Founding Entertainment Insurance Broker: Own the Practice

Hedge (YC P26); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Equity

Job summary

Hedge, based in San Francisco, is seeking a founding wholesale broker to build and own our entertainment practice across film, TV, music, touring, live events and production services. You will leverage retail-agency relationships, entertainment risk judgment, and fast execution to generate durable revenue.

The role is based in San Francisco, in-person six days a week, with total comp including base salary of $125K-$250K and an OTE of $500K, plus equity of 0.50% (with up to 0.25% potential

Qualifications

• You have at least three years of brokerage, underwriting, or closely related experience in entertainment, media, film and television production, touring, live events, or special events.

Responsibilities

• Build a focused retail-agency pipeline in entertainment, media, production, and live events
• Qualify budgets, schedules, locations, venues, stunts, cast, equipment, vehicles, pyrotechnics, and prior losses
• Shape complete submissions and select the right carrier, MGA, and program path for each account
• Structure production packages, general liability, entertainment E&O, cast, equipment, auto, workers compensation, and excess placements as the risk requires
• Move quickly through compressed production timelines, certificate demands, lender requirements, and last-minute changes
• Build durable underwriter relationships and turn placement knowledge into repeatable playbooks
• First 30 days: master Hedge's market access, entertainment appetite, submission standards, and current opportunity set
• By day 60: own a credible agency and submission pipeline with clear placement strategies
• By day 90: bind initial entertainment business and demonstrate repeatable conversion
• In 12 months: build a high-quality entertainment book and bind $5M in annual new premium

Skills

Entertainment brokerage

Underwriting

Agency relationships

Risk assessment

Job description

Hedge, based in San Francisco, is seeking a founding wholesale broker to build and own our entertainment practice across film, TV, music, touring, live events and production services. You will leverage retail-agency relationships, entertainment risk judgment, and fast execution to generate durable revenue.

The role is based in San Francisco, in-person six days a week, with total comp including base salary of $125K-$250K and an OTE of $500K, plus equity of 0.50% (with up to 0.25% potential