Manager, Talent (Saulderson)
Empowering creators while building a market-leading talent roster.
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This role is for our newly acquired group company, Saulderson Media
About the Company
Saulderson Media is a premium influencer marketing and talent management agency. We specialise in driving awareness and growth, predominantly for gaming, consumer tech, entertainment and SAAS companies.
Alongside this, we manage a roster of high-performing content creators across all platforms, providing support to turn content creation passions into long-lasting careers.
Over the last 7 years, we've worked with top brands and creators, executing award-winning campaigns for the likes of ASUS, Ubisoft, ACER UK, Sandbox VR, Netflix, Backbone and many more.
This year, we became part of The Journey Further Group, a full-service performance marketing agency, that now gives us greater strength and depth to deliver for our clients.
What you will do
Directly manage a portfolio of creators, overseeing deals, schedules and inboxes to ensure high-quality delivery
Identify, pitch and sign leading and emerging creators to grow the exclusive talent roster in line with recruitment KPIs
Report on talent revenue and performance, and contribute to decision-making for the talent department
Negotiate contracts, pricing and deal terms to protect talent and agency interests
Collaborate with the CEO and Influencer Director on talent division strategy
Monitor platform performance, analytics and pricing benchmarks
Ensure creators meet deliverables and timelines for campaigns
Support the evolution of internal processes and ways of working within talent management
Identify opportunities to expand the talent team and support future hiring
Act as a trusted advisor to creators, balancing commercial ambition with long-term sustainability
Attend in-person meetings and events with the goal of recruiting talent to the agency and new brands to work with your creators
Collaborate with our campaign delivery team to identify relevant creators within our campaigns, suitable for management
Requirements
Significant experience in influencer marketing, talent management, creator management, or digital advertising
Demonstrated experience managing creators and generating commercial revenue
Exposure to gaming, esports, tech or entertainment sectors is advantageous
Proactive sales mindset with proven ability to close commercial opportunities
Deep understanding of influencer platforms (YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, X, Meta)
Knowledge of creator pricing models and performance metrics
Experience in pitching talent and negotiating brand partnerships
Diversity & Inclusion
Journey Further takes pride in creating an environment where everyone can be themselves. This starts with recruitment.
We pledge to make our roles as open as possible and to provide equal opportunities to everyone that is kind enough to give us their time. All recruitment decisions we take will be based solely on the positive skills and behaviours that applicants display and absolutely nothing else.
We do not discriminate based on any personal characteristic, we are a people first agency and we care about and celebrate individuals.
If something is important to you, it's important to us. If you have a particular need during the application process or during your time at Journey Further, please let us know.
- Department
- Influencer
- Locations
- Leeds, London, Manchester
- Yearly salary
- £35,000 - £45,000
- Employment type
- Full-time
Perks & Benefits
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Flexibility
We understand that everyone works differently, so we provide them the freedom to work how they want, when they want and where they want. No role is ever fully remote as we want people to be spending time with one another in person – however, we will support you in making sure you are supported in what ways of working suit you best.
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Experience
Work alongside one of the most experienced digital teams in the industry, and collaborate directly with clients at some of the world’s largest brands and high-growth startups.
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Wellbeing
We actively care for our team’s physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
We run various company initiatives to help promote physical wellbeing – yoga, running club, 5-a-side football to name a few.
We believe in taking a proactive approach when it comes to all our people’s mental wellbeing. As such we have partnered with experts from Vitality as well as trained Mental Health First Aiders, who our people can turn to in times of need
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Trust
We believe in giving ambitious people incredible autonomy in their work. You’ll have the freedom to tackle complex problems and the support of some of the talented people in the industry to do so.
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Learning
Through our Learn Together sessions, Book Club and Podcast, we learn from the best minds in the world and apply the most valuable insight to the work we do and how we run the business.
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CSR
CSR is a key priority for the business. We’re currently working on how we can make a lasting, positive impact on the world around us.
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Benefits
Our benefits package is constantly evolving. In the UK it currently includes:
- Pension matched up to 4%
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Private medical insurance
- Personal health fund
- Home working allowance
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown
- Unlimited unpaid holiday
In the US it currently includes:
- 401k matching
- Subsidized Medical, Dental & Vision
Company Life Insurance - Enhanced Maternity & Paternity cover
- Flexible and Remote working
- 19 days paid time off plus 12 federal holidays & office closure between Christmas and New Year.
- 1 additional day for observing a cultural, religious, or a personally meaningful occasion of their choice
- Unpaid time off
About Journey Further
Journey Further is a performance marketing agency working with the world's leading brands and fast-growth start-ups. We blend strategic thinking, creativity, digital channels and experimentation taking brands beyond performance.
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