MasterClass
MasterClass
MasterClass is an online education company offering video lessons across fields including arts, business, cooking, science, technology, and lifestyle. Its platform lets learners explore topics such as writing, acting, music, leadership, and career development at their own pace. MasterClass brings expert-led instruction together in a broad catalog for personal and professional learning.

Senior Director of Talent at MasterClass

Lead talent booking and relationships for MasterClass, including hiring and developing a four-person team. Negotiate instructor deals across classes, podcasts, events, cohorts, and certificate programs.

Opis

  • Lead MasterClass’s talent function from planning through execution.
  • Book instructors for new initiatives and cohort programs, podcasts, live programming, classes, and certificates.
  • Manage and develop a four-person team covering talent acquisition and talent relations.
  • Assign team coverage across Core, Marquee, certificates, cohorts, podcasts, and events.
  • Negotiate and finalize agreements with talent, agents, managers, and enterprise partners.
  • Establish and maintain fee benchmarks and deal structures.
  • Work with Creative and Insights to assess instructor brand fit, audience appeal, and commercial potential.
  • Manage instructor relationships from initial outreach through launch and renewed engagement.
  • Keep marketing, social, and editorial approvals on schedule across the instructor catalog.
  • Handle escalations involving high-profile relationships.
  • Oversee instructor-facing events and partner programs.
  • Manage company-wide talent request intake, assigning owners and due dates.
  • Record negotiation approaches, fee benchmarks, and deal terms.
  • Streamline meetings and approval workflows, and promote tools and AI to reduce manual coordination.
  • Track slate coverage, booking pipeline, and instructor costs against plan.
  • Explain the talent team’s work and capacity to company leadership.

Zahteve

  • At least 12 years of professional experience in talent booking, talent relations, or representation at an agency, streaming service, network, production company, or speakers bureau.
  • At least four years in a comparable leadership position.
  • A record of closing high-profile talent deals and negotiating directly with representatives.
  • Experience managing a team, or a strong player-coach record combining leadership with hands-on dealmaking.
  • Skill in managing multiple projects and competing priorities independently in a fast-moving environment while meeting deadlines with little oversight.
  • Strong command of deal structures, fee benchmarking, and contract terms, working with Business Affairs.
  • Experience serving enterprise or brand partners that expect highly attentive service.
  • Extensive experience working with and influencing high-profile individuals and their representatives.
  • Ability to lead meetings with senior management, agencies, and enterprise partners, both internally and externally.
  • Ability to present ideas clearly and adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.

Ugodnosti

  • Equity compensation
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Flexible paid time off

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