Manager, IMG Models

IMG LIVE; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

IMG LIVE is seeking a dynamic talent signing and development professional to drive revenue in the Models division. You’ll meet prospective talent, nurture relationships, and guide them to signing, while collaborating with Development managers across IMG Models offices and external agencies for international placement and travel.

You’ll also shape talent portfolios through image shoots and editorials, working with photographers and creatives to enhance portfolios and brand partnerships in the

Qualifications

• Proven ability to market clients and grow revenue.
• Understanding of social media and digital networking.
• Strong networking skills.
• Ability to identify model talent.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across departments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent knowledge of the worldwide market.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Identify and sign appropriate talent for IMG Models.
• Establish new customer and agency relationships for the Models team.
• Collaborate with Models team to ensure revenue and commercial opportunities.
• Work on editorial and image projects to support talent portfolios.
• Identify emerging creative talent to collaborate with IMG models.
• Coordinate with IMG offices globally on projects and talent movement.

Skills

Talent development

Revenue growth

Networking

Talent identification

Collaboration across offices

Communication skills

Worldwide market knowledge

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

WME Fashion is the world’s preeminent cultivator of talent, curator of experiences, and creator of brand partnerships across the fashion, luxury & beauty ecosystem. Our robust global portfolio includes Art + Commerce, IMG Models, and The Wall Group.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

The focus of your role is the signing, development and management of emerging talent and to generate revenue for the Models business. Your role will include meetings with prospective talent and nurturing those relationships until the point of signing. You will be working collaboratively with Development managers in other IMG Models offices as well as building relationships with secondary market agencies to continue the development of talent through international placement and travel. Additionally, you have a strong focus on image and collaborating with photographers and creatives to achieve strong test shoots and editorials to further develop talent portfolios.

• Responsible for identifying and signing appropriate talent (both traditional and non‑traditional) for IMG Models.
• Responsible for identifying and establishing new customer and agency relationships for the Models team.
• Work collaboratively and strategically with all colleagues on the Models team to ensure revenue and commercial opportunity is realized.
• Work creatively on editorial and image clients to support individual model trajectory and IMG image within the market.
• Identify emerging creative talent to collaborate with IMG models.
• Collaborate with colleagues in other Models offices globally to understand broader projects and business goals and movement of development talent throughout the network.

You Have These:

• Demonstrated ability to market clients and grow revenue.
• Understanding of social media and digital networking.
• Strong networking skills.
• Ability to identify model talent.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from all departments both within the Models and IMG Fashion team and the broader Endeavor group.
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal.
• Excellent knowledge of the worldwide market.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite.

How We Work:

WME Group is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship‑based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job‑related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short‑ and long‑term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.

Hiring Rate Minimum: $75,000 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds)

Hiring Rate Maximum: $100,000 annually