Senior Talent Director, Brand Partnerships & Casting

Condé Nast; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Condé Nast in New York seeks a Senior Talent Director to lead TTG Commercial, partnering with sales, marketing and creative teams to drive revenue through high-level talent pitches and complex deals.

You will source, cast, and manage talent across categories, negotiate agreements, and oversee talent bookings while collaborating with legal, finance and agency partners. This role requires senior leadership presence and cross-functional teamwork.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in talent partnerships, influencer marketing, or related fields.
• Fully versed in contractual talent booking, including SAG guidelines.
• Experience negotiating complex agreements with celebrities, creators, and agencies.
• Strong understanding of white-label, branded content, and UGC.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration to activate partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead contact between TTG Commercial and Sales/Marketing, Creative, Legal and Finance teams.
• Source, cast and book talent for Condé Nast branded content campaigns, advertising programs, white label campaigns and UGC programming.
• Identify, cast, negotiate, and book high-profile and emerging talent across TV, film, fashion, beauty, food, technology, travel, sports and other cultural verticals.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and creative teams to pitch CN talent capabilities to prospective clients to secure and win new business.
• Collaborate with CNCC and global cross-functional teams to optimize TTG commercial processes and overarching talent strategy.
• Serve as a senior-level point of contact for the sales team, managing communication and execution across all programs.
• Manage and oversee talent during on-site production and/or at Condé Nast tentpole events.
• Manage all aspects of contractual talent booking in partnership with legal and finance teams including contracts, negotiations, music clearances, content usage and SAG guidelines.
• Nurture and manage relationships with Talent Agencies, PR Firms, Digital Influencer Agencies, Record Labels, Model Agents, Advertiser clients and their Agencies.
• Support the TTG Commercial organization by building, updating, and presenting high-impact talent pitch decks for clients and agency partners.

Skills

Talent partnerships

Influencer marketing

Contractual talent booking

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Condé Nast in New York seeks a Senior Talent Director to lead TTG Commercial, partnering with sales, marketing and creative teams to drive revenue through high-level talent pitches and complex deals.

You will source, cast, and manage talent across categories, negotiate agreements, and oversee talent bookings while collaborating with legal, finance and agency partners. This role requires senior leadership presence and cross-functional teamwork.