Talent Relations Strategist

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Talent Relations Strategist based in the United States.

• Define, own, and lead the organization’s celebrity, influencer, and talent engagement strategy, aligning priorities with quarterly objectives and long-term organizational goals.
• Identify, evaluate, prioritize, and activate high-impact partnerships that can advance advocacy campaigns, policy objectives, movement-building, brand awareness, and public engagement.
• Serve as the internal subject matter expert on celebrity and talent relations, establishing best practices, decision-making frameworks, standards, and risk-management protocols.
• Develop functional plans, contribute to budgeting and resource allocation, and assess investment and return across talent engagement initiatives.
• Build, expand, and maintain a high-value network of celebrities, digital creators, publicists, agents, managers, and other influential industry stakeholders.
• Lead negotiations and partnership structures with talent and representatives, ensuring collaborations are mutually beneficial, authentic, strategically relevant, and aligned with organizational values.
• Design and execute integrated campaigns that leverage influential voices to expand reach, shape public conversations, and accelerate campaign and policy outcomes.
• Monitor cultural moments and news cycles to identify timely opportunities for positioning important social issues within mainstream conversations.
• Lead cross-functional teams and external partners in developing and delivering high-profile talent initiatives.
• Collaborate with Engagement, Development, Programs, Communications, and senior leadership to integrate ambassadors and talent into major organizational priorities, campaigns, fundraising initiatives, and signature events.
• Advise senior leaders on high-profile partnership opportunities, reputational considerations, emerging cultural trends, and sensitive stakeholder situations.
• Partner with digital and content teams to maximize the reach and long-term value of celebrity-driven media and evergreen content.
• Establish brand and partnership standards that promote consistency, authenticity, credibility, and mission alignment.
• Develop and maintain strategic talent databases, engagement systems, and partnership tracking processes.
• Define and monitor success metrics such as media value, audience growth, donor impact, engagement, and campaign outcomes.
• Continuously refine strategies based on performance data, industry developments, cultural trends, and organizational priorities.

• 7–10 years of significant professional experience in celebrity relations, public relations, talent management, influencer marketing, or a related field, ideally within nonprofit, advocacy, social-impact, or purpose-driven environments.
• Proven track record of developing and executing high-impact celebrity or influencer strategies that generated measurable results across areas such as media visibility, audience growth, fundraising, advocacy, or policy influence.
• Deep understanding of entertainment, media, influencer, and creator ecosystems, including how cultural narratives are developed, amplified, and translated into public engagement.
• Established relationships with high-profile celebrities, creators, publicists, agents, managers, and other industry stakeholders, with demonstrated ability to develop and maintain high-trust partnerships.
• Strong experience negotiating and managing high-profile relationships while navigating reputational risks, competing priorities, confidentiality, and sensitive situations.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and judgment, with the ability to translate broad organizational objectives into focused priorities, partnership strategies, and actionable plans.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, take initiative, solve ambiguous problems, and move complex projects from strategy through execution.
• Experience working cross-functionally within complex organizations and aligning diverse stakeholders around shared objectives.
• Experience contributing to strategic planning, budgeting, resource allocation, goal setting, measurement, and return-on-investment evaluation.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and external stakeholders effectively.
• High emotional intelligence, discretion, and strong relationship-management instincts when working with public figures and their representatives.
• Ability to translate complex social-impact and advocacy issues into compelling, accessible narratives for broad audiences.
• Familiarity with talent databases such as IMDbPro or comparable platforms, CRM systems, and project-management tools such as Asana and Slack.
• Ability to balance long-term strategic planning with fast-moving execution in an evolving environment.
• Authentic alignment with the organization's mission and values.