Director, Creator Partnerships - United States
3 days ago
Job description
Forbes is an iconic global media brand that has symbolized success for over a century. Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world. Forbes connects and convenes the most influential communities ranging from billionaires, business leaders and rising entrepreneurs to creators and innovators. The Forbes brand reaches more than 140 million people monthly worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature ForbesLive events and 49 licensed local editions in 81 countries.
Forbes is seeking a Director of Creator Partnerships who will define how Forbes identifies, signs, and nurtures the next generation of business icons. You will report to and partner with the VP to build out the strategy and framework for Forbes Originals & Creator Network. You will be responsible for the talent-facing side of Forbes Originals and Creator Partnerships, ensuring we have the right mix of industry titans and rising stars to drive audience growth and brand equity.
Responsibilities:
- Ideate and build strategies to grow new talent-led initiatives across the company.
- Identify and recruit high-profile creators and industry leaders (e.g., AI, Fintech, Entrepreneurship). Recruiting talent that will resonate with and add value to Forbes' established audience is key.
- Oversee the management of creators and ensure their partnership needs are met in a timely manner.
- Develop the Forbes Originals & Creator Network value proposition to attract undiscovered talent.
- Negotiate contracts and revenue share agreements that secure top talent while protecting Forbes' bottom line financials.
- Oversee the development of talent-led IP and ensure Forbes Originals aligns with both the Forbes' and creator's brands.
- Partner with Social Strategy, Production, Sales, Data, Legal, and more teams to execute cross-functional initiatives.
- Build and manage a team of Senior Creator Partnerships Managers to ensure the talent we partner with is successful and receives top notch support.
The Ideal Candidate:
- 10 years in creator partnerships/talent management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- You should be an expert in creator management of various audiences and business sizes (working 1:1 with talent and their agents/teams).
- You thrive in a fast-paced and often high-pressure environment of managing top talent and their respective campaigns/initiatives.
- You have a start-up mentality and are comfortable working in a state of ambiguity to build a strategic initiative from the ground up.
- You bring a rolodex of creators/talent, agents, and talent managers in the business, tech, and AI sectors.
- Proven track record of identifying undiscovered talent and scaling them into recognized brands or successful creator partnerships.
- Expert-level contract negotiation skills, particularly regarding IP rights and revenue sharing.
The annual base salary range for this role is $150,000 - $165,000
Forbes has estimated the compensation range set forth above in good faith. The compensation range is what we believe we will offer, and ultimately pay, a successful candidate. In determining this range, we consider the experience, level of education (if applicable to the role), knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be had by a successful candidate as well as the budget and the company's pay rates, generally. This said, we may have to make changes to our compensation estimates and job descriptions from time to time and we expressly reserve the right to do so. Should we make any such changes, this advertisement will be revised to reflect such revisions. We encourage you to occasionally re-visit this advertisement to ensure that you are abreast of any changes.
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