Talent Agent (UK)

About this role

Job Outline:
Working under the supervision of the Director to successfully represent talent, satisfy clients, and maximize revenue from commercial activity.
Key Responsibilities:

• Represent talent and act in their best interests

• Work on behalf of clients to secure talent suited to their needs

• Procure opportunities, negotiate terms and confirm commercial engagements in a range of different areas (personal appearances, social media activity, brand ambassador roles and more) to the satisfaction of both clients and talent

• Achieve or exceed set monthly revenue targets

• Bring new names to the company’s talent roster under a wide range of categories and maintain excellent relationships with suppliers

• Assist others working on talent to ensure they achieve or exceed their set monthly revenue targets

• Build up a talent’s fees and meet pre-agreed objectives

• Proactively develop talent and build up a valuable and diverse personal roster

• Troubleshoot and deal with any issues that may arise before, during and/or after the engagement/activity

• Constantly source valuable new clients, build strong relationships and – adhering to all data regulations – add client information to the company’s CRM system

• Record and track all leads in the company’s CRM system

• Work with other members of the team to achieve common goals

• Liaise with the Digital Marketing department to promote talent availability and latest news

• Regularly meet new and existing clients

• Attend events to network, grow client base and strengthen relationships

• Be a brand ambassador for MN2S

• Demonstrate all the core values of the company on a day-to-day basis in all activities

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MN2S may vary the duties and responsibilities at any time and from time to time according to the needs of the business

Selection Criteria:

• Successful previous experience (at least 2 years) as a Talent Agent consistently meeting or exceeding targets

• Ability to see the bigger picture and pass on experience and expertise to others

• Excellent example to others

• Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the business

• Highly motivated with a drive to succeed and a passion for talent representation and the agency business

• Target driven

• Strong team player

• Entrepreneurial spirit

• Strong business sense and industry expertise

• Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation skills

• Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritise work

• Attention to detail and problem solving skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong work ethic and the ability to work well under pressure and long hours

• Strong organisational and planning skills in a fast-paced environment

• Confident with a good sense of humour

Originally posted on Himalayas