Senior Director, Talent

🕒 October 21

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $183k - $220k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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MasterClass

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2015

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MasterClass is an online education platform that provides users with access to thousands of video lessons taught by renowned experts in various fields. With a focus on personal and professional development, MasterClass offers courses covering topics such as career advancement, acting, music, writing, cooking, science, technology, and more. Users can learn at their own pace and improve skills in diverse areas including arts, leadership, lifestyle, and interior design. The platform emphasizes learning from the best to be your best.

📋 Description

• Lead the talent function end to end • Own booking for the newest lines and personally book instructors for cohort-based programs, podcasts, live programming, classes, and certificates • Lead and develop a team of four across talent acquisition and talent relations • Set team coverage and assignments across Core, Marquee, certificates, cohorts, podcast, and events • Negotiate and close agreements with talent, agents, managers, and enterprise partners • Set and maintain fee benchmarks and deal structures • Partner with Creative and Insights to evaluate instructor brand fit, audience appeal, and commercial potential • Oversee instructor relationships from first conversation through launch and re-engagement • Ensure marketing, social, and editorial approvals move on time across the instructor catalog • Own escalations on high-profile relationships • Oversee instructor-facing events and partner programming • Own company-wide intake for talent requests, with named owners and due dates • Document negotiating posture, fee benchmarks, and deal terms • Consolidate meeting load and approval workflows; champion tools and AI to reduce manual coordination • Report on slate coverage, booking pipeline, and instructor cost against plan • Represent talent’s work and limits to company leadership

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years minimum professional experience in talent booking, talent relations, or representation at an agency, streamer, network, production company, or speakers bureau • At least 4 years in a similar leadership role • Demonstrated record closing high-profile talent and negotiating directly with their representation • Experience leading a team, or a strong player-coach track record where you led while still carrying deals • Adept at managing multiple projects, juggling competing tasks, and self-directing in a dynamic setting, consistently meeting deadlines with minimal oversight • Fluency in deal structure, fee benchmarking, and contract terms in partnership with Business Affairs • Experience with enterprise or brand partners who expect white-glove handling • Extensive experience engaging with and influencing high-profile individuals and their representation • Ability to lead internal and external meetings with senior level management, agencies, and enterprise partners • Must be able to present ideas in digestible formats, and able to pivot to meet changing priorities and deadlines

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Flexible PTO

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