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# Senior Vice President, Brand and Creative Services at United Talent Agency

- **Company:** United Talent Agency
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/united-talent-agency/ca1629f8-3a62-44af-bd87-d4351bdccd64

## Job description

UTA seeks a Senior Vice President, Brand & Creative Services to lead and elevate its in-house creative studio, which supports the company globally. Reporting to the Chief Global Communications Officer, this executive will be responsible for executing creative strategy, brand identity, and design work across two distinct domains: Client strategy and growth and UTA corporate brand. This role requires deep subject matter expertise in how to build modern brands across many industries, with an innate understanding of the forces shaping the entertainment, sports, media, technology, and cultural landscape.

This leader will oversee a team of designers, creative strategists, and freelancers and work directly with division heads, agents, and executives on a high volume of critical creative needs—think pitch decks, creative positioning, identity systems, campaign-style narrative development, event creative, and more. The work will be driven by a mission to deliver best-in-class service to UTA’s clients, which encompasses talent, brands, organizations, and platforms.

At the same time, this creative visionary will be a pillar of UTA’s global communications team, owning UTA’s global brand and overseeing all marketing creative. You will partner with PR executives, editorial leadership, event producers, content teams, and external partners to advance our brand, expression, and positioning in the marketplace. It will come to life through thoughtful and thrilling graphic, digital, and narrative design across marketing collateral, owned media, events/experiential, organic storytelling, internal comms, sales enablement, and more.

The result: A bold creative expression underpinned by principles that define UTA as the most modern and premier agency for the future of representation, executed by a best-in-class team that continually deliver innovative ideas and solutions.

The anticipated salary for this role is approximately $350,000 to $400,000 commensurate with experience, skills, and qualifications.

## What You’ll Do

- Set the vision for UTA’s in-house brand studio, defining the creative marketing strategy, operating model, and principles that enable the agency to super serve our clients across the funnel, from pursuit to growth.
- Own and continually evolve UTA’s global brand identity and creative system, establishing visual and verbal principles that make UTA distinctive and recognizable across every touchpoint.
- Partner with division heads, business leaders, and agents to increase pitch conversion, strengthen client retention, enhance partner relationships, and contribute to the growth of strategic revenue opportunities across the agency.
- Lead the end-to-end creative development and operating model for high-stakes pitch decks, branded content proposals, case studies, and executive presentations that advance UTA’s business with talent, brands, platforms, and strategic partners.
- Shape how UTA translates our leadership position in culture; build UTA’s look and feel to rise above in the worlds of filmed entertainment, live entertainment, the creator economy, brand advisory, and publishing.
- Become a trusted agency voice who can speak on how fandoms, creator ecosystems, entertainment IP, live entertainment, and cultural trends can translate into compelling opportunities for talent, brands, and platforms.
- Collaborate with UTA IQ, the agency’s data and analytics arm, in the development of culture-driven thought leadership—think emerging trend reports, consumer insights, creator opportunities, and cultural shifts—that can support client growth strategies and UTA leadership.
- With the broader Communications team, translate key messaging and capabilities into a suite of creative assets; build out a suite of corporate assets including high-level corporate decks, one-pagers, and other core material.
- Lead and develop a multidisciplinary creative team across design, copy, and strategy, creating a fulfilling environment that raises the bar for craft, accountability, speed, and collaboration.
- Create scalable systems, templates, workflows, and review processes that improve quality, consistency, prioritization, and speed across a high-volume creative services environment.
- Plug into UTA’s editorial team to continually evolve and uplevel our storytelling ecosystems and design principles across social media, video, photography, and digital sites.
- Evaluate and integrate emerging creative technologies, including AI-enabled content development, storytelling, visualization, and workflow tools, to enhance speed, quality, innovation, and scalability.
- Own the studio’s budget, resource strategy, and external partner ecosystem, determining when to build capabilities in-house and when to engage best-in-class agencies, production partners, freelancers, and specialized talent.
- Establish clear measures of success and effectiveness that bring clarity to how creative work contributes to brand perception, engagement, pitch conversion, client growth, and other business outcomes.

## What You’ll Bring

- 15+ years of progressive experience in creative services, branded content, creative strategy, or agency-side creative leadership, ideally within entertainment, media, talent, brand, or culturally fluent creative environments
- A track record of leading creative work that has influenced major brands, platform, entertainment, or talent partnerships, with a portfolio that demonstrates exceptional storytelling, visual taste, and executive-level presentation craft.
- Proven experience building and leading high-performing creative teams, including setting vision, developing talent, managing priorities, and creating the systems needed to deliver consistently excellent work at scale.
- Exceptional narrative instincts and strategic judgment, with the ability to connect talent, culture, audience behavior, brand objectives, and commercial opportunities in ways that are clear, persuasive, and differentiated.
- Executive presence and credibility with senior stakeholders, including the ability to advise, challenge, align, and influence leaders across creative, business, marketing, communications, and client-facing teams.
- Fluency in the tools, formats, and workflows of modern creative development, including Adobe Creative Suite, Keynote, PowerPoint, Google Slides, motion, video, and emerging presentation formats.
- Strong operational discipline and comfort leading in a fast-paced, high-volume, deadline-driven environment where quality, speed, prioritization, and stakeholder management are equally important.
- A deep passion for entertainment, culture, talent, brands, and the evolving ways companies build relevance through storytelling, influence, and creativity.

## What You Will Get

- The unique and exciting opportunity to work at one of a leading global entertainment companies
- Access to the tools, leadership, and resources you will need to create and drive a center of excellence
- The opportunity to do the best work of your career
- Work in an inclusive and diverse company culture
- Competitive programs to support your well-being
- Experience working in a collaborative environment with room to grow

## About UTA

UTA is a premier global talent agency built for the future of media and entertainment. The agency's diversified platform and best-in-class, client-first approach is innovative, collaborative, and positioned to lead in an evolving market. UTA represents the most celebrated artists, creatives, and brands, from icons and legends to next-generation talent. Its integrated capabilities span film and television, music, comedy, creators, sports, brands, news, publishing, speakers, theater, and more. It is based in Los Angeles with offices in the U.S., London, and Munich. For more information: https://www.unitedtalent.com/about/ UTA and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers. https://www.unitedtalent.com/privacy-policy

## About United Talent Agency

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: United Talent Agency (UTA) is a global talent and entertainment company that represents the most celebrated artists, creators, athletes, and brands, helping them grow across film, television, music, sports, and the creator economy.
- **Entity Type**: Private (with outside investment from EQT and other private equity firms)
- **Headquarters**: Beverly Hills, California, USA (9336 Civic Center Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210) [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/about)
- **Founded**: 1991
- **Founders**: Jeremy Zimmer, Peter Benedek, and Jim Berkus [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/about)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Talent representation, entertainment, media, sports, and marketing.
- **Target customers**: Artists, storytellers, musicians, athletes, content creators, and brands (B2B across entertainment and sports).
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To represent bold and visionary talent while building a collaborative, inclusive culture that drives the future of entertainment. [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/careers)

## Products & Services
- **[UTA Representation]** – Core agency service for clients in film, television, music, comedy, publishing, theater, news, and broadcasting. [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/)
- **[UTA Sports]** – Sports representation including KLUTCH Sports Group (NBA, NFL) and ROOF Athlete Management (international football). [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/about)
- **[UTA Music]** – Global music representation, strengthened by acquisitions of The Agency Group and Echo Location Talent Agency. [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/about)
- **[UTA Brand Studio]** – Brand strategy and entertainment marketing, including the Next Gen practice (from JUV Consulting acquisition). [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/about)
- **[UTA IQ]** – Data and analytics division (from MediaHound acquisition) providing insights for clients. [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/about)
- **[UTA Ventures]** – Investment and advisory arm for emerging companies and technologies. [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/about)
- **[UTA Foundation]** – Nonprofit supporting social issues, nonprofit resources, and client social impact goals. [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/about)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. UTA is private and has taken strategic outside investment from global private equity firm EQT (2022) and earlier private equity rounds (2013). [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/about)
- **Key Metric**: Total employees ~2,200 (2024). [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Talent_Agency)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: EQT (largest outside investor), KLUTCH Sports Group (Rich Paul), Curtis Brown Group (UK), and Digital Brand Architects. [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/about)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 2024: Acquired JUV Consulting (Gen Z marketing) and ROOF Athlete Management (football).
  - 2023: Opened office in Atlanta (first major agency to do so); acquired Fletcher & Co. (literary agency) and James & Co. (executive search).
  - 2022: Acquired The Curtis Brown Group (UK talent agency) and MediaHound (data analytics); EQT became largest outside investor.
  - 2021: Acquired Echo Location Talent Agency (UK hip-hop/electronic).
  - 2019: Acquired Digital Brand Architects; partnered with KLUTCH Sports Group.
  - 2018: Acquired MediaLink (marketing advisory). [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/about)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Silo‑free collaboration**: UTA cultivates a culture where teams partner across departments and offices, avoiding the typical agency silos. [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/careers)
- **Broad platform**: Representation spans every major entertainment vertical (film, TV, music, sports, creators, brands, news, publishing) under one roof.
- **Data-driven edge**: UTA IQ provides proprietary analytics and insights, differentiating the agency from traditional talent representation.
- **Global reach**: Offices in Beverly Hills, New York, London, Atlanta, Nashville, and a strong UK presence through Curtis Brown Group.
- **Long‑term talent development**: Early career programs (Media & Entertainment Training Program, internships) foster internal growth and leadership. [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/careers)

## Strategic Focus
- **Expanding global sports and entertainment**: Recent acquisitions in football (ROOF), NFL (ELITE Athlete Management), and UK literary/talent (Curtis Brown) signal continued internationalization.
- **Creator economy and Gen Z marketing**: Acquisition of JUV Consulting and launch of Next Gen practice target younger audiences.
- **Data and technology**: UTA IQ and MediaHound integration emphasize data-driven decision-making for clients.
- **Diversity, equity, and inclusion**: Perfect score (100) on Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index; employee inclusion groups and mentorship programs. [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/careers)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: UTA emphasizes collaboration, curiosity, and entrepreneurial thinking. Employees describe it as “ambitious but human,” with a focus on long-term, fulfilling careers. [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/careers)
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: UTA has physical offices in Beverly Hills, New York, London, Atlanta, and Nashville. Specific remote/hybrid policies are not publicly detailed but the workplace is centered around in-person collaboration.
- **Benefits** (from careers page):
  - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  - 401(k) with employer match.
  - Generous paid parental leave and fertility/family planning support.
  - Back-up child and elder care.
  - Mental health tools and fitness/health benefits.
  - Long-term financial wellness support. [unitedtalent.com](https://www.unitedtalent.com/careers)
- **Engineering culture**: While UTA is not a tech-first company, its UTA IQ division and data analysts play a key role in modernizing the agency. The culture is built on cross-functional collaboration and professional development.

## Sources
1. [unitedtalent.com - Home](https://www.unitedtalent.com/)
2. [unitedtalent.com - About](https://www.unitedtalent.com/about)
3. [unitedtalent.com - Careers](https://www.unitedtalent.com/careers)
4. [wikipedia.org - United Talent Agency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Talent_Agency)
5. [builtin.com - United Talent Agency](https://builtin.com/company/united-talent-agency)

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