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SHALLA NYC is hiring: Junior Talent Manager - Influencer in Los Angeles

SHALLA NYC · Los Angeles, CA, USA ·

Job type:
Full Time

Shalla is a full-service creative agency specializing in talent management, influencer marketing, public relations, and event production. The team is deeply embedded in the creator space, partnering with brands and talent to craft compelling, impactful stories around products and services. The agency focuses on best-in-class creators for testimonials and campaigns, ensuring authentic and engaging content. Shalla also produces immersive experiential activations that connect consumers with culture and strengthen brand relevance for its partners.

The Role:
The Junior Talent Manager will support the day-to-day management of Shalla's creator roster, helping oversee brand partnerships from initial inquiry through campaign completion. You'll communicate with creators, brands, agencies, and internal team members while keeping campaigns organized, on schedule, and moving forward.

You'll also play an active role in identifying new opportunities for talent and helping grow their businesses and personal brands.

Daily Responsibilities:

Support the day-to-day management of a roster of influencers and digital creators

Serve as a point of contact between talent, brands, PR agencies, and influencer marketing agencies

Manage inbound brand partnership inquiries and help identify opportunities that align with each creator

Proactively pitch talent to brands and agencies for campaigns, events, gifting, and long-term partnerships

Assist with negotiating campaign rates, deliverables, usage rights, exclusivity, timelines, and other deal terms

Manage campaigns from booking through completion, ensuring all deliverables and deadlines are met

Review campaign briefs and clearly communicate requirements and expectations to talent

Coordinate content submissions, brand approvals, revisions, posting dates, and campaign reporting

Maintain organized trackers for active deals, pitches, deliverables, contracts, and payments

Build and maintain strong relationships with brand and agency partners

Research prospective brands, agencies, and partnership opportunities

Stay up to date on social media trends, emerging creators, platforms, brands, and developments within the influencer marketing industry

Help develop strategies for talent growth, positioning, partnerships, and long-term career opportunities

Work closely with Shalla's senior management team across talent, partnerships, and special projects

Qualifications:

REQUIRED: 2-3 years of experience in talent management, within the influencer realm

Strong understanding of the influencer and creator marketing landscape

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Extremely organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through

Comfortable managing multiple campaigns, deadlines, and personalities at once

Confident communicating professionally with brands, agencies, and talent

Proactive and resourceful-you're comfortable taking initiative rather than waiting for direction

Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills

Familiarity with Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging social platforms

Knowledge of influencer campaign terminology, including deliverables, usage, exclusivity, whitelisting/paid media, and content licensing, is a plus

Experience with Google Workspace and campaign/project management tools preferred

Who You Are:
You're someone who is

organized, ambitious, proactive, personable, and genuinely excited about the creator economy . You understand that great talent management requires both relationship-building and meticulous behind-the-scenes execution.

You can keep track of dozens of moving pieces without losing sight of the details, communicate confidently with both creators and brands, and anticipate what needs to happen next. You're excited to learn the business side of the creator industry and grow into managing talent and brand relationships independently.

Why Shalla:

This is an opportunity to join a growing, entrepreneurial agency and gain hands-on experience across every part of talent management and influencer marketing. You'll work directly with creators and brands, have meaningful responsibility from the start, and develop the skills and relationships needed to grow within the talent management industry.

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