Talent Manager
About Somerce
Somerce is a TikTok Shop specialist agency driving GMV growth for brands through LIVE commerce, affiliates and creators.
Our talent arm focuses on building, managing and scaling high-performing TikTok LIVE presenters and creators who power some of the biggest LIVE moments on the platform. Talent is a core growth engine for the business, not a side project.
Our clients include: P.Louise, Unilever, Free Soul & L'Oreal
What you will do
This is a talent-first, commercially driven role.
We’re looking for an experienced Talent Manager to recruit, develop and manage a roster of TikTok LIVE presenters, with secondary focus on content creators. You’ll be responsible for finding the best on-camera talent, shaping their performance and ensuring they are deployed effectively across client LIVE programmes.
This role suits someone who has already worked in influencer or talent management and understands how to balance talent relationships with commercial outcomes.
Talent Recruitment (Core Focus)
- Proactively source and recruit TikTok LIVE presenters
- Identify high-potential on-camera talent with strong selling ability
- Run casting, auditions and trial LIVE sessions
- Build a deep pipeline of reliable, high-performing LIVE hosts
- Recruit supporting content creators where relevant
Talent Management & Development
- Own relationships with a roster of LIVE presenters
- Manage availability, performance and progression
- Support talent with:
- LIVE best practices
- Brand alignment
- On-camera confidence and selling techniques
- Act as the main point of contact between talent and Somerce
Commercial & Deployment Focus
- Work closely with:
- LIVE Strategists
- LIVE Ops
- Account teams
- Match the right talent to the right brands and LIVE formats
- Ensure talent performance aligns with GMV and conversion goals
- Manage expectations around briefs, performance standards and behaviour
Performance & Standards
- Track and review presenter performance across LIVE sessions
- Identify top performers and develop them into lead hosts
- Address underperformance quickly and constructively
- Maintain a high bar for professionalism, reliability and results
How You’ll Work
- Fast-paced, high-ownership environment
- Strong collaboration with strategy and ops teams
- Clear performance expectations
- Trusted to build and scale the talent function