Creative Talent Leader

About Advantage HQ

Advantage HQ is building the next generation of creator-led growth infrastructure for consumer brands.

About Advantage HQ

Advantage HQ is building the next generation of creator-led growth infrastructure for consumer brands.

We combine creative strategy, creator partnerships, performance content, whitelisting, affiliate distribution, paid media, and proprietary technology into one integrated growth system.

Our team manages more than $850 million in annual media spend and works with a network of more than 400,000 creators across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube. Through Meteoric AI, our proprietary intelligence platform, we use data and AI to improve decision-making across creative production, creator selection, customer acquisition, campaign performance, and brand growth.

We work with ambitious consumer brands across health, wellness, beauty, nutrition, personal care, and lifestyle.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a strong people leader to lead and develop our Creative Talent Management team. This person will be responsible for building a high-performing team that consistently sources, vets, onboards, and coordinates creative talent to support our performance marketing campaigns, UGC production, design, and other creative initiatives.

You will own team performance, develop talent management processes, and ensure the team delivers qualified creative talent within agreed timelines and quality standards. You will coach and develop team members, establish clear performance expectations, address performance gaps, and build systems that support efficient and consistent execution as the business grows.

Working closely with Creative Leadership and other stakeholders, you will anticipate talent needs, manage team capacity, and align priorities with business objectives. This role requires someone who can lead people effectively, make data-informed decisions, solve operational challenges, and take ownership of team results.

What You'll Own

People Leadership and Development

• Lead, coach, and develop the Creative Talent Management team, building the skills and capabilities needed to achieve individual and team goals
• Set clear performance expectations, define individual responsibilities, and hold team members accountable for their commitments and results
• Conduct regular one-on-ones, performance reviews, and development conversations to recognize strengths, address performance gaps, and support career growth
• Provide timely, constructive feedback and manage difficult conversations, conflicts, and underperformance with fairness and professionalism
• Develop individual improvement plans when needed and follow through to ensure measurable progress
• Identify skill gaps and development needs, providing coaching and training to improve team capability and effectiveness
• Support the recruitment, onboarding, and integration of new team members as business needs evolve
• Build a culture of ownership, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement

Team Performance and Operational Excellence

• Own the team's performance against agreed KPIs, service-level agreements, quality standards, and delivery targets
• Monitor team productivity, talent pipeline health, turnaround times, talent quality, and stakeholder satisfaction. Identify performance gaps, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions
• Ensure the team maintains a strong pipeline of qualified creative talent to meet current project requirements and anticipated demand
• Oversee sourcing, screening, vetting, briefing, onboarding, and talent coordination processes to ensure consistent execution and quality
• Establish and improve workflows, SOPs, and quality standards that increase efficiency, consistency, and accountability
• Review workload distribution, team capacity, and project priorities to ensure resources are allocated effectively and deadlines are met
• Oversee quality assurance processes to ensure talent submissions and creative deliverables meet project requirements, brand guidelines, and campaign objectives
• Ensure talent databases, pipeline trackers, and performance reports are accurate, up to date, and used to support decision-making
• Identify operational bottlenecks, resolve recurring issues, and implement scalable solutions based on performance data and team feedback
• Ensure the team follows agreed processes while identifying opportunities to simplify workflows and improve results

Stakeholder Management and Planning

• Partner with Creative Leadership and other stakeholders to understand upcoming project requirements, forecast talent demand, and establish hiring and sourcing priorities
• Lead talent capacity planning to ensure the team can mee