Talent Relations & Operations Lead — Remote

RTS; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision & Life

401k plan

Generous PTO & holidays

Remote-first culture

Job summary

Evo, a leader in fighting game events and content, is seeking a Talent Relations & Operations Manager to guide discovery, development, and management of on-camera talent for live events and productions. You will coordinate scheduling, travel, contracts, and payments, while nurturing strong relationships with the FGC community.

Reporting to the Head of Production, you will partner with production leaders to forecast talent needs, optimize budgets, and ensure smooth talent experiences across

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in talent management, talent relations, casting, or related role within live production, entertainment, gaming, esports, sports, or digital media.
• Demonstrated experience discovering, developing, and managing on-camera talent.
• Experience negotiating talent rates, contracts, and other commercial terms.
• Strong organizational and operational skills, with experience managing talent travel, scheduling, payments, and budgets.
• Excellent communication and relationship-management skills, with the judgment to navigate sensitive or high-profile situations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with production leadership to develop and execute strategies for talent discovery, development, casting, and scheduling across Evo’s global event and content calendar.
• Identify talent needs for each production and ensure the right talent is placed across live events, livestreams, remote productions, and video content.
• Negotiate talent contracts and compensation in partnership with production leadership and internal stakeholders.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with on-camera talent and the fighting game community Evo serves.
• Evaluate talent performance across Evo productions and provide feedback to production leadership.
• Lead ongoing global talent discovery efforts, focusing on emerging voices not yet in high-profile productions.
• Create and maintain a centralized database of on-camera talent with availability, experience, and performance history.
• Oversee talent scheduling, travel, accommodations, hospitality, and communication for Evo productions and live events.
• Coordinate and oversee talent payments and related administrative processes.
• Manage talent-related expenses within approved production budgets.

Skills

Talent management

Talent relations

Casting

Negotiation

Organizational skills

Communication

Travel planning

Budgeting

Job description

Evo, a leader in fighting game events and content, is seeking a Talent Relations & Operations Manager to guide discovery, development, and management of on-camera talent for live events and productions. You will coordinate scheduling, travel, contracts, and payments, while nurturing strong relationships with the FGC community.

Reporting to the Head of Production, you will partner with production leaders to forecast talent needs, optimize budgets, and ensure smooth talent experiences across