Talent Manager
Accountabilities:
- Source, identify, and shortlist high-quality creative talent including editors, designers, strategists, and UGC creators.
- Conduct screening and briefing calls to evaluate skills, communication ability, and cultural fit.
- Build and maintain a structured, long-term talent pipeline to support ongoing and future campaign needs.
- Collaborate with creative leadership to define hiring priorities and address talent gaps.
- Manage end-to-end talent acquisition processes, from outreach and evaluation to onboarding.
- Maintain organized talent databases and trackers using spreadsheets and sourcing tools.
- Ensure quality control of submitted creative work to meet brand and campaign standards.
- Stay updated on creative industry trends and evolving talent benchmarks.
- Deliver a smooth, professional candidate experience throughout the hiring journey.
- Utilize sourcing platforms such as Upwork, Fiverr, Casting Networks, Billo, and similar tools to identify top talent.
- 2+ years of experience in talent management, creative recruitment, influencer partnerships, or a related role.
- Proven ability to identify and hire strong creative talent in fast-paced, high-volume environments.
- Strong communication skills with confidence in conducting candidate interviews and evaluation calls.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple pipelines simultaneously.
- Experience working closely with creative, marketing, or performance-driven teams.
- Strong ability to assess both technical creative skills and soft skills such as communication and cultural fit.
- Familiarity with reviewing creative portfolios, reels, and case studies.
- Experience using freelance and talent sourcing platforms such as Upwork, Fiverr, Casting Networks, and similar.
- Strong understanding of creative production environments, ideally within agency or DTC ecosystems.
- Ability to operate independently in a remote, contractor-based setup aligned with EST working hours.
- Competitive monthly compensation between USD $1,200–$1,800 depending on experience.
- Fully remote contract-based role with flexible work setup.
- Paid vacation days and public holidays.
- Emergency sick leave allowance.
- Opportunity to work with high-growth DTC brands across beauty, wellness, lifestyle, and health.
- Exposure to large-scale performance marketing and creative production systems.
- Collaborative environment working closely with experienced growth and creative teams.
- Opportunity to build and scale a global creative talent network.
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HR pay context
Based on 1,206 disclosed HR salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $118K/year, with most offers between $91K and $163K (10th–90th percentile: $73K–$195K).
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