Talent Relations & Operations Lead (Remote • Flexible Schedule)

RTS; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Ins.

401k plan available for employee

Flexible work schedule

Generous PTO and holidays

Remote-first culture

Job summary

RTS, an enthusiast culture company at the intersection of gaming, creators, and brands, seeks a Talent Relations & Operations Manager for Evo. You will identify, develop, hire, and manage relationships with on-camera talent across live events and productions.

You will oversee talent experience, including communication, hospitality, scheduling, travel, contracting, and payments, coordinating with Evo's Production team to support a busy tournament calendar and video features.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in talent management, talent relations, casting, or related live production roles.
• Proven track record discovering, developing, and managing on-camera talent.
• Experience negotiating talent rates, contracts, and commercial terms.
• Strong organization and ability to manage travel, scheduling, payments and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Partner with production leadership to discover, develop, cast, and schedule talent across Evo’s global event and content calendar.
• Identify talent needs for each production and place talent across live events, livestreams, remote productions, and video content.
• Negotiate talent contracts and compensation with stakeholders.
• Maintain trusted relationships with on-camera talent and the fighting game community Evo serves.
• Evaluate talent performance and provide feedback to production leadership.
• Lead 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 and 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

Budget management

Scheduling

Communication

Live production

Travel coordination

Job description

RTS, an enthusiast culture company at the intersection of gaming, creators, and brands, seeks a Talent Relations & Operations Manager for Evo. You will identify, develop, hire, and manage relationships with on-camera talent across live events and productions.

You will oversee talent experience, including communication, hospitality, scheduling, travel, contracting, and payments, coordinating with Evo's Production team to support a busy tournament calendar and video features.