Ponte Firm manages social talent and connects talent with the best brands, endorsements, sponsorships and other opportunities to help tell talent stories, build impactful content and drive sales. With a 90+ talent roster, which spans over 40+ million followers, Ponte Firm masters multi-platform storytelling.
This role requires living in Austin, TX as we have a hybrid office, working from office and remotely.
Responsibilities
- Handle consistent communication with roster of talent and provide strategy and counsel across all business matters including social media, industry trends, brand extensions and growth trajectory
- Cultivate new and leverage existing relationships with brand & agency contacts and work with the internal Brand Partnerships team to develop deal flow and meet revenue goal
- Collaborate with account teams to ensure that influencer selection, messaging, social guidelines, and materials are in line with brand messaging, aesthetic and overall strategy
- Oversee the implementation of digital campaigns, brand partnerships, and talent engagement initiatives
- Develop creative and strategic business ideas and new ventures with talent's strengths/successes and development goals in mind
- Represent talent in contract negotiations and manage contract process
- Execute partnerships with talent from post contract phase through campaign completion
- Manage the logistics (travel, shipping product, etc) to talent/influencers for a specific campaigns and programs
- Take responsibility and accountability for ongoing initiatives, clearly define account team roles, and provide guidance and tools to facilitate goal achievement and client success
- Ignite steady drumbeat of proactive and inbound product requests, talent dressing opportunities, and entertainment event opportunities
- Develop and manage agency database of go-to talent, digital influencers and brand advocates
- Maintain and continuously grow network of powerful “turnkey” influencer, stylist, managers, celebrity and publicist relationships
- Stay apprised of new capabilities that are announced on existing social media platforms as well as new emerging social media platforms that are gaining popularity
- Develop and contribute to the new business process including research, proposal and pitch preparation
Qualifications:
- Required: 2+ years of talent management and/or influencer marketing experience required for this position
- Be a savvy, successful self-starter with at least a few years of relevant professional experience
- Know how to approach problem-solving with outside-the-box solutions, and be willing to take on a diverse range of assignments and creative projects
Benefits:
We value our employees' well being. As a growing business still in its early stages, we aim to provide perks and benefits where we can. Some of these include but are not limited to:
- company stock program
- 401k program
- wellness reimbursement program
- sabbatical for long term employees
- competitive, flexible vacation and PTO policy
- competitive compensation package (salary)
- company sponsored health care plan (medical, dental and vision plans)
- vacation day expansion for long term employees
- companywide quarterly mental health days off
- additional vacation sabbatical for long term employees
- annual team retreat
- team events, lunches and drinks
Ponte Firm does not pay for relocations costs.