Wikimedia Foundation · 20 hours ago
Creator Relations Lead
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expThe Wikimedia Foundation seeks a Creator Relations Lead to build and manage a world-class creator relations approach that extends Wikipedia’s reach to new and younger audiences on social media. This role will own the full lifecycle of creator relations including sourcing, vetting, negotiating, contracting, onboarding, and ensuring on-time and on-brand delivery.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Creator sourcing and vetting
Owning end-to-end creator relations strategy for campaigns by interpreting internal briefs and business priorities to design approaches and recommend talent mixes
Evaluating creator fit using comprehensive criteria including content quality, brand alignment, audience demographics, engagement metrics, and cost efficiency
Leading complex negotiations on scope, rates, usage, rights, and timelines with creators and their teams
Managing contracting processes, including redlining, legal review, and final approvals, ensuring compliance while accelerating turnaround
Coordinating internal reviews to ensure clear, actionable, and timely feedback is shared with creators
Proactively troubleshooting challenges, resolving blockers, and maintaining smooth workflows across multiple simultaneous campaigns
Developing and maintaining organized systems for tracking creators, deliverables, contracts, and usage rights at scale
Staying up-to-date on industry trends, platform innovations, and evolving best practices to continually refine the creator program
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in creator partnerships, talent management, or creator operations — with a deep, working command of every stage of the creator pipeline
Established relationships with talent managers and a strong network across the creator ecosystem
Expert-level understanding of creator economy dynamics, industry-standard deal structures, and best practices across platforms
Proven ability to independently manage and execute multiple creator workflows end-to-end without oversight
Extensive experience negotiating rates, scopes, usage rights, and long-term partnership agreements
Strong familiarity with contracting processes, redlining, and collaborating closely with legal teams to ensure compliance and accuracy
Organized and proactive, able to manage end-to-end creator workflows without dropped threads
Deeply familiar with creator ecosystems and the nuances of negotiating and structuring partnerships
Meticulous with details — contracts, deliverables, timelines, usage rights, and compliance
Comfortable acting as the bridge between creators, legal, finance, social, and broader Communications teams
Preferred
Curiosity and enthusiasm for the Wikimedia mission and free knowledge
Flexibility and resilience — comfortable working in an evolving environment
Openness to experimentation and learning from results
A collaborative spirit with a demonstrated ability to work across diverse teams, cultures and geographies
A sense of humor and a genuine love of creators and the internet
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and comfortable with ambiguity
Company
Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation encourages the development and distribution of free educational content with projects such as Wikipedia.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$158.98MKey Investors
Alfred P. Sloan FoundationCraig Newmark PhilanthropiesGoogle.org
2020-01-01Grant· $2.1M
2019-09-10Grant· $2.5M
2019-01-22Grant· $1.1M
Leadership Team
Maryana Iskander
Chief Executive Officer
Denny Vrandečić
Head of Special Projects
Recent News
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