Head of Talent Management | Leading Digital Media Company

Katapult; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A Leading Integrated Digital Media Agency in Bangalore is launching a dedicated Talent Management division. We seek a Head of Talent Management to build and run it like a business, signing exclusive creators and driving growth across distribution, brand partnerships, IP, and formats.

You will own the division's strategy, commercial model and team, scaling talent across India and leading negotiations on contracts and revenues.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in talent, artist or creator management.
• Experience building and leading a team of talent managers.
• Strong network across India's creator/digital media ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Build the Division: define vision, strategy and operating model from scratch.
• Scout and Sign Talent: identify and sign high-potential creators nationwide.
• Nurture and Grow Careers: develop long-term plans and growth across platforms.
• Brand Partnerships and Monetisation: drive high-value collaborations and pricing.
• Build and Lead the Team: hire and mentor talent managers; scale processes.
• Industry and Ecosystem: represent the division with platforms, brands and agencies.

Skills

Talent management

Leadership

Negotiation

Job description

Full Time, In-Office Role

Bangalore

Experience: 8+ years

Company: A Leading Integrated Digital Media Agency

We are an integrated digital-first media and marketing company, specialising in organic media, meme marketing, influencer partnerships, and content-led brand solutions. Since 2018 we have grown from a meme page with big ideas into a ₹100 Cr+ attention company, compounding at over 50% a year, and working with 100+ brands ranging from global streaming and tech giants to India's fastest-growing startups.

What makes us different is that we don't rent distribution, we own it. Our ecosystem includes close to 60 owned Instagram and YouTube channels that clock over a billion views every month, one of India's most iconic youth and pop-culture media brands, a proprietary creator marketplace that matches thousands of creators with brand briefs at scale, a clipping platform that turns any content library into viral short-form, an in-house production studio, a brand and product design studio, and India's first creator-enabled business school. We recently brought in strategic investment from one of the country's largest communications groups, which puts our work in front of 700+ retained brand clients. In short: the stage, the audience and the brand money are already here. What we're building now is the house that the talent lives in.

Role Overview

We are launching a dedicated Talent Management division, and we need the person who will build it from the ground up and run it like their own business. As Head of Talent Management, you will sign, nurture and grow a roster of exclusive creators and digital talent from across the country, and plug them into the most powerful distribution and brand engine in India's creator economy.

This is not a role where you inherit a roster and a playbook. You will define the division's strategy, its talent thesis, its commercial model and its team. You will scout and sign the next wave of breakout talent, build long-term careers for them across content, brand partnerships, IP and new formats, and hire and lead a team of talent managers who can do the same. You will own the P&L and report directly to the leadership team.

Why This Role Matters

Most talent managers spend half their energy finding distribution and chasing brand deals. Here, both come built in. Our talent will get access to owned channels with a billion monthly views, a creator marketplace, production and design studios, and a brand roster most agencies would kill for. That changes what a talent division can promise a creator, and how fast it can grow them.

India's small and mid-tier creator market is expected to be worth ₹10,000 to 20,000 Cr in the next few years, and ad spends are moving from TV to social at a scale the industry has never seen. The person who builds this division will be shaping where a big chunk of that money and attention goes. Very few roles let you build a category-defining business with this much firepower behind you on day one.

Key Responsibilities

Build the Division

• Define the vision, strategy and operating model for the Talent Management division from scratch
• Set the talent thesis: which genres, languages, regions and formats we bet on, and why
• Build the commercial model, from exclusive management contracts and revenue shares to brand deal structures
• Own the division's P&L, revenue targets and growth roadmap

Scout and Sign Talent

• Identify and sign high-potential creators and digital talent across the country, from metros to Tier 2 and 3 cities, across languages and categories
• Build a pipeline that balances established names with breakout talent before the rest of the market spots them
• Lead negotiations on management contracts, exclusivity and commercials
• Make the division the most sought-after home for ambitious creators in India

Nurture and Grow Careers

• Build long-term career plans for every talent on the roster, not just a deal calendar
• Plug talent into our owned channels, creator platforms, production studio and brand pipeline to accelerate growth
• Open up new revenue streams for talent: IP, original formats, long-form, live, licensing and creator-led brands
• Guide content strategy, positioning and audience growth alongside the talent

Brand Partnerships and Monetisation

• Drive high-value brand partnerships for the roster, working closely with our brand, sales and strategy teams
• Package talent into integrated campaigns that combine creators, owned media and production
• Protect talent value through smart pricing, deal structuring and brand fit

Build and Lead the Team

• Hire, mentor and lead a team of talent managers, and grow future leaders within it
• Set up the processes, tools and systems that let the division scale without losing the personal touch
• Build a culture of hustle, care and accountability, where talent feels backed and managers feel owned

Industry and Ecosystem

• Be the face of the division across the creator, entertainment and brand ecosystem
• Build relationships with platforms, brands, agencies, production houses and industry bodies
• Stay ahead of platform shifts, monetisation trends and the next big formats

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of experience in talent management, artist management or creator management
• A proven track record of signing talent and growing them into significant names
• Experience building and leading a team of talent managers, not just managing a roster yourself
• Strong network across India's creator, digital entertainment and brand ecosystem
• Hands-on experience negotiating management contracts and high-value brand deals
• Commercial sharpness: comfortable owning revenue targets, margins and a P&L
• A sharp eye for talent and culture, and a gut for who is about to blow up next

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience setting up or scaling a talent division, either from zero or through a major growth phase
• Experience managing talent across regional languages and markets
• Exposure to creator-led IP, original content, or creator-founded brands
• Experience at a talent management agency, entertainment company, creator network or digital media house

Soft Skills

• Entrepreneurial: you see a blank page as an opportunity, not a gap in the brief
• A relationship builder that talent trusts with their careers and brands trust with their budgets
• Calm under pressure and decisive when it counts
• A leader who builds people, not just rosters

Experience & Background

• 8+ years in talent, artist or creator management, with significant time in a leadership role
• Background in talent management agencies, entertainment companies, creator networks or digital media

Skills: talent management,strategy,digital media,revenue,leadership,management