Talent Producer

Sawhorse Productions; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 62,681,000 - 94,021,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

In-office Studio City HQ

Flexible remote work, occasional

Job summary

Sawhorse Productions, a Los Angeles-based studio, seeks a Talent Producer to support creator casting, sourcing, outreach, negotiations, and relationship management across multiple campaigns. You will bring YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram creators onto projects, collaborating with production, creative, post, and client teams to deliver partnerships from pitch to delivery.

The role emphasizes deep involvement in the creator landscape and trends, with start as a part-time hourly position (20–30

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and the wider creator ecosystem.
• Experience negotiating talent deals, usage rights, licensing, and brand partnerships.
• Working knowledge of production workflows and on-set operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including phone discussions with agents.
• Comfortable taking the lead on tasks and projects to drive goals forward.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple fast-moving projects simultaneously.
• Strong problem-solving skills and adaptable to changing conditions.
• Passion for social media, digital culture, entertainment and branded storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Talent Casting Support: assist across talent casting, outreach, negotiations, contracting, and relationship management.
• Creator Sourcing: source and cast creators, influencers, and experts aligning with campaign strategy.
• Casting Decks & Recommendations: build talent decks during pitches to win new business.
• Talent Communication Management: manage communications across project lifecycle, including negotiations.
• Production Partnership: work with producers to integrate talent needs into planning and delivery.
• Contract & Rights Tracking: monitor budgets, usage rights, deliverables and approvals.
• Industry Relationship Building: maintain relationships with managers, agents, and partners.
• Platform & Trend Awareness: stay informed on platforms to identify relevant creators and trends.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: collaborate with creative, strategy, production, and post teams.
• Problem-Solving & Troubleshooting: identify solutions before impacting delivery.
• Systems & Databases: maintain talent databases, trackers, and casting resources.

Skills

Creator Ecosystem Fluency

Negotiation Experience

Production Familiarity

Communication

Ownership Instinct

Organization

Multi-Project Delivery

Adaptability

Culture Passion

Job description

Sawhorse Productions is a Los Angeles based, Award winning full-service creative studio turning ideas into unforgettable experiences through captivating branded content, viral social moments, and groundbreaking interactive experiences. We partner with industry-leading brands, artists, and studios such as Walmart, Google, NBCUniversal, Fanatics, Toyota, Pepsi and Alo to deliver industry leading, innovative multi-platform content. At Sawhorse, we believe in fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and relentless excellence while shaping the future of digital storytelling.

Our projects include:

• Branded content
• Social/Digital Content
• Broadcast commercials
• UGC Gaming platform experiences
• Interactive/Web3 activations (AR, VR, MR, AI)

We are seeking a plugged-in, sharp, and well organized Talent Producer to support our Creator Casting Producer across creator research, sourcing, outreach, negotiations, and relationship management for a wide range of campaigns. You will help bring the right YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram creators onto the right projects, working closely with production, creative, post-production, and client teams to execute talent partnerships from pitch through delivery.

Because so much of our work centers around creators and digital platforms, this role requires someone genuinely embedded in the creator landscape, keeping up with emerging creators and trends, and enjoying discovering new voices and content that can inspire creative work.

This role starts as a part-time hourly position at 20 to 30 hours per week, with the potential to transition to a full-time role based on fit and business need.

Our office is located in Studio City, Los Angeles. This is a primarily in-office role, with occasional remote flexibility.

• Talent Casting Support: Support the Creator Casting Producer across talent casting, outreach, negotiations, contracting, and relationship management on multiple concurrent projects.
• Creator Sourcing: Source and cast creators, influencers, and subject matter experts that align with campaign strategy and creative vision.
• Casting Decks & Recommendations: Build talent recommendations and casting decks during the pitch process to help win new business.
• Talent Communication Management: Manage talent communication throughout the life of each project, from initial outreach through final content delivery, including handling rate and contract negotiations.
• Production Partnership: Partner closely with producers to ensure talent needs are integrated into production planning and delivery.
• Contract & Rights Tracking: Track talent budgets, contracts, usage rights, deliverables, and approvals across every active project.
• Industry Relationship Building: Build and maintain strong relationships with talent managers, agents, publicists, and entertainment partners.
• Platform & Trend Awareness: Stay informed on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and emerging platforms to identify relevant creators and cultural trends.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with creative, strategy, production, and post-production teams throughout each campaign.
• Problem-Solving & Troubleshooting: Help troubleshoot talent-related challenges and proactively identify solutions before they impact delivery.
• Systems & Databases: Maintain organized talent databases, project trackers, and casting resources.

Qualifications

• Experience: 2 to 5 years of experience casting branded content campaigns involving creators, influencers, athletes, or celebrity talent.
• Creator Ecosystem Fluency: Strong understanding of YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and the wider creator ecosystem, with a daily habit of being inside these spaces.
• Negotiation Experience: Experience negotiating talent deals, usage rights, licensing, and brand partnership agreements.
• Production Familiarity: Working knowledge of production workflows and on-set operations.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication, including comfort making phone calls to agents to discuss sensitive deal points and finding middle ground.
• Ownership Instinct: Comfortable taking the lead on tasks and projects to drive goals forward.
• Organization: Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
• Multi-Project Delivery: Ability to manage multiple fast-moving projects simultaneously.
• Adaptability: Strong problem-solving skills and ability to adapt quickly under changing conditions.
• Culture Passion: Passion for social media, digital culture, entertainment, and branded storytelling.

Nice To Have’s

• Experience with creators in UGC gaming communities such as Roblox and Fortnite
• Having worked at, or a relationship with, major creator management agencies such as WME, UTA, CAA, Night, or Range
• Experience casting for major consumer brands or entertainment IP campaignsFamiliarity with talent database tools
• Prior experience on-set or in physical production roles
• Experience negotiating cross-platform content deals including whitelisting, dark posts, and boosted content

$43.75 per hour, with overtime after 8 hours

EEO Statement

Sawhorse Productions is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws. In addition, Sawhorse Productions will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Sawhorse Productions will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law.