Sr. Manager, Creator Partnerships - YouTube (PH)

Disney; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney seeks a Sr. Manager, Creator Partnerships - YouTube to lead the creator strategy and manage a portfolio of high-impact partnerships. You will translate business and audience objectives into scalable programs, steer premium creator investments, and oversee deals across legal, finance and production inputs.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will guide end-to-end collaboration with internal teams and external partners, driving ROI and strategic growth in a complex, matrixed environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in influencer/creator marketing, talent partnerships, digital marketing, content strategy or platform partnerships.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business or related field.
• Proven ability to develop creator strategies and manage high-profile creator relationships at scale.
• Experience negotiating and managing complex creator/talent agreements, including scope, deliverables and usage.

Responsibilities

• Lead creator strategy for a portfolio of high-priority partnerships and translate objectives into programs.
• Steward Disney's large-scale creator investments and complex partnership agreements with stakeholders.
• Lead end-to-end lifecycle of creator partnerships from strategy to execution and post-campaign review.
• Manage senior relationships with creator partners, agencies and production partners.
• Architect channel, content and activation strategies across appearances, integrations and Disney-owned distribution.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to align strategy, operations and finances.

Skills

Influencer marketing

Talent partnerships

Digital marketing

Content strategy

Platform partnerships

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business

Job description

Job Posting Title:

Sr. Manager, Creator Partnerships - YouTube (PH)

Req ID:

10157733

Job Description:

The Sr. Manager, Creator Partnerships - YouTube is a strategic leader responsible for defining and driving Disney's content strategy across high-impact creator partnership initiatives. This role owns a portfolio of complex, high-value creator relationships and translates enterprise marketing priorities into scalable creator-led storytelling, platform activations, and audience growth strategies.

Reporting to the VP, Digital Marketing, this position operates within a specialized enterprise creator and YouTube marketing team and directly stewards a significant portion of Disney's large-scale creator investment portfolio. The Sr. Manager leads the full partnership lifecycle-from strategy development, creator evaluation and deal architecture through execution, optimization, performance management and value realization.

The ideal candidate is a commercially astute, highly influential leader with deep fluency in the creator economy, sound judgment in managing premium talent and platform relationships, and a proven ability to lead sophisticated digital content programs across a highly matrixed organization.

*Please note this is a project hire role that is estimated to go for 12 months.

Responsibilities:

• Lead creator strategy for a portfolio of high-priority partnerships, translating business, brand and audience objectives into integrated creator programs that drive engagement, relevance and measurable marketing impact.
• Steward a significant portion of Disney's large-scale creator investments and complex partnership agreements, aligning leadership, legal, business affairs, finance and cross-functional stakeholders around deal strategy, deliverables, value expectations and investment outcomes.
• Lead the full lifecycle of critical creator partnerships from strategic brief development, talent evaluation and deal strategy through execution, content review, performance tracking, optimization and post-campaign value assessment.
• Own senior-level relationships with third-party creator partners, agencies and production partners, building long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships that advance Disney brand priorities and the broader enterprise creator strategy.
• Architect channel, content and activation strategies that generate incremental value across creator appearances, integrations, disruptive activations, social extensions and Disney-owned distribution opportunities.
• Drive cross-functional workstreams across marketing, communications, legal, business affairs, finance, operations, production and platform teams to ensure creator programs are strategically aligned, operationally sound, financially disciplined and executed with excellence.
• Identify, evaluate and advance new creator talent opportunities, conducting rigorous brand-fit, audience, commercial and risk assessments to inform partnership recommendations and investment decisions in partnership with the Creator Content & Partnership team.
• Set performance expectations, reporting cadences and optimization plans for creator partnerships, leveraging insights to sharpen content strategy, strengthen future deal structures and maximize return on investment.
• Monitor creator, platform, audience and marketplace trends to identify emerging opportunities, inform long-range planning and keep Disney positioned at the forefront of creator-led digital storytelling.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of progressive experience in influencer/creator marketing, talent partnerships, digital marketing, content strategy, platform partnerships or related fields.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business or related field.
• Proven ability to develop creator strategies, manage high-profile creator or talent relationships and execute integrated, social-first digital content programs at scale.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, high-value creator, talent or content partnership agreements, including scope, deliverables, usage, performance expectations and stakeholder alignment.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience stewarding budgets, managing partnership value, evaluating performance and driving optimizations that improve return on investment.
• Deep understanding of social and digital platforms, creator ecosystems, YouTube, evolving content formats, audience behaviors and platform-specific engagement strategies.
• Exceptional organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to lead multiple complex, fast-paced workstreams simultaneously under tight deadlines and with significant stakeholder visibility.
• Outstanding written, verbal and presentation skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives, influence cross-functional partners and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent judgment when assessing brand alignment, creator suitability,