job description

About Somerce

Somerce is a TikTok Shop specialist agency driving GMV growth for brands through LIVE commerce, affiliates and creators.

Our talent arm focuses on building, managing and scaling high-performing TikTok LIVE presenters and creators who power some of the biggest LIVE moments on the platform. Talent is a core growth engine for the business, not a side project.

Our clients include: P.Louise, Unilever, Free Soul & L'Oreal.

What You Will Do

This is a talent-first, commercially driven role.

We're looking for an experienced Talent Manager to recruit, develop and manage a roster of TikTok LIVE presenters, with secondary focus on content creators. You'll be responsible for finding the best on-camera talent, shaping their performance and ensuring they are deployed effectively across client LIVE programmes.

This role suits someone who has already worked in influencer or talent management and understands how to balance talent relationships with commercial outcomes.

Talent Recruitment (Core Focus)

• Proactively source and recruit TikTok LIVE presenters
• Identify high-potential on-camera talent with strong selling ability
• Run casting, auditions and trial LIVE sessions
• Build a deep pipeline of reliable, high-performing LIVE hosts
• Recruit supporting content creators where relevant

Talent Management & Development

• Own relationships with a roster of LIVE presenters
• Manage availability, performance and progression
• Support talent with:
  • LIVE best practices
  • Brand alignment
  • On-camera confidence and selling techniques
• Act as the main point of contact between talent and Somerce

Commercial & Deployment Focus

• Work closely with:
  • LIVE Strategists
  • LIVE Ops
  • Account teams
• Match the right talent to the right brands and LIVE formats
• Ensure talent performance aligns with GMV and conversion goals
• Manage expectations around briefs, performance standards and behaviour

Performance & Standards

• Track and review presenter performance across LIVE sessions
• Identify top performers and develop them into lead hosts
• Address underperformance quickly and constructively
• Maintain a high bar for professionalism, reliability and results

How You'll Work

• Fast-paced, high-ownership environment
• Strong collaboration with strategy and ops teams
• Clear performance expectations
• Trusted to build and scale the talent function

Requirements

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Proven experience in talent or influencer management
• Strong background managing creators, presenters or on-camera talent
• Confident recruiting, negotiating and managing relationships
• Strong understanding of TikTok, creators and LIVE content
• Commercial mindset with comfort balancing talent needs and business goals

Desirable

• Experience managing TikTok LIVE presenters
• Background in social commerce, live selling or performance media
• Existing creator or presenter network

Benefits

Core Benefits

• Competitive salary, benchmarked to experience and performance
• Performance-related bonus / commission aligned to commercial impact
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• Hybrid working with offices in London and Manchester
• Flexible working hours - we care about output, not clock-watching

Growth & Career Development

• Clear progression paths with responsibility early
• Regular performance reviews focused on development and impact
• Direct exposure to high-growth brands across the UK, US and EU
• Opportunity to work at the cutting edge of TikTok Shop and social commerce

Financial & Lifestyle Perks

• Company pension scheme
• Monthly wellness allowance (gym, fitness, mental wellbeing or similar)
• Team socials and events throughout the year
• Staff discounts across our brands and partners

Work Environment

• Fast-paced, high-ownership culture
• Minimal bureaucracy and maximum accountability
• Surrounded by people who care about performance, creativity and doing things properly
• A business that wins with its clients, shared success matters

The Somerce Difference

• We trust our people
• We move quickly and back good ideas
• You'll have real influence, not just responsibility
• If you perform, you'll grow, simple as that