Strategic Partnerships & Growth Manager

Versant; Lancaster (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid leave

Job summary

Versant is seeking a strategic Manager of Partner Management to lead relationships with distribution partners, drive viewership and streaming growth, and collaborate with Sales, Finance, Marketing, and Ops to execute negotiated tactics and campaigns.

You will own day-to-day partner relationships, identify opportunities for mutual value, and lead cross-functional initiatives across MVPDs, vMVPDs, OTT and FAST platforms.

Qualifications

• College degree required, with an emphasis in marketing, business or economics preferred.
• Demonstrated and relevant experience independently owning and managing day-to-day relationships with external partners or clients.
• Experience developing and executing marketing, partnership or promotional initiatives with external partners and cross-functional internal stakeholders.
• Strong project-management experience, including the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives, timelines, approvals and deliverables from development through completion.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage day-to-day relationships with assigned distribution partners, serving as a primary contact and ensuring proactive communication.
• Develop and execute marketing strategies with partners that support Versant’s programming, viewership and business priorities.
• Establish and maintain regular marketing and business meetings with partners to present priorities and opportunities.
• Work with the Deal team to develop and execute partnership strategy and post-signing collaboration.
• Lead partner marketing initiatives from development through execution, coordinating timelines and assets.
• Represent Versant at client meetings and industry events to influence clients and drive revenue.

Skills

Relationship management

Marketing strategy

Partnerships

Project management

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Business

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Versant is seeking a strategic Manager of Partner Management to lead relationships with distribution partners, drive viewership and streaming growth, and collaborate with Sales, Finance, Marketing, and Ops to execute negotiated tactics and campaigns.

You will own day-to-day partner relationships, identify opportunities for mutual value, and lead cross-functional initiatives across MVPDs, vMVPDs, OTT and FAST platforms.