[Hiring] Director of Partnerships, Collaborations, and PR @Starface World

Role Description

Starface is seeking a Director, Partnerships, Collabs, & PR to help bring our brand to life through culture, collaboration, meaningful relationships, and earned media. In this role, you’ll report into the SVP of Brand, and lead the sourcing, development, and management of high-impact partnerships across talent, brands, licensed IP, and experiential moments, while overseeing the day-to-day relationship with our PR agency.

You’ll be plugged into what’s happening across music, entertainment, fashion, beauty, and culture, using strong industry relationships and sharp brand instincts to identify opportunities that feel distinctly Starface. You’ll bring new ideas and partners to the table, manage inbound opportunities, help structure deals, and own the details that turn an exciting partnership, event, or campaign into a successful launch.

The right person for this role is highly connected, commercially savvy, exceptionally organized, and equally comfortable developing relationships as they are managing the operational details behind complex partnerships, events, and PR programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop the partnership strategy and identify new categories, whitespace, and opportunities across brand collaborations, talent, ambassador programs, retail partnerships, licensed IP, and experiential and cultural moments.
• Field and evaluate inbound requests from talent, agencies, brands, retailers, and other potential partners.
• Build and maintain direct relationships with talent, managers, agents, agencies, brands, and other strategic partners.
• Support the negotiation and structuring of partnership, talent, and licensing deals.
• Draft and redline partnership and talent contracts.
• Manage partnerships from signed agreement through launch.
• Identify and address partnership risks, execution gaps, and missed deadlines.
• Administer licensing agreement operations.
• Maintain a clear repository of active and past partnership terms.
• Own the collaboration and partnership calendar.
• Partner closely with various teams to ensure assets, content, products, and programs are delivered on schedule.
• Manage partnership and event budgets, vendors, invoices, and payments.
• Build and share recap decks with leadership.
• Set PR strategy and priorities with the agency and manage the relationship day to day.
• Track agency deliverables and press coverage against the campaign calendar.
• Support the preparation of press releases, statements, messaging, and other materials.
• Help prepare leadership and spokespeople for interviews, podcasts, and other media appearances.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience leading talent, brand, or entertainment partnerships.
• Genuine relationships and credibility across music, culture, entertainment, fashion, beauty, and talent circles.
• Strong commercial judgment and contract, vendor, and budget management skills.
• Experience managing or briefing an external PR agency.
• Natural relationship builder with the ability to work with various stakeholders.
• Highly organized and deadline-driven.
• Ability to balance creative instincts with commercial and operational thinking.
• Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable owning day-to-day execution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Salary & Benefits

• Compensation range: $150,000-$180,000 base depending on level of experience, plus bonus eligibility.
• Access to high-quality health care options.
• Access to a 401k with 5% employer match eligibility.
• 4 weeks of vacation plus up to 20 paid holidays.
• 12 weeks fully paid parental leave.
• 5 days of pet-ernity leave for pet adoption.
• Home office & internet supplement stipend.
• Annual learning & development stipend.
• Flexible Fridays and Summer Fridays.
• Fully remote work environment.