Director, Partnerships, Collabs, & PR

Starface World, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care options

401k match

Vacation + holidays

Parental leave

Pet-ernity leave

Home office stipend

Learning stipend

Flexible Fridays

Remote work

Job summary

Starface is seeking a Director of Partnerships, Collabs, & PR to drive culture-driven collaborations and earned media. You’ll source and manage partnerships across talent, licensed IP, and experiential moments, reporting to the SVP of Brand.

You’ll turn opportunities into launches with flawless execution. Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in partnerships, strong deal instincts, and deep networks across music, fashion, beauty, and entertainment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience leading talent, brand, or entertainment partnerships.
• Strong deal-making, licensing mechanics, and contract negotiation.
• Excellent relationship-building with talent, managers, agencies, and brands.
• Experience overseeing PR programs and working with external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage partnership strategy across brand collaborations, talent, and licensing.
• Field inbound partnership requests and identify strongest fits.
• Lead deals from sourcing through launch and recap with SVP.
• Draft, review, and route contracts through Legal.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery.
• Oversee PR agency relationships and media outreach.

Skills

Partnerships

Brand collaborations

Talent relationships

PR management

Contract negotiation

Job description

Since launching in 2019, Starface has turned the historically negative experience of having acne into a more joyful, relatable one with a category of its own: expressive and effective products that make people feel good. With a full suite of hydrocolloid pimple patches in bright colors and a roster of limited-edition collaborations— from fan-favorite characters like Hello Kitty and Snoopy to fashion brands like Marc Jacob’s Heaven—it’s easy to see why Starface users say they look forward to getting breakouts. Featuring award-winning formulas and ultra-cute packaging, Starface products are designed to make you smile every time you use them.

your impact @ starface

Starface is seeking a Director, Partnerships, Collabs, & PR to help bring our brand to life through culture, collaboration, meaningful relationships, and earned media. In this role, you’ll report into the SVP of Brand, and lead the sourcing, development, and management of high-impact partnerships across talent, brands, licensed IP, and experiential moments, while overseeing the day-to-day relationship with our PR agency.

You’ll be plugged into what’s happening across music, entertainment, fashion, beauty, and culture, using strong industry relationships and sharp brand instincts to identify opportunities that feel distinctly Starface. You’ll bring new ideas and partners to the table, manage inbound opportunities, help structure deals, and own the details that turn an exciting partnership, event, or campaign into a successful launch.

The right person for this role is highly connected, commercially savvy, exceptionally organized, and equally comfortable developing relationships as they are managing the operational details behind complex partnerships, events, and PR programs. You’re a fit if you understand how talent relationships, brand collaborations, and licensing deals work, and know what it takes to move an opportunity from an initial conversation through contract, launch, and recap.

At Starface, we find fun, lead with care, aim high, stay curious, and move forward. We love people who defy convention and welcome an attitude of exploration into the bold and creative in all that we do. If you’re a relationship builder who understands culture, knows how great partnerships get made, and loves turning ambitious ideas into reality—and all of this resonates with you so far—please keep reading!

we’ll count on you to

Partnerships & Talent

• Develop the partnership strategy and identify new categories, whitespace, and opportunities across brand collaborations, talent, ambassador programs, retail partnerships, licensed IP, and experiential and cultural moments, ensuring alignment with Starface’s positioning, growth priorities, and relevant consumer trends
• Field and evaluate inbound requests from talent, agencies, brands, retailers, and other potential partners, identifying the strongest fits for Starface
• Build and maintain direct relationships with talent, managers, agents, agencies, brands, and other strategic partners, serving as a key day-to-day point of contact
• Support the negotiation and structuring of partnership, talent, and licensing deals—including scope, economics, rights, usage, exclusivity, approvals, and deliverables—in partnership with the SVP of Brand

Deal, Licensing & Partnership Operations

• Draft and redline partnership and talent contracts, routing agreements through Legal review and SVP approval before execution
• Manage partnerships from signed agreement through launch, including partner communication, check-ins, timelines, approvals, asset collection, and the tracking and enforcement of contractual deliverables on both sides
• Identify and address partnership risks, execution gaps, and missed deadlines
• Administer licensing agreement operations, including partner approvals, product and asset requirements, line sheets, retail listing coordination, and post-launch reporting
• Maintain a clear repository of active and past partnership terms, rates, rights, deliverables, performance, and renewal opportunities to support future negotiations

Cross-Functional Execution

• Own the collaboration and partnership calendar, sequencing launches, activations, contractual milestones, and renewal dates in alignment with Retail and Brand Marketing calendars
• Partner closely with Brand Marketing, Creative, Social, Influencer, Product, Retail, Operations, Legal, and external partners to ensure assets, content, products, and programs are delivered on schedule and launch smoothly
• Manage partnership and event budgets, vendors, invoices, and payments in coordination with Finance
• Build and share recap decks with leadership, tracking partnership and event deliverables, performance, outcomes, and key learnings to inform future opportunities

PR

• Set PR strategy and priorities with the agency and manage the relationship day to day, including scope of work, campaign briefs, asset needs, deliverables, timelines, and escalations across launches, activations, and events
• Track agency deliverables and press coverage against the campaign calendar, flagging execution gaps or missed deliverables to the SVP of Brand
• Support the preparation of press releases, statements, messaging, and other materials ahead of agency distribution
• Help prepare leadership and spokespeople for interviews, podcasts, and other media appearances

this role is for you if

• You have 8+ years of experience leading talent, brand, or entertainment partnerships from sourcing and deal development through execution, with a strong understanding of deal and licensing mechanics, including rights, economics, approvals, usage, exclusivity, and deliverables
• You bring genuine relationships and credibility across music, culture, entertainment, fashion, beauty, and talent circles
• You have strong commercial judgment and contract, vendor, and budget management skills, and are comfortable supporting deal negotiations
• You have experience managing or briefing an external PR agency and holding partners accountable to scope, timelines, and deliverables
• You’re a natural relationship builder who can confidently work with talent, agents, managers, agencies, brand executives, vendors, and other senior external partners
• You’re highly organized and deadline-driven, with the ability to manage multiple active deals, launches, budgets, events, and partner relationships at once
• You can balance creative instincts with commercial and operational thinking
• You’re proactive, resourceful, and comfortable owning day-to-day execution in a fast-moving, collaborative environment while deferring final brand-fit and strategic decisions to the SVP of Brand
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills and a sharp instinct for what feels relevant, differentiated, and unmistakably Starface

salary & benefits

• The compensation range for this role is a $150,000-$180,000 base depending on level of experience, as well as bonus eligibility.
• Additional benefits include:
• Access to high-quality health care options
• Access to a 401k with 5% employer match eligibility
• 4 weeks of vacation plus up to 20 paid holidays
• 12 weeks fully paid parental leave
• 5 days of pet-ernity leave for pet adoption
• Home office & internet supplement stipend
• Annual learning & development stipend
• Flexible Fridays, and Summer Fridays
• Fully remote work environment
• ...and much, much more!

Starface is an Equal Opportunity Employer where the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. We believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Starface is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.