Also called: Creator Manager, Influencer Manager
Manages the careers and deals of YouTubers, streamers, and influencers.
A creator manager negotiates a brand deal, plans a merch launch, and talks a client through burnout, earning a commission of their income.
Commission-based (often 10-20%); highly variable.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Degree helpful; network and deal-making skills.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business, Communications, Marketing.
Growing faster than average. Grows with the creator economy.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI helps find deals and track data, but guiding creators' careers and negotiating stays trust-based human work.
Classes: Business, Marketing, Speech and debate, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1011.
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