Joseph Cifelli
Joseph Cifelli

Celebrity and Influencer Partnerships

Open to offers · Member since 5 Sep 2023
Location
Los Angeles, United States
Desired salary
Confidential
Work preference
Hybrid / Full Time, Contract, Freelance
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a strategic partnerships, talent management, and events leader with more than eight years of experience across hospitality, entertainment, wellness, and luxury services. I build high-impact collaborations between brands, celebrities, influencers, and high-net-worth audiences.

I manage end-to-end partnership campaigns, including business development, talent alignment, contract and SOW negotiation, creative strategy, production coordination, PR, content creation, and post-campaign reporting. My work has included partnerships valued from $5K to more than $1M.

I have led talent rosters, including commercial actors, influencers, and creators, while maintaining strong relationships with brands, agencies, and internal stakeholders. I am experienced in cold outreach, partnership pitching, sponsorship sales, and converting campaign performance into future revenue opportunities.

My background includes directing experiential activations, go-to-market initiatives, product launches, and large-scale events. I use KPI tracking, budget management, ROI analysis, and data-driven insights to improve campaign performance and support sustainable growth.

I am a collaborative cross-functional leader who has mentored junior team members and partnered closely with executive, PR, operations, club management, sales, and creative teams. I bring a relationship-driven, commercially focused approach to delivering premium brand experiences.

Notice period: 1 month

Skills

30 capabilities

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Working toolkit

Assets and Media

Development

Marketing and Sales Tools

Experience

Career history

Celebrity Branding & Commercials Agent TMP Artists

Manage celebrity branding and partnership campaigns across multiple large-scale initiatives, including contract and SOW negotiation, creative strategy, editorial shoots, PR interviews, and content production.

Procure 360-degree celebrity-brand partnership agreements valued from $50K to more than $1M for brands including YSL Beauty, Delta, and Google. Serve as the primary liaison between brands and talent, provide campaign status and post-campaign reporting, track ROI, and manage a roster of 80 commercial actors through auditions, callbacks, bookings, and scheduling.

Talent Manager Shine Talent Group

Managed a roster of 15 influencers and creators, overseeing contract negotiations, content strategy, brand alignment, partnership execution, and client relationships.

Generated an average of $150K in monthly billings through partnership deals ranging from $5K to $50K. Developed narrative-driven cold pitches using campaign metrics and creative strategy, and mentored junior talent managers in roster development and revenue generation.

Director, Strategic Partnerships Centenarian Lyfe

Led strategic planning, development, and execution of partnerships focused on high-net-worth individuals within a luxury concierge biotech business.

Built stakeholder and client relationships, analyzed partnership, event, and marketing performance, and used data-driven insights to optimize engagement strategy. Implemented targeted outreach approaches to identify and reach prospective high-net-worth clients for the sales team.

Director, Experiential & Partnerships Remedy Place

Served on the founding team and reported to the CEO and COO, overseeing department KPIs, budgets, and financial reporting. Built the event production function, including brand integrations, digital media, content capture, sponsorship sales, pipeline management, and ROI-focused recaps.

Grew revenue from $250K in the first year to $550K in the second year and developed the department into the highest-earning unit. Produced partnerships and events with organizations including Nike, HBO, TAO Group, Soho House, CAA, and Equinox, while co-leading go-to-market initiatives for product launches and New York club openings.

National Team Member & Senior Athlete Representative USA Diving

Competed as an Olympic Trials finalist in 2016 and qualifier in 2020, World University Games team member in 2017, and National Team member from 2017 through 2021.

As a Senior Athlete Representative, co-founded USA Diving's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in 2020 and contributed to athlete development strategy for the 2024 and 2028 Olympic cycles.

Education

Learning history

Purdue University

Bachelor of Arts, Marketing

Earned a BA in Marketing. D1 NCAA All-American, Team Captain, youngest member of the Boilermaker Athletic Council, and Big Ten Academic Honor Roll recipient from 2015 to 2019.

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