Apprentice Manager in London

OTG is a UK-founded talent agency. We launched our talent division of the business in 2021 and since then, have been named Talent Agency of the Year at the ITV bCreator Awards. OTG represents over 100+ talent across digital, entertainment, gaming and sport. As a talent-first agency, we want to ensure that as we continue to grow, our talent managers’ rosters remain small so that our talent are provided with best-in-class service to support their careers.

Our Talent Managers are responsible for strategically and proactively building the careers of their own roster of talent, from managing their reputation and image, to securing commercial partnerships, to developing meaningful IP and much more in between. The role reports to either a Senior Talent Manager or Talent Director.

• Independently manage a roster of approx 6 emerging to established talent.
• Support senior team members in scouting and signing new talent to the roster.
• Create and develop ambitious but realistic strategies for your talent, which are impactful, commercial and drive long-term, sustainable careers.
• Forecast monthly and annual revenue targets for your talent, with the aim of increasing revenue year-on-year.
• Proactively pitch, negotiate and secure commercial partnerships and revenue-driving career opportunities to target for your talent.
• Strategically identify opportunities for your talent to diversify their careers and revenue streams into other areas of media and entertainment including, but not limited to, publishing, product development, podcasting, licensing, broadcast and live.
• Independently negotiate deals and contracts for your talent to a high standard.
• Own relationships with key agencies, brands and other third parties for and on behalf of your talent and the wider roster.
• Provide your talent with advice and insight on their content strategies to ensure high-quality content, growth and strong engagement - both organic and commercial.
• Foresee any potential challenges or roadblocks related to your talent and projects, and prepare for/mitigate them in advance.
• Effectively manage your talents’ public image and reputation (including crisis management), liaising with publicists to build and execute narrative and PR strategies.
• Manage and guide junior team members to handle tasks for your talent, including:
• Commercial content scheduling and work-related diary management.
• Coordinating brand clients and talent on the creation, delivery and execution of commercial content.
• Gathering analytics, insights and feedback to share with brands post-campaign and creating case studies.
• Creating and sharing tailored and targeted commercial partnership pitches with brands.

A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in the talent management industry.

Immersed in the latest talent management, social media and entertainment industry developments with an ability to use this to the benefit of your talent.

Proven record of generating new business, securing commercial partnerships and upselling.

Must demonstrate a high quality of work performed both accurately and efficiently to deadlines.

Adaptable self-starter who is able to manage multiple projects and talent simultaneously with a persistent, determined and positive attitude.

Strong understanding of Microsoft Office, Canva and Google Drive.

A fast-paced, reactive job at an exciting and fast-growing talent management agency.

Competitive salary + target-based commission.

Unlimited holiday.

Limitless progression opportunities - we believe that everybody’s career progression should be uncapped.

Flexible working schedule - we are looking for someone who is organised and can work autonomously, managing their own schedule around work commitments.

We are currently WFH 3 days a week with 2 days per week at our Holborn office, subject to change.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Outreach is an equal opportunities employer. We embrace diversity across our team and we aim to create a working environment where all are accepted and heard.