Be Part of What's Next
Great entertainment stories begin with the right connections. As our Senior Entertainment Manager, you'll help shape the conversations audiences care about by securing top-tier celebrity talent and creating unforgettable content experiences across Hearst Magazines' iconic brands and platforms.
About Hearst Magazines (Why Us?)
Hearst Magazines is one of the world’s largest publishers, with a portfolio of more than 30 iconic brands including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Harper’s BAZAAR, Good Housekeeping, Men's Health, Oprah Daily, Popular Mechanics, Runner’s World, and Town & Country. Our brands reach audiences wherever they are—across print, digital, social, video, and emerging platforms—delivering trusted content that informs, inspires, and entertains millions of consumers around the globe.
Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)
- Identify, pitch, and secure celebrity talent for video interviews, original programming, and cross-platform content across Hearst Magazines brands.
- Build, cultivate, and maintain strong relationships with publicists, talent managers, agents, studios, and other key entertainment industry partners.
- Partner closely with editorial, video, and social teams to align talent bookings with content strategies, audience interests, and major cultural moments.
- Lead outreach efforts, scheduling, and end-to-end logistics for talent bookings from initial pitch through production.
- Negotiate booking terms while ensuring expectations, deliverables, and agreements are communicated clearly and executed successfully.
- Monitor entertainment trends, upcoming releases, industry developments, and emerging talent to proactively identify new booking opportunities.
- Develop innovative talent-driven franchises, recurring series, and original video concepts that deepen audience engagement across platforms.
- Serve as a strategic resource on talent access and entertainment industry insights, helping elevate Hearst Magazines' video programming and brand presence.
Qualifications (What We're Looking For)
- 5+ years of experience booking celebrity talent for digital video, social media, entertainment, or related content formats.
- Demonstrated success securing high-profile talent and managing relationships across all levels of the entertainment industry.
- Established network of contacts including publicists, talent agents, managers, studios, and entertainment executives.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills with the ability to represent Hearst Magazines professionally and effectively.
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and talent bookings simultaneously.
- Deep knowledge of pop culture, entertainment trends, and the evolving media landscape.
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across editorial, social, video, production, and business teams.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, adapt to changing priorities, and identify new opportunities for audience growth.
- This hybrid role is based in Los Angeles, CA, and requires working from the office four days per week, with attendance at on-set productions as needed.
Benefits (What We Offer)
- Work with the Best: Collaborate with top-tier professionals across media, advertising, tech, fashion, lifestyle, and publishing, shaping the future of these dynamic industries.
- Grow Your Skills: Unlock your potential with access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and exclusive industry events.
- Work-Life Harmony: Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work, empowering you to balance professional success with personal priorities.
- Foster Connection & Belonging: Join our Employee Resource Groups and help create a welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.
- Wellness First: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
- Plan for Your Financial Future: Enjoy competitive financial perks, including a 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
The base salary range for this role is $116,000–$120,000. This position is not eligible for bonus or commission compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.
Hearst Magazines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience booking celebrity talent for digital video, social media, entertainment, or related content formats
- Demonstrated success securing high-profile talent and managing entertainment industry relationships
- Established network of publicists, talent agents, managers, studios, and entertainment executives
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
- Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and bookings
- Deep knowledge of pop culture, entertainment trends, and the evolving media landscape
- Ability to collaborate across editorial, social, video, production, and business teams
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, adapt to changing priorities, and identify audience-growth opportunities
- Ability to work from the Los Angeles office four days per week in a hybrid role
- Attendance at on-set productions as needed
Hearst Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hearst and has not been reviewed or approved by Hearst.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
Hearst Insights
What We Do
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19 percent of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.
