Celebrity Talent Producer | Hybrid NYC, Editorial & Video

Hearst Magazines; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

401(k) match

Healthcare from Day 1

Job summary

Hearst Magazines seeks a Senior Entertainment Producer for Cosmopolitan and Seventeen to lead celebrity talent bookings and coordinate editorial, video, and social content. You will cultivate high-profile relationships, secure must-have bookings, and shape ambitious content across multiple formats.

The role focuses on developing strategic talent partnerships, managing logistics, and collaborating with editorial, social, video, and PR teams to maximize audience impact. Hybrid in New York.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience in talent booking, entertainment, media, or a related field.
• Proven experience securing celebrity talent and managing high-profile relationships for editorial, digital, or video productions.
• Extensive network across publicists, studios, record labels, television networks, sports agencies, and entertainment industry partners.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills with the ability to represent Hearst Magazines professionally.
• Experience working within an editorial environment and collaborating with cross-functional creative teams.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple productions, deadlines, and competing priorities.
• Strong editorial instincts and a passion for identifying emerging talent, creators, influencers, and cultural trends.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
• Collaborative mindset with a passion for creating exceptional content for Cosmopolitan and Seventeen audiences.
• Hybrid work schedule based in New York, NY, with an expectation of working in the office four days per week.

Responsibilities

• Lead the discovery, negotiation, and booking of celebrity talent for print covers, digital features, premium video series, and social-first content across Cosmopolitan and Seventeen.
• Produce celebrity appearances for editorial, video, and social franchises, ensuring exceptional execution and an outstanding talent experience.
• Capture compelling behind-the-scenes and social-first content from red carpets, premieres, junkets, and other entertainment events.
• Develop and execute a strategic talent booking plan that supports editorial priorities and expands opportunities across video and social platforms.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with publicists, studios, record labels, television networks, sports agencies, and other key entertainment partners.
• Negotiate editorial opportunities and oversee talent logistics from initial outreach through photoshoots, interviews, and video productions.
• Partner with editorial, social, video, and PR teams to coordinate integrated content launches and maximize audience impact.
• Improve talent booking workflows and guest invitation processes to increase efficiency and collaboration across teams.

Job description

Hearst Magazines seeks a Senior Entertainment Producer for Cosmopolitan and Seventeen to lead celebrity talent bookings and coordinate editorial, video, and social content. You will cultivate high-profile relationships, secure must-have bookings, and shape ambitious content across multiple formats.

The role focuses on developing strategic talent partnerships, managing logistics, and collaborating with editorial, social, video, and PR teams to maximize audience impact. Hybrid in New York.