Talent Buying Manager

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🕒 October 13

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👔 Manager

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Sixthman

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2001

✈️ Travel

🏨 Hospitality

👥 B2C

Travel • Hospitality • B2C

Sixthman is a live-event production company that designs and operates artist-driven music and themed festival cruises. The company partners with bands, comedians, chefs, and entertainment brands to produce multi-day, ticketed cruise experiences aboard major cruise ships (frequently Norwegian Cruise Line), sailing from ports like Miami to Caribbean destinations such as Cozumel, Great Stirrup Cay, Nassau, Bimini, and Harvest Caye. Sixthman’s events include genre-specific cruises (rock, metal, hip-hop, EDM, comedy, culinary), curated onboard programming (performances, panels, meet-and-greets, themed activities), and vacation amenities, positioning the company at the intersection of live entertainment and travel hospitality.

📋 Description

• Own the talent buying function of up to 12 events per calendar year • Identify and engage appropriate talent, including emerging talent, for Sixthman events • Build event lineup strategies with the Director of Talent Buying • Negotiate talent, support talent, and auxiliary talent contracts and offers • Evaluate contract financial and cabin/room accuracy and distribute contracts to relevant teams • Secure talent confirmations within event budgets and obtain approvals for budget overages • Communicate lineup strategies and status to launch and internal teams • Collaborate with marketing on support talent contracts and event promotion • Coordinate post-launch talent announcements with Talent Relations and Event Management • Build relationships with talent managers, agents, support talent, and industry guests • Work with Event Managers and Production on schedule strategy and maintain event schedules • Manage talent cabins and communicate budget changes to Talent Buying leadership and Finance • Consult with Talent Relations and Event Management on guest-experience collaboration ideas • Evaluate offers and recommend creative approaches to convert passed offers • Serve as primary contact for support talent management during contracting and event issues • Assist in developing talent strategy and budgets for assigned events • Maintain the internal talent database in Wheelhouse • Mine concept leads from agent and manager contacts for the Business Development Team • Develop and implement process improvements supporting company scalability and guest/talent experience • Build materials showcasing event value to agents and managers • Lead hiring, training, and performance reviews for direct reports, as applicable • Serve on internal teams building new Sixthman festivals • Attend company festivals and perform onsite duties • Serve as onboard CEO or Event Director on several events per year • Host and develop relationships with support talent and industry guests sailing • Attend industry events, conferences, and festivals to build relationships and monitor best practices • Build relationships with agencies and visit key agencies throughout the year • Own at least one strategic area involving guest-experience collaborations, talent collaboration strategy, festival concepts, or agency/artist/venue relationships • Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required (or equivalent experience) • Minimum 8 years of relevant experience • Previous talent buying experience required • Experience with multi-stage music festivals preferred • Contract negotiation experience required • Must have good verbal, written, and interpersonal skills • Ability to manage one's own time and the time of others • Excellent organization skills and ability to multitask • Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changes or challenges • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities • Detail-oriented with high accuracy • Computer proficiency (Email, Word, and strong Excel skills)

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