Strategic Ads & Partnerships Communications Lead

Netflix; New York (NY); On-site; USD 186,000 - 317,000; Full time

Job summary

Netflix is seeking a senior communications Manager to guide external narratives for Ads, Partnerships, and Marketing. You’ll shape pitches, executive messaging, and partner with Product & Technology to tell the story of our ad tech and AI-powered innovations.

Based in New York or Los Angeles, you’ll build strategic media relationships, lead cross-functional initiatives and advise senior leaders on high-stakes decisions. Netflix values creativity and rigorous storytelling in a fast-moving culture.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in corporate communications.
• Strong media relationships across traditional and emerging outlets.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into clear external narratives.
• Experience handling a high volume of complex projects for multiple teams.
• Meticulous organizational skills and time management.
• Ambitious self-starter with an interest in ads innovation.

Responsibilities

• Build and elevate the external narrative around Netflix's advertising and partnership business.
• Identify impactful story angles, craft pitches, and secure stories centered around Netflix’s advertising and partnership capabilities.
• Create a unified B2B narrative across pitches, executive comms, and briefing materials.
• Execute communications plans, announcements, briefing materials, and messaging documents.
• Develop and nurture media relationships with regional presses and targeted pitches.
• Own the comms bridge between Ads & Partnerships and Product & Technology, focusing on ad tech innovation and AI-driven ads capabilities.
• Collaborate across Ads, Partnerships, and Marketing to drive cross-functional initiatives and manage relationships.
• Serve as a trusted comms advisor to senior leadership, guiding judgment calls in ambiguity.
• Enhance the team’s capabilities using AI-driven approaches to reputation monitoring, pitching, drafting, and workflow efficiency.

Skills

Corporate communications

Media relationships

Clear communication

Translate tech concepts

Project management

Organization

Self-starter

Strategic mindset

Job description

Netflix is seeking a senior communications Manager to guide external narratives for Ads, Partnerships, and Marketing. You’ll shape pitches, executive messaging, and partner with Product & Technology to tell the story of our ad tech and AI-powered innovations.

Based in New York or Los Angeles, you’ll build strategic media relationships, lead cross-functional initiatives and advise senior leaders on high-stakes decisions. Netflix values creativity and rigorous storytelling in a fast-moving culture.