About the Role:
We’re looking for a commercially driven Talent & Partnerships Manager to sell YouTube sponsorships for an operator-led creator agency.
You’ll be working alongside our talent and campaign teams to grow our brand pipeline from the ground up. Your job is to find the brands that fit our creators, open conversations with them, close the deals, and take ownership of every partnership you bring in.
You’ll work across our full roster and our own channels under Verda Studios, covering true crime, tech, education, comedy and gaming. Brands we’ve delivered for include NordVPN, Proton, Incogni, Polybuzz and War Thunder.
You’ll run each deal from first pitch to final report, making sure every integration lands the way it should for both the brand and the creator.
Nobody will hand you leads. You’ll source deals yourself, using your own network of brand-side contacts to open doors, then close them. Your focus is building a pipeline that’s yours.
What We're Offering:
Nobody will hand you leads. You’ll source deals yourself, using your own network of brand-side contacts to open doors, then close them. Your focus is building a pipeline that’s yours.
This role is brand-first. Your main focus is sponsorship sales in privacy/VPN, reward apps, gaming and AI tools. Creator scouting is a secondary part of the job.
This is a full-time role on a freelance contract, based five days a week at our central London office.
You’ll be paid a fixed monthly fee of $3,000-$3500 DOE. On top of that, you’ll earn uncapped commission: 20% of agency margin on deals you originate, 10% on deals you service, and an accelerator once you pass a monthly target. Commission is paid monthly, once the brand has paid.
What We're Looking For:
You’ll have a roster with proven results behind you. You’ll also be working alongside the creators and channel teams on the roster.
Connections are essential. You’ll already know partnerships and influencer marketing leads at brands, and be able to get them on a call in your first month. You’re a natural closer, confident on calls, comfortable negotiating by email, and happy to own a revenue target. You’ll ideally have 1-3 years in brand partnerships, talent management, influencer marketing or media sales, and you understand YouTube metrics like average views, CPMs and audience geography.
Existing relationships in VPN/privacy apps are a strong bonus.