Branded Talent Partnerships Manager (Part TIme)

Lever, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 51,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

BDG Media Inc. is seeking a part-time Branded Talent Partnerships Manager in New York to drive pre-sale pitches across the BDG portfolio, connecting talent with brand partnerships while shaping strategy, budgets, and deal terms.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, collaborative, and deeply plugged into pop culture, with knowledge of talent reps, fees, negotiations, and deliverables. Part-time, up to 28 hours per week in NYC.

Qualifications

• Must have 2+ years in talent management, entertainment marketing, or talent partnerships with knowledge of agents, fees, contracts, and deal structures.
• Deep understanding of pop culture, creator ecosystems, and social media; ability to research, identify, and pitch talent to clients.
• Strong written and verbal communication for client-facing talent recommendations and pitch decks.
• Highly organized with demonstrated project management and ability to manage contracts, travel, invoicing, and on-set coordination.

Responsibilities

• Research and source talent based on campaign objectives, KPIs, audiences, and budgets; recommend fees and contract points.
• Maintain expertise in talent, culture relevance, and audience alignment.
• Collaborate with branded teams to develop talent proposals, rationale, and strategy.
• Source, pitch, and manage talent decks; develop term sheets for client review.
• Manage talent booking, negotiation, contracting, and SAG-AFTRA coordination.
• Coordinate travel, pre-calls, on-set management, and shoot oversight.
• Ensure FTC compliance on social content and oversee invoicing and expenses.
• Collaborate on curated talent invite lists and document earned media outcomes.

Skills

Talent partnerships

Entertainment marketing

Agency negotiations

Communication

Project management

Job description

BDG is seeking a part-time Branded Talent Partnerships Manager to join our team. You'll drive pre-sale pitches across BDG's portfolio—Bustle, NYLON, Scary Mommy, The Zoe Report, Elite Daily, and more—connecting the right talent to brand partnerships while collaborating on Talent strategy, budgets, and attainable deal terms.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, collaborative, resourceful, and deeply plugged into pop culture, entertainment, creators, and social media. They should have an understanding of the talent landscape, familiarity with talent representatives and agencies, and working knowledge of talent fees, negotiations, usage, exclusivity, deliverables, and contractual considerations.

Responsibilities

Pre-Sale Phase

• Research and source talent based on campaign objectives, target audiences, KPIs, and budgets, while spearheading recommendations around fees and contractual deal points.

• Maintain expertise in emerging and established talent, cultural relevance, and audience alignment

• Collaborate with teams across the branded org to develop and refine talent proposals, rationale and strategy.

Post-Sale Execution

• Source, pitch, and manage talent decks; develop term sheets for client review and approval

• Manage talent booking, negotiation, contracting, and coordinate SAG-AFTRA requirements

• Coordinate talent logistics including travel arrangements, pre-calls, on-set management, and shoot oversight

• Ensure FTC compliance on social content and oversee all invoicing and expense processing

Event Support

• Collaborate on curated talent invite lists and document earned media outcomes for branded events

Qualifications

• Must be able to work up to 28 hours per week.

• Talent industry expertise: 2+ years in talent management, entertainment marketing, or talent partnerships with demonstrated knowledge of agents, fees, contracts, and deal structures

• Deep understanding of current pop culture, creator ecosystems, and social media; proven ability to research, identify, and pitch relevant talent to clients

• Strong written/verbal communication skills with experience developing client-facing talent recommendations, pitch decks, and managing multiple stakeholders

• Highly organized with demonstrated project management, attention to detail, and ability to manage logistics (contracts, travel, invoicing, on-set coordination)

$35 - $40 an hour

BDG Media Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.