Communications Lead, Global Celebrity and Entertainment

USA (Remote)

$160K/yr – $200K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Coordinate and scale international celebrity programs by aligning regional activities with global priorities, driving cross-functional collaboration, and removing blockers across US/Canada, EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and China.

  • Drive regional-global alignment for celebrity activity and oversee opportunities that connect to broader company goals.
  • Partner with global leads to implement international priorities across all celebrity programs and share best practices with regional teams.
  • Provide regular pipeline updates and collaborate with social, influencer, and creative channels to integrate regional programs with global KPIs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Oversees the international celebrity division, working closely with DRIs across US and Canada, EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and China to ensure regional celebrity activity is globally aligned, locally relevant and connected to broader company priorities.
  • Bridges global and regional celebrity & entertainment teams by cascading priorities, surfacing opportunities, and removing blockers.
  • Proactively identifies efficiencies, develops solutions, and improves processes across the international team as priorities and timelines evolve
  • Serves as the global celebrity expert for regional teams, providing negotiation guidance, sharing best practices, and lending direct support to regional DRIs where needed
  • Partners with global leads within the Celebrity & Entertainment team to implement and advocate for international priorities across all celebrity programs
  • Brings regional opportunities to the Global Celebrity & Entertainment team for visibility and alignment, connecting the right global stakeholders based on the initiative
  • Provides regular pipeline updates to Head of Celebrity and Entertainment, ensuring visibility and alignment on international celebrity activity, budget, and metric tracking
  • Collaborates with Channel Communications leads — including social, influencer, and creative — to ensure regional celebrity programs are integrated with global priorities and KPIs

Requirements

  • 10-12+ years of experience in Global or International Communications, Brand Marketing, or Brand Partnerships, with a focus on celebrity and entertainment
  • Deep knowledge of the celebrity and entertainment landscape, with hands-on experience managing celebrity partnerships, talent relationships, or high-touch talent programs
  • Extensive experience working with international teams based outside of North America
  • Proven experience working directly with talent, talent agencies, or celebrity partnerships at a brand, agency, or entertainment company
  • Empathetic team leader with experience managing direct reports and leading international teams
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and writing skills, with strong attention to detail
  • Experience working with and managing multiple senior stakeholders on cross-functional projects
  • Proactive self-starter with a proven track record of taking initiative
  • Proficient in Google Workspace, Slack, Keynote, and Claude
  • Flexible working hours to accommodate key meetings across international time zones, with ability to travel to HQ

Preferred

  • A passion for celebrity, pop culture, travel, and trends

Benefits

  • We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process.
  • How We'll Take Care of You: Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands.
  • The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
  • This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
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Median Career Experience
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Last Raise
$1B
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Funding History

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    Debt Financing • $1B
  • Apr 2020
    Private Equity • $1B
  • Dec 2019
    Secondary Market • $25M

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