Associate Partnerships Manager

Conde Nast; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Season ticket loans

Eye tests

Dog friendly office

Magazine subscriptions

Job summary

Condé Nast in London is looking for an Associate Partnerships Manager on a 3-month fixed-term contract. You will oversee day-to-day licensing partnerships, translating brand needs into clear workflows and ensuring content remains on-brand and on schedule.

Collaborating across Editorial, Creative, and Operations teams, you will manage partner onboarding, schedules, and performance reviews while maintaining strong partner relationships and delivering high-quality outputs.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage partner programs and licensing workflows.
• Experience with editorial or licensing industries preferred.
• Ability to translate brand needs into actionable workflows.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary day-to-day point of contact for assigned partners, providing timely communication and updates.
• Collaborate in preparing partner-facing materials, including decks, schedules, and meeting recaps.
• Support partner onboarding, launch planning, and workflows including coordinating logistics, asset and print distribution, and internal setup across shared folders and tools.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of each partner’s market and activities.
• Host regular partner check-ins, communications, and reviews to ensure alignment and support brand goals.
• Maintain and communicate partner-specific requirements, brand guidelines, and workflow protocols.
• Provide ad hoc team support.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Partner relationship management

Global partnerships

Language skills (bonus)

Job description

Associate Partnerships Manager- 3 month FTC

Location: The Adelphi, London, GB

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Condé Nast is one of the world's most renowned media publishing companies, creating and distributing every type of media today, spanning print and digital publishing in all formats. With a portfolio of some of today's most influential brands, the company continues to grow its audience through a global operational and content infrastructure across its 12 owned and operated markets. Headquartered in New York City, the company's owned and operated markets include China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Spain, Taiwan, UAE/Dubai, the U.R., and the U.S., with additional local license partners in over twenty additional markets across the globe. Lead brands include Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Architectural Digest, Condé Nast Traveler, Vanity Fair, Wired, Allure, Ars Technica, Bon Appétit, House & Garden, Pitchfork, Tatler, and Vogue Business.

Condé Nast thrives on collaboration, and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday). This is a 3 month fixed term contract.

We value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, skills and contributions, recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture.

The Associate Partnerships Manager plays a critical role in managing and maintaining Condé Nast’s media licensing partnerships. This role is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations for various global partners, helping to implement new processes, overseeing workflows, and ensuring ongoing success.

Working closely across Editorial, Creative, Education, Operations, and Business Development teams, the Partnership Manager translates brand and partner needs into clear, actionable workflows, ensuring all materials are on time, on brand, and to the highest quality standards.

Key responsibilites

• Serve as the primary day-to-day point of contact for assigned partners, providing timely communication, updates, and support, while documenting and updating internal systems, lists and trackers.
• Collaborate in preparing partner-facing materials, including decks, schedules, and meeting recaps.
• Support partner onboarding, launch planning, and workflows including coordinating logistics, asset and print distribution, and internal setup across organized shared folders and tools.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of each partner’s market and activities.
• Host regular partner check-ins, communications, and reviews to ensure alignment and support brand goals.
• Maintain and communicate partner-specific requirements, brand guidelines, and workflow protocols.
• Provide ad hoc team support.

Key Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication, with an ability to influence, align, and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Comfortable giving and receiving creative feedback; confident in guiding partners toward on-brand solutions.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience working with global partners (additional languages a bonus).
• Strong relationship-building and partner-facing communication skills.
• Highly organized and deadline-driven, with strong project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Experience working with editorial or licensing industry strongly preferred.

What benefits do we offer?

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and extra days of annual leave if you move house or want to volunteer.
• You’ll have access to a competitive pension scheme, Bupa Private Healthcare, Season ticket loans and eye tests.
• We offer a range of tools to support your wellbeing, including core hours, 10 remote days (from home or a country with a Condé Nast office location), access to our Employee Assistance Programme, corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
• We’re a dog friendly office, plus you’ll enjoy discounts and magazine subscriptions, keeping you up to date with all things Condé Nast.
• We encourage personal and professional growth through the Condé Nast Learning Hub where you’ll find an extensive portfolio of learning courses and training, available in local languages.
• Our Employee Resource Groups provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.