Talent Agent (Influencer) Job at Viral-Natio in Chicago

At Viral Nation, we specialise in building social-first ecosystems for brands to connect with the modern consumer journey. Our integrated solutions align strategy, talent, media, and technology with culturally relevant creativity to scale the world’s fastest-growing digital brands. Viral Nation offers a fluid, creative, and growth-oriented environment that will support your ambitions to apply your talents in an open, collaborative, and fast‑paced culture. Our ability to stay at the forefront of the industry has fueled our success and will guide us in paving the path forward. We’re driven to push boundaries and think beyond today to deliver strategies, and we’re just getting started.

While we continuously exceed our goals, we need your help – our success is only as great as our people. Strong performance leads to high expectations, and we must keep raising the bar!

We're looking for a Talent Agent within our influencer talent agency division to represent and manage the careers of various social media influencers. Must be a positive, creative, and dedicated hard worker who can balance many tasks in a fast‑paced environment. The Talent Agent should have an in-depth understanding of social media marketing, brand partnerships, talent management, talent representation, contract negotiations, and an existing deep network of social media influencers.

What You'll Do Here:

Discover and sign large influencers who are looking for business management

Represent the business and brands of leading social media personalities

Seek out brand partnerships for specific talent and the agency as a whole

Stay on top of trends in the influencer marketing space

Seek out and pursue new opportunities such as TV and Film casting for our talent, early adopters for new apps, find collaboration opportunities for our influencers and other large influencers.

Present and assist with execution of growth strategies for influencers

You’ll Need To Have:

Minimum 3 years of experience in talent management/talent representation of Social Media Influencers and/or celebrities.

University degree or equivalent experience

Must have an existing deep network of social media influencers and talent

Must have 2+ years experience professionally managing brand partnerships and in talent management (preferably at an agency).

Compensation Philosophy:
At Viral Nation, compensation is structured, performance‑led, and market‑aligned. Pay decisions are intentional, based on role requirements, performance and market alignment by country, and are set to maintain internal pay equity across comparable roles and levels. Compensation progression is tied to demonstrated performance, expanded scope, and sustained contribution over time, not tenure alone. Employee compensation is reviewed regularly through formal performance reviews and check‑ins to ensure alignment with role expectations and impact.

AI in Recruitment:
Viral Nation does not use AI‑enabled tools to screen, assess, rank or select candidates – our hiring teams make all hiring decisions. AI note‑taking tools may be used during interviews.

DEI Commitment:
Viral Nation is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our agency. Viral Nation welcomes applications from people with visible and non‑visible disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruiting and selection process.

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In Summary: We're looking for a Talent Agent within our influencer talent agency division to represent and manage the careers of various social media influencers . The Talent Agent should have an in-depth understanding of social media marketing, brand partnerships, talent management, talent representation, contract negotiations .

En Español: En Viral Nation, nos especializamos en la construcción de ecosistemas sociales-primeros para que las marcas se conecten con el viaje del consumidor moderno. Nuestras soluciones integradas alinean la estrategia, talento, medios y tecnología con creatividad culturalmente relevante para escalar a las marca digitales más rápidamente crecientes del mundo. Virus Nation ofrece un entorno fluido, creativo y orientado al crecimiento que apoyará sus ambiciones de aplicar sus talentos en una cultura abierta, colaborativa y acelerada. El agente de talento debe tener una comprensión profunda del marketing en las redes sociales, asociaciones con marcas, gestión de talentos, representación de talento, negociaciones contractuales y una red profunda existente de influencers en los medios sociales. Lo que harás aquí: Descubre y firma grandes influenciadores que buscan la administración empresarial Representa el negocio y las marcas de personalidades líderes en los social media Busca alianzas de marca para un talento específico y la agencia en su conjunto Manténgase al tanto de las tendencias en el espacio de marketing de influencer Busque y siga nuevas oportunidades como el casting televisivo y cinematográfico para nuestro talento, los primeros adoptantes de nuevas aplicaciones, encuentre oportunidades de colaboración para nuestros influyentes y otros influidores. Presente y grande con la ejecución de estrategias para el crecimiento de influen­dores Necesitará tener: Un mínimo de 3 años de experiencia en gestión / representación de talentos de celebridades/sociedades de medios sociales o de comunicación interna. La progresión de la compensación está ligada al rendimiento demostrado, el alcance ampliado y la contribución sostenida a lo largo del tiempo, no solo durante su mandato. La remuneración de los empleados se revisa regularmente mediante revisiones formales de desempeño e inspecciones para garantizar que se alineen con las expectativas e impacto del papel. AI en Reclutamiento: Viral Nation no utiliza herramientas habilitadas por IA para seleccionar, evaluar, clasificar o seleccionar candidatos nuestros equipos de contratación toman todas las decisiones de reclutamiento.